Basic guide for the right power supply
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ameya.gargesh
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First of all, thanks to everyone who helped me out.
@Sam I looked at the ITWares site and it seems like they don't have the FSP 500W or the Gigabyte 460W. I had also heard that there were some problems with the Corsair 430 earlier on. Have they been fixed in V2? Also I found the Seasonic 400W on the ITWares site at the same price as the Corsair. Which of them would be better or doesn't it matter as both are reputed brands with 80 plus and active FPC?
@topgear Sorry for the confusion, I meant that I calculated the power requirements for my rig with any additions I would make over the next couple of years including a modest graphics card (I think I checked against the HD 5670) would be 290W. Honestly speaking I don't see myself getting a very powerful gfx card even in the future as I am happy to use my xbox for gaming.
@thetechfreak I checked the online sites again and unfortunately neither theitwares nor primeabgb seem to carry the FSP 500W any more. I could however, find it on bitfang. Has anyone got an idea about the reputation of bitfang?
Once again thanks all of you for responding.
@Sam I looked at the ITWares site and it seems like they don't have the FSP 500W or the Gigabyte 460W. I had also heard that there were some problems with the Corsair 430 earlier on. Have they been fixed in V2? Also I found the Seasonic 400W on the ITWares site at the same price as the Corsair. Which of them would be better or doesn't it matter as both are reputed brands with 80 plus and active FPC?
@topgear Sorry for the confusion, I meant that I calculated the power requirements for my rig with any additions I would make over the next couple of years including a modest graphics card (I think I checked against the HD 5670) would be 290W. Honestly speaking I don't see myself getting a very powerful gfx card even in the future as I am happy to use my xbox for gaming.
@thetechfreak I checked the online sites again and unfortunately neither theitwares nor primeabgb seem to carry the FSP 500W any more. I could however, find it on bitfang. Has anyone got an idea about the reputation of bitfang?
Once again thanks all of you for responding.
funskar
Padawan
ye he is in mood to overclock when he get bucks for cooler..
n i heard that corsair service centre is givin tx650 in replace of vx550 if vx550 gone kaput n in warranty
MegaMind
Human Spambot
d6bmg
BMG ftw!!
Call them to confirm the availability. Most of the time, they have it but they do not update their website.
ameya.gargesh
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@topgear I checked the techshop site and it is showing the FSP 500 as no stock on its search page. Power Supplies - TechShop.in - Buy Tech Online Now!!!
I have heard that the Corsair 430 V2 has had a lot of complaints because of a whining/whirring noise coming from the PSU. I found the complaints logged all over the place including the Corsair forums as well. Has anyone got any personal experience with this? I looked and found another option - Seasonic 400ES model for the same price as the Corsair 430 V2. Would this be an ok buy? Otherwise I will have to go in the next segment i.e. 500W series of Tagan or Seasonic which is approx 3500 Rs.
I have heard that the Corsair 430 V2 has had a lot of complaints because of a whining/whirring noise coming from the PSU. I found the complaints logged all over the place including the Corsair forums as well. Has anyone got any personal experience with this? I looked and found another option - Seasonic 400ES model for the same price as the Corsair 430 V2. Would this be an ok buy? Otherwise I will have to go in the next segment i.e. 500W series of Tagan or Seasonic which is approx 3500 Rs.
coderunknown
Retired Forum Mod
but Tagan carries just a single year warranty. why not raise your budget and get Seasonic S12-II 430W? check flipkart. they now sell PSU and price is same as other shops as it includes tax & carrying charges.
Cilus
laborare est orare
Sam, Tagan carries 2 Years of warranty, not 1 Year. Initially there was lots of confusion regarding this but now it has been cleared. Check online shops like Theitwares where it has been updated with 2 Years of warranty.
Also I don't hear any complain regarding CX 430 V2 till date. All the review sites, specially Jonnyguru and Kitguru have praised the PSU in their reviews and it addressed all the issues of the orginal CX series.
Also I don't hear any complain regarding CX 430 V2 till date. All the review sites, specially Jonnyguru and Kitguru have praised the PSU in their reviews and it addressed all the issues of the orginal CX series.
coderunknown
Retired Forum Mod
thanks. didn't know warranty is revised now.
ameya.gargesh
Broken In
Hi Guys, I unexpectedly came into a bit of money (about 7000 Rs.) and was thinking of investing in a graphics card using the same (sorry for the about-face on my earlier statement - "Not looking for graphics card in my build"). I looked up the forums and looks like the Sapphire Radeon HD 6770 1GB GDDR5 is around this budget. Will the Corsair CX 430 V2 or the Seasonic S12II -430 be able to support this graphics card? or will I have to go for the next level i.e. Corsair CX 500 V2 or the Seasonic S12II 520? Also, I saw that the recommended power for the 6770 is 25 A on the 12V rail. Now the Corsair 430W has 28A on a single 12V rail while the Seasonic 430 has two 12V rails with 17A on each and a total of 360W on the 12V rail which makes me suspect a total of 30A. Will the fact that there are two rails make a difference? Will this (Seasonic) be able to power this graphics card adequately? I am tending a bit toward the Seasonic because of the fact that they are the OEM and that they are giving 5 years of warranty as well as the 85% efficiency.
Tenida
Gadget Freak
Please post your whole configaration, then only we can suggest best product within your budget.
ameya.gargesh
Broken In
Hi Ghonada, my specs are already posted as the first post on page 22 of this thread. Unfortunately, I don't know how to link to it so posting here again -
Processor - Athlon II X4 630
Motherboard - Asus M4A785TD-V EVO
Graphics Card - None (Using onboard graphics)
RAM - Kingston 2x4GB (1333MHz)
HDD - WD 500GB Sata
Optical Drive - Samsung DVD R+W
Cabinet - Zebronics Bijli with PSU
Processor - Athlon II X4 630
Motherboard - Asus M4A785TD-V EVO
Graphics Card - None (Using onboard graphics)
RAM - Kingston 2x4GB (1333MHz)
HDD - WD 500GB Sata
Optical Drive - Samsung DVD R+W
Cabinet - Zebronics Bijli with PSU
d6bmg
BMG ftw!!
HD6790 + FSP Saga II 500W/ Corsair CX430V2.
ameya.gargesh
Broken In
@Ghonada Thanks for the suggestions. Seasonic S12II seems to be closer to 3600 in price wherever I checked. Anyway, it is not available on flipkart and I was wondering if Seasonic S12II 430 will be sufficient to power the 6770 graphics card? If not I will have to look to some other online seller to get the Seasonic S12II 520. Also is it true that Seasonics have 5 years warranty compared to Corsairs 3 years?
Jaskanwar Singh
Aspiring Novelist
ghonada translate that into money. Suppose you game for 5hrs. And suppose a unit is 3rs. Then monthly bill of 6790 will be 0.150x5x30x3 = 67.5rs. 6770 = 0.100x5x30x3 = 45rs.
And performance difference isnt 'negligible'. So 6790 is worth
And performance difference isnt 'negligible'. So 6790 is worth
Tenida
Gadget Freak
If you're tight on budget you can go with Seasonic S12 II 430 watt(Will be enough for your current rig) if not 520 Watt version.More headroom in power department is always good for future upgrade.As we don't upgrade PSU much
Yes Seasonic S12 series has 5 years of warranty.Whereas Corsair CX v2,GS series has 3 years.
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