The PSU Thread: New Products and Reviews

• Z_Gamer on 02 Feb 16 @ 08:52 PM #

  Recommended PSU for these parts? Current choice is the Seasonic S12II 80+ bronze 620w.:)
  
  CPU: i5-6600K
  Motherboard: Asus Z170 Pro Gaming
  GPU: Sapphire R9 390 Tri-X OC
  Ram: Gskill Ripjaws V 8gb dual (2x4gb) DDR4 2400
  SSD: Samsung 850 Evo 250gb
  HDD: 1tb 7200rpm (Seagate or Western Digital Blue Cav)
  ODD: Asus 24x Sata (OEM)
  HSF : ID-Cooling Frostflow 240L
  
  
  Thanks in advance.:))

• PyroclasticFlo on 04 Feb 16 @ 06:31 PM #

  Depends on your budget sir, but these are all good choices:
  
  - Seasonic S12II 620W (Bronze rated with 5 year warranty but non-modular)
  - Seasonic M12II EVO 620W (Bronze rated with 5 year warranty)
  - Seasonic M12II EVO 750W (Bronze rated with 5 year warranty and Haswell compatible)
  - Seasonic G-650 (Gold rated with 5 year warranty and Haswell compatible)
  - Seasonic X-650 (Gold rated with 7 year warranty and Haswell compatible)
  
  Hindi ako masyado familiar sa FSP power supplies but the FSP AURUM CM series (AURUM CM 650) is a solid choice. Gold rated, 5 year warranty, Haswell compatible, and semi-modular for only Php 4.4K :-)

  
  
  Thanks, will go for them. Gonna pick the 650W model because I'm aiming for the long-term (I mostly play older games, but need more oomph for heavily-modded Skyrim).
  
  -- edited by PyroclasticFlo on Feb 04 2016, 06:32 PM

• dorado on 05 Feb 16 @ 12:39 AM #

  Mga sir Question po.
  
  I'm planning to upgrade o downgrade my current PSU sadly bumigay na kc after more than 5yrs of use.
  It was CM 1050 Silent Pro
  
  So here is my question I'm planning to build a Future Proof Rig with Xpandable LCS. Kaya po ba ng 850w na PSU with this build
  
  4790k Hashwell
  2 pump
  15pcs 120mm Fan
  4 hDD 2 SSD
  2x GTX 980ti SLI
  
  I'm choosing with this 2
  
  Seasonic X Series SS-850KM3 X-850 Gold
  Corsair RM850x 80+ Gold
  
  Any comments and suggestion is Greatly Appreciated!
  
  Thanks in Advance

• Kinta on 05 Feb 16 @ 01:23 AM #

  Kung may budget ka naman sir why not up mo na to 1000w? Okay naman yung 2 brands IMO.

• kerv1n_ on 05 Feb 16 @ 05:35 AM #

  @dorad
  go for seasonic brand sir subok ang warranty nila satin
  
  

  Kaya po ba ng 850w na PSU with this build

  
  
  kayang kaya sir pero much better kung 1000w na kunin mo for Overclocking both 980ti and cpu
  
  -- edited by kerv1n_ on Feb 05 2016, 05:39 AM

• chavo_design on 06 Feb 16 @ 02:39 AM #

  Good am...Mga sir question lang po..
  
  Will i keep my 2years old+ Coolermaster M2 Silent Pro 1000w to power my Palit Super Jetstream GTX 980? (no issues po ung m2, minsan paranoid lang na madamay gpu in case dahil tumatanda na hehe)
  
  or buy na lang po ako ng brand new Seasonic M12II 620w?
  
  I'm also planning to upgrade my son's rig (i3 3rd gen set-up to i3 / i5 4th gen) and will occasionally put the 980 sa rig nia pag busy ako.
  
  Ok na po ba ung Seasonic M12II 520w sa basic i3 / i5 4th gen setup + gtx 980?
  
  TIA!
  
  -- edited by chavo_design on Feb 06 2016, 02:39 AM
  
  -- edited by chavo_design on Feb 06 2016, 02:40 AM

• fakuryu on 06 Feb 16 @ 06:25 AM #

  @chavo_design
  
  

  Will i keep my 2years old+ Coolermaster M2 Silent Pro 1000w to power my Palit Super Jetstream GTX 980? (no issues po ung m2, minsan paranoid lang na madamay gpu in case dahil tumatanda na hehe)

  
  
  Yung CM Silent Pro M2 1000W 80+ Gold ay Enhance Electronics ang OEM, same tier ng Seasonic, Super Flower at Delta
  
  -- edited by fakuryu on Feb 06 2016, 06:26 AM

• dorado on 06 Feb 16 @ 10:52 AM #

  Mga sir Question po.
  
