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Would you buy Gigabyte Z77X UP7 + 3770k for 375 $ CAD?

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#1 ·
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Never heard of the Z77X UP7... with a quick research it seems like it is a good clocking board. LGA1155 boards are going for much $$$ and it is hard to find any under ~175$. Currently have a 2600k with a GA-Z77M-D3H MVP (can't control voltage) that I paid 240$ CAD. I guess I could sell the combo for a bit more than what I paid. Anyway, what do you guys think?
1 CAD ~= 0.7 USD
 
#2 ·
Not worth going from a 2600K to a 3770K its a sidegrade.
Save up some money and move to Z170 or X99 instead.
 
#3 ·
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Originally Posted by shilka View Post

Not worth going from a 2600K to a 3770K its a sidegrade.
Save up some money and move to Z170 or X99 instead.
I'll sell the 2600k + mobo. Z170 is 500$ for the i7 + 200$ for a mobo (800$ easily).

I might also keep the 2600k depending how it clocks.
 
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Its god awful and the worst Corsair PSU of all time.

Ripple is about 105mv at full load which is pretty much atrocious.
On ripple, and its effects on overclocking

If you have that one you should replace it as its by far the worst part in your system.
With 105mv ripple Its about as good as those $30 PSU´s you can find in a Best Buy or PC hardware store bargain bin.

Quote from Phaedrus2129

My personal preference is to see numbers in or under this range:

+12V - 80mV
+5V - 30mV
+3.3V - 30mV
+5VSB - 50mV
-12V - 80mV

Any power supply which has ripple outside of those proscribed by the ATX specifications can and will cause short term hardware damage (over a period of days to months, depending). Anything outside of my preferences may cause long-term reliability degradation and other issues, though it won't damage your hardware in the short term.
 
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Originally Posted by shilka View Post

Its god awful and the worst Corsair PSU of all time.

Ripple is about 105mv at full load which is pretty much atrocious.
On ripple, and its effects on overclocking

If you have that one you should replace it as its by far the worst part in your system.
With 105mv ripple Its about as good as those $30 PSU´s you can find in a Best Buy or PC hardware store bargain bin.

Quote from Phaedrus2129

My personal preference is to see numbers in or under this range:

+12V - 80mV
+5V - 30mV
+3.3V - 30mV
+5VSB - 50mV
-12V - 80mV

Any power supply which has ripple outside of those proscribed by the ATX specifications can and will cause short term hardware damage (over a period of days to months, depending). Anything outside of my preferences may cause long-term reliability degradation and other issues, though it won't damage your hardware in the short term.
Are you serious? How is it rated 9 on Jonny?
It was suggested to me by members of this forum a long time ago.

Edit: Everywhere I look, it says this is a fine PSU. Where did you get the information of high ripple?
 
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I have no idea how it got a 9 but it does not deserve that score, and whoever suggested it to you probably has no idea what ripple is or it had ripple that high.
If you want to upgrade anything get rid of that PSU as its by far the worst part in your system.

You are lucky you have not loaded it high enough, if you had you could have started to damage your system if not killed some of it outright.

Its not not very good and thats the nice way of saying its junk.

If you seen the review you can actually see the 5v rail will go berserk in one of the load tests and go as high as to 80mv, which is 30mv outside what is allowed under ATX specifications.
 
#11 ·
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Originally Posted by shilka View Post

I have no idea how it got a 9 but it does not deserve that score, and whoever suggested it to you probably has no idea what ripple is or it had ripple that high.
If you want to upgrade anything get rid of that PSU as its by far the worst part in your system.

You are lucky you have not loaded it high enough, if you had you could have started to damage your system if not killed some of it outright.

Its not not very good and thats the nice way of saying its junk.

If you seen the review you can actually see the 5v rail will go berserk in one of the load tests and go as high as to 80mv, which is 30mv outside what is allowed under ATX specifications.
Yea,
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All of these power supplies are quite good and I would recommend any of them. However they are not perfect. The Corsair TX750W and TX850W have an issue with high electrical noise and ripple on the +12V rail when working at full load (http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/505/7). It isn't high enough to be dangerous, but it is disappointing compared to other units in their class.
I don't really have the budget for a new PSU
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What's the recommended wattage for highly OCed 3770k/2600k + R9 290?
 
#12 ·
A good 550 watt could power everything as long as you dont plan to have any BIOS volt mods on your 290.
How much can or do you want to spend and does it have to be modular? either semi or fully?

And i think the reason why you might be confused is because there are 6 different generations of the Corsair TX series and none of them have much in common with each other maybe other then the name.

The first gen TX where CWT made and where not really bad, then came the second gen which you (if you have the one with an orange sticker) have and those are junk and there where a huge uproar back in the day because of how bad they where.

The gen 2 units had a very short life span as they where discontinued and removed pretty fast in favor of the gen 3 units which where Seasonic made.
The gen 3 units where light years better then the gen 2 and everything after gen 3 was also better then the old gen 2.
 
