FSP SAGA 500W or Seasonic s12II 430W??

reflexx20

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though i'm myself using SAGA+6850.....but now one of my friend is planning to buy the same GPU.......so he want to go with Seasonic s12II 430W.....but he has a doubt that will the 430W PSU be better than the 500W saga????....and yeah he is ready to spend around 2.6k......so plzz don't reply that SAGA is cheap n all....he just needs to buy a better one out of these two.....:)
 

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The seasonic one will definitely be better but availability might be an issue. Get corsair CX430 V2 for 2.6-2.8k
 

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Seasonic is definitely better option than saga considering the built quality.
 

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if you get seasonic then buy it or go with corsair CX430V2 which costs around 2.3k.or even FSP saga that one is also good.
 
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reflexx20

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thanxx a ton all of you for your suggestions......i think i'll suggest my friend to go with Seasonic 430W....what say???
 

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^^ Yes, if and only if Corsair CX430V2 is not available at your place.
 

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i will suggest saga II 500 + hd6850.

saga II 500 has sufficient build quality and provides more power.
 
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reflexx20

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hey one more question can Seasonic S2II 430W or SAGA 500W will work fine with Sapphire 6870???..

Plzz reply ASAP.....
 

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Nope. Even if they work, it will be cutting it close. It's not recommended.
 

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No.
Just to be safe, do NOT even try 6870 with Seasonic S2II 430W.
 

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Fsp Saga 500+HD 6850 will be best option.If saga500 not available then Corsair Cx430V2@2.5K.

hey one more question can Seasonic S2II 430W or SAGA 500W will work fine with Sapphire 6870???..

Plzz reply ASAP.....

Nope.Its not recommended.Corsair GS600 will be best for HD6870.
 

vaibhav23

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Just bumping this old topic.
430W can handle upto a 6950 2GB.
*techforumindia.com/index.php?topic=4388.msg22548#msg22548
 

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No.
Just to be safe, do NOT even try 6870 with Seasonic S2II 430W.

Oh really? 6870 is a power efficient card, the Seasonic will handle it no problem. Ofc overclocking is a completely different story.
 

vaibhav23

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yup no overclocking with that psu.Will run fine without OC.
The person has changed his PSU before unlocking the shaders.I think to a seasonic 520W
 

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Oh really? 6870 is a power efficient card, the Seasonic will handle it no problem. Ofc overclocking is a completely different story.

Oh how can you so sure without any source???Check this AMD recommending min 500watt SMPS.And don't say you know better than AMD's experts :p
Hers's the link
AMD Radeonâ„¢ HD 6870 graphics
 
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