  I'm planning to upgrade o downgrade my current PSU sadly bumigay na kc after more than 5yrs of use.
  It was CM 1050 Silent Pro
  
  So here is my question I'm planning to build a Future Proof Rig with Xpandable LCS. Kaya po ba ng 850w na PSU with this build
  
  4790k Hashwell
  2 pump
  15pcs 120mm Fan
  4 hDD 2 SSD
  2x GTX 980ti SLI
  
  I'm choosing with this 2
  
  Seasonic X Series SS-850KM3 X-850 Gold
  Corsair RM850x 80+ Gold

  
  
  Wala pa sir xtra budget eh, pang replace lang sana sa bumibigay na na PSU ko
  
  I'm planning to get this one kaya na po kaya ito with may specs ^
  
  Seasonic P-860 Platinum 860Watts Full Modular Power Supply <click here for link>
  
  Salamat sa mga feedback it helps me a lot

• ernzt371 on 08 Feb 16 @ 02:21 PM #

  Hi Sir,
  
  I would like to ask if okay ung smart series ng Thermaltake smart series modular ? Gusto ko kasi ung flat cable ng 24pin at ung 8 pin ng motherboard. Unlike sa Gseries ng seasonic na ang flat cable alng ung modular nya pero ung 24pin at ung 8pin eh hindi. Ano po marecomend nyo?

• chavo_design on 08 Feb 16 @ 02:24 PM #

  @fakuryo
  
  Thanks for answering sir
  
  btw, nakabili na ko ng seasonic m12 620w sa pchub gilmore, bat wala ung helix distro card ba yun?
  
  Saan po kaya distro nito?

• fakuryu on 08 Feb 16 @ 11:38 PM #

  @chavo_design
  
  Not sure kung may distro card na kasama yan, check ko lang yung kahon ng M12II ko mamaya at yung S12II na kakabili lang

• netxzero on 23 Feb 16 @ 09:53 PM #

  @dorado
  
  much better kung 1000w kasi 980ti yan plus naka LCS ka pa. sa mga nabasa ko sa OCN, 980ti SLI can peak as much as 1100w+ wala pa atang OC yan. yung 850w mo masasagad yan at di tatagal

• lynkchiz on 24 Feb 16 @ 07:45 AM #

  sir @netxzero
  malabo po pumalo ng 1100w+ ang 980Ti Sli sir
  
  ang reference 980 ti ( 1x6pin and 1x8pin pcie connector) max is 250 watts EACH lang
  ang mga non reference design ( 2 x 8pin pcie connector) theoretical MAx is 350 watts EACH pero karaniwan sa reviews 320 watts lang :)
  
  and kinuha mga measurements na yan sa FURMARK, never maabot yang ganyang load sa normal na gaming lang.
  
  -- edited by lynkchiz on Feb 24 2016, 07:47 AM

• sleepygeepy on 24 Feb 16 @ 08:17 AM #

  @lynchkiz
  
  Actually maganda din mag 1000W and higher PSU sa mga highly overclocked GTX 980 Ti setups in 2-way SLI. Assuming each videocard has 2x8 pin PCIe connectors, yung theoretical max power draw mo would be:
  
  4 x 8-pin PCIe Connectors = 4 x 120W = 480 Watts
  2 x Power through 16x PCIe slot = 2 x 75W = 150 Watts
  
  Total of 630 Watts for the 2 videocards alone, but of course this is the max power draw :-)
  
  Pero yung habol mo talaga sa high wattage PSU is you want to aim for 50% load of the PSU to achieve max PSU efficiency.
  
  80 PLUS Gold rated PSU = 92% efficiency at 50% load
  80 PLUS Platinum rated PSU = 94% efficiency at 50% load
  80 PLUS Titanium rated PSU = 96% efficiency at 50% load
  
  So kung ang total power draw ng PC mo is estimated at around 600 watts during gaming, you will want a 1200W true rated PSU to hit the "sweet spot" of PSU efficiency. Higher efficiency means:
  
  - Less power is wasted by the PSU as heat
  - Lower electric bill
  - Longer lasting PSU
  
  :-)
  
  -- edited by sleepygeepy on Feb 24 2016, 08:18 AM

• kamahl on 24 Feb 16 @ 11:11 AM #

  @sleepygeepy
  
  Thanks sir for the info how about for the setup of dorado
  
  
  
  

  
  
  So here is my question I'm planning to build a Future Proof Rig with Xpandable LCS. Kaya po ba ng 850w na PSU with this build
  
  4790k Hashwell
  2 pump
  15pcs 120mm Fan
  4 hDD 2 SSD
  2x GTX 980ti SLI
  
  I'm choosing with this 2
  
  Seasonic X Series SS-850KM3 X-850 Gold
  Corsair RM850x 80+ Gold

  
  
  Ganyan din sana plano ko build kaya ba ng 850w Gold without OC?
  