#13 ·
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Originally Posted by shilka View Post

A good 550 watt could power everything as long as you dont plan to have any BIOS volt mods on your 290.
How much can or do you want to spend and does it have to be modular? either semi or fully?

And i think the reason why you might be confused is because there are 6 different generations of the Corsair TX series and none of them have much in common with each other maybe other then the name.

The first gen TX where CWT made and where not really bad, then came the second gen which you (if you have the one with an orange sticker) have and those are junk and there where a huge uproar back in the day because of how bad they where.

The gen 2 units had a very short life span as they where discontinued and removed pretty fast in favor of the gen 3 units which where Seasonic made.
The gen 3 units where light years better then the gen 2 and everything after gen 3 was also better then the old gen 2.
I will probably volt mod the R9 290. I would rather have extra room and go for 600-650W. Modular is a plus. I heard the Supernova G2 was a nice PSU but at 120$ it might dig a little hole. I don't know how good sub 80-100 psu are? Even if it is not modular. I got a lot of room for cable management.

I water cool and have 6 AP-30 + D5 MCP 655 + 2 extra fans. 1 HDD and 1 SDD.
 
#14 ·
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Originally Posted by Just a nickname View Post

I will probably volt mod the R9 290. I would rather have extra room and go for 600-650W. Modular is a plus. I heard the Supernova G2 was a nice PSU but at 120$ it might dig a little hole. I don't know how good sub 80-100 psu are? Even if it is not modular. I got a lot of room for cable management.

I water cool and have 6 AP-30 + D5 MCP 655 + 2 extra fans. 1 HDD and 1 SDD.
The EVGA SuperNova B2 are cheaper then the G2.

The 750 watt is $80 on newegg right now and its $60 if you have a in mail rebate card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438028

And there is a 650 watt version of the G2 if you are not already aware
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438054&cm_re=EVGA_SupernOva_G2-_-17-438-054-_-Product
 
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Originally Posted by shilka View Post

The EVGA SuperNova B2 are cheaper then the G2.

The 750 watt is $80 on newegg right now and its $60 if you have a in mail rebate card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438028
I see that there is a lot of difference between every models:
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It's the platform they are built on, how good the capacitors are, etc

750 G2, 850 G2, 1000 G2, 1300 G2 are built on the Super Flower Leadex Gold platform

1000 P2 and 1200 P2 are on the Super Flower Leadex Platinum platform

The new 650W and 750W are built on the Seasonic X KM3S platform

The new 650 PS, 750 PS and 850 PS are built on the Seasonic XP2S platform

750 B2 and B2 are on the Super Flower Golden Green platform

The 650G and 750 G are on the FSP Aurum platform

The new 550 GS and 650 GS are built on the Seasonic "GS" platform

The new 850 GS and 1050 GS are built on the Seasonic X KM3S platform

The new 1000 PS is built on the Seasonic XP2S platform.

FSP makes the 1000 G1 but I have not as yet seen who makes the new G1 stuff w/ the 10 year warranty.
650W vs 750W // B2 vs G2 which one is the best bang for buck. I don't really care for efficiency, there is so little difference anyway...
 
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I would take the G2 due to its better build quality as well as better ripple suppression / voltage regulation.

I am not 100% sure if a 650 watt would be enough for a system with a 290 + BIOS volt mods on it.

A compromise could be one of these which are not as good as the 750 watt G2 but are cheaper.
They are still very good they are just more mid range instead of high end like the G2 is.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371079&cm_re=Antec_Edge-_-17-371-079-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151132&cm_re=Seasonic_G-_-17-151-132-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171094&cm_re=V750-_-17-171-094-_-Product

The V750 is the best out of those 3 and its also the cheapest.
So it up to you if you want to take the 650 watt G2 or the 750 watt V.
 
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Originally Posted by shilka View Post

The EVGA SuperNova B2 are cheaper then the G2.

The 750 watt is $80 on newegg right now and its $60 if you have a in mail rebate card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438028

And there is a 650 watt version of the G2 if you are not already aware
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438054&cm_re=EVGA_SupernOva_G2-_-17-438-054-_-Product
Shilka lol you got to turn all threads to PSU threads. Corsair TX750 came out ages ago and back the PSU had much lower standards. I bough mine back in 2007 and is still running. That s 9 years. old. I am going to have to say it's a god dam PSU.

As for OP. 3770K is a solid CPU but you dont need to overpay for that MB. I too live in Canada and getting new i7 is stupid expensive. You could probably try to get a least a 4770K + Z97 at this point though. If you still want to go 3770K then i would say ~ $300 is MAX i would pay for CPU + MB but with CAD going so low i dont even know anymore. $375 might be a good deal.
 
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Originally Posted by ZealotKi11er View Post

Shilka lol you got to turn all threads to PSU threads. Corsair TX750 came out ages ago and back the PSU had much lower standards. I bough mine back in 2007 and is still running. That s 9 years. old. I am going to have to say it's a god dam PSU.

As for OP. 3770K is a solid CPU but you dont need to overpay for that MB. I too live in Canada and getting new i7 is stupid expensive. You could probably try to get a least a 4770K + Z97 at this point though. If you still want to go 3770K then i would say ~ $300 is MAX i would pay for CPU + MB but with CAD going so low i dont even know anymore. $375 might be a good deal.
There are 6 different generations of the TX and only one of them was junk (yes even for its day it was junk).
The one with the orange box and sticker is junk if you dont have one of those you dont have one of the bad ones.

100mv on the 12v rail and 80mv on the 5v rail is atrocious.
 
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Originally Posted by shilka View Post

There are 6 different generations of the TX and only one of them was junk (yes even for its day it was junk).
The one with the orange box and sticker is junk if you dont have one of those you dont have one of the bad ones.

100mv on the 12v rail and 80mv on the 5v rail is atrocious.
I have the very very first one. 80 Plus. It's the Orange Box.
 
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I have the very very first one. 80 Plus. It's the Orange Box.
CMPSU-750TX or CMPSU-750TX-C?
CMPSU-750TX is the crappy one, and no its not good it never was good and it never will be good.

And it was only the 750 watt that was that bad the 850 watt version only went up to 70mv.
 
#21 ·
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Originally Posted by shilka View Post

CMPSU-750TX or CMPSU-750TX-C?
CMPSU-750TX is the crappy one, and no its not good it never was good and it never will be good.

And it was only the 750 watt that was that bad the 850 watt version only went up to 70mv.
Also had a 950W version.
 
#22 ·
I have the TX750W-C, am I good?

@Zealot

3770k is going for 300$ on ebay (in CAD) and the Asrock extreme 4, z77x ud3h for about 180. So yea, it's overpay but this is what happen when something stop being produced...

The Z77X-UP7 was something like 300-400 MSRP...! I have the option to either get the combo (Z77X-up7 + 3770k) or buy a mobo on ebay and it is not going to be under 180$ (best case scenario) with shipping and import fees.

I haven't found any deal with 4770k + mobo that I could afford... The 4770k is selling for 400$! For that price I can get the combo... Don't know, I've been thinking if I still really wanted to game but Fallout 4 is coming, any argument is invalid.
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I just hope I won't have to change the PSU
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I don't mind for peace of mind. There's a MIR promotion currently -30$ on the B2s.
 
#23 ·
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I have the TX750W-C, am I good?

@Zealot

3770k is going for 300$ on ebay (in CAD) and the Asrock extreme 4, z77x ud3h for about 180. So yea, it's overpay but this is what happen when something stop being produced...

The Z77X-UP7 was something like 300-400 MSRP...! I have the option to either get the combo (Z77X-up7 + 3770k) or buy a mobo on ebay and it is not going to be under 180$ (best case scenario) with shipping and import fees.

I haven't found any deal with 4770k + mobo that I could afford... The 4770k is selling for 400$! For that price I can get the combo... Don't know, I've been thinking if I still really wanted to game but Fallout 4 is coming, any argument is invalid.
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I just hope I won't have to change the PSU
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I don't mind for peace of mind. There's a MIR promotion currently -30$ on the B2s.
DAM i paid $270 CAD for 3770K new and $180 for my MB new and they are 3 years old now. I would have to say wait for a better deal on a Z77 MB and keep 2600K. Wait for CAD to recover.
 
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Originally Posted by shilka View Post

CMPSU-750TX or CMPSU-750TX-C?
CMPSU-750TX is the crappy one, and no its not good it never was good and it never will be good.

And it was only the 750 watt that was that bad the 850 watt version only went up to 70mv.
Isn't cmpsu-750tx the first one? So the cmpsu-750tx-c is the bad unit? Can't seem to find any information regarding the difference between the two.
 
#25 ·
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Isn't cmpsu-750tx the first one? So the cmpsu-750tx-c is the bad unit? Can't seem to find any information regarding the difference between the two.
The CMPSU-750TX is junk no idea on the CMPSU-750TX-C as it has no reviews.
Not even sure which is the first and second anymore, just know the CMPSU-750TX sucks.
 
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I went to a crappy place to make the deal. An arab guy with his whole face burned opened a door on the side of the house. The guy seemed to be 50+ and had a lot of computer stuff all around (6500k and nearly brand new goodies). Wouldn't tell me how he got the computer beside that he bought it. Said he had a 300$ offer for the CPU alone.
CPU-Z wouldn't load and was hanging at 75%... I tried many other apps that would simply not load. He said it was due to Win10 and just a software issue. I asked if he could guaranteed me a return for today if I found any problem home. He said no and started to be rude or I would say a bit impatient.

At that moment I just wanted to get out and proceeded to when he said that it wasn't for sale. I guess he still wanted to sell it to me because he tried to keep me as I was leaving. There was other people in the house (white guy) and probably another arab woman (the guy was speaking in arab to a woman). This guy is like having a used computer part store in a house... I don't know, all that stuff seemed a bit shady. Next time, I will only go for some one that is the original owner.

Kijiji used to be a great place
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