  TIA

• kamahl on 24 Feb 16 @ 11:12 AM #

  or GTX 980 SLI na lang medyo costly pa ang 980ti
  hehehe

• sleepygeepy on 24 Feb 16 @ 11:51 AM #

  @kamahl
  
  Sa build ni sir dorado mas maganda na mag Seasonic X-1050 or X-1250. Kasi tingin ko nasa more than 500 Watts na yung power draw ng buong PC. If you think about it ang price difference between Seasonic X-850 and X-1050 is only Php 1.6K. Barya lang yun compared to the total cost of the PC and justified naman ang pag spend on a 1kW Gold rated PSU to get better efficiency.
  
  Sa GTX 980 2-way SLI build ok na yung Gold rated 850W PSU. One good example is yung rig ni vladz17 which uses an overclocked Core i7-4790K and two GTX 980's on a custom loop. So far stable naman at walang issues sa power.
  
  Pero siguro good move narin to go with a higher wattage PSU if may plans ka to upgrade both videocards to GTX 980 Ti. So when buying the PSU plan ahead and tanchahin mo anong possible upgrades gagawin mo in the next 3-5 years. Ang Seasonic X-series may 7 year warranty so madami-daming upgrades din ang dadaanan niya :-)

• kamahl on 25 Feb 16 @ 07:41 AM #

  @sleepygeepy
  
  

  Pero siguro good move narin to go with a higher wattage PSU if may plans ka to upgrade both videocards to GTX 980 Ti. So when buying the PSU plan ahead and tanchahin mo anong possible upgrades gagawin mo in the next 3-5 years. Ang Seasonic X-series may 7 year warranty so madami-daming upgrades din ang dadaanan niya :-)

  
  
  I'll take note of this sir
  
  Many thanks for the help
  
  

• MegaTheo613 on 26 Feb 16 @ 09:47 AM #

  Mga sir tanong po ako dumudugo na po ang ilong ko sa kakabasa ng mga post about psu... hehe... nag-oon and off na po ung pc ko, bali nagpapower sya at iikot lang case fan mamatay pauulit ulit lang.
  
  Mga ginawa ko nilinis ko lahat ng parts & check cable ok naman lahat. I suspect psu na siguro. Bali psu ko Cooler Master Elite v2 500w. Magtwo-two years palang sa May.
  
  Balak ko po ung Seasonic S12II 80+ bronze 620w, Budget ko lang po mga 2,5-3K. Kung me iba pa kayong masusugest na mura pero ok naman gamitin? Pwede po ba rin sa PC ko ung Modular psu?
  
  Specs ng PC ko po:
  Mobo: Asus B85M-G LGA 1150
  CPU: intel i5 4670 3.4GHZ
  HD: 1TB WB
  OD: Samsung 24x DVD writer
  Case: Aerocool Strike X one advance
  Case Fan: 6 pcs 120mm
  GPU: Gainward Bliss 8600GT 512MB (tutoo po ito...hehe! wala talaga budget.)
  
  Salamat.

• jahy420 on 01 Mar 16 @ 04:24 PM #

  nag upgrade ako ng PSU M12II EVO 520w, masama bang maipit ang wires ng psu? ipit siya eh, ang lapit ng PSU at HDD cage eh, nung non-modular pa hindi siya problema dahil nasa gilid ang mga wires. Naka Thermaltake Versa H15 ako.
  
  eto sample pic ng psu at hdd cage:
  
  
  

• silentorange19 on 02 Mar 16 @ 01:31 AM #

  ^ Hindi naman kaso yan since wire is made for flexing :)

• Su30FlankerC on 02 Mar 16 @ 04:35 PM #

  Guys may tanong ako.
  Pa-define naman ng tunay na meaning ng ¨true-rated¨ PSU. Kasi I remember one post here na ang Rise or was it Trendsonic ay true rated.
  
  Kahit ba hindi kumpleto ang protection ng PSU basta tama ang buga nitong wattage true-rated o syempre kelangan talaga na kumpleto top-to-bottom ang specs. Thanks

• fakuryu on 02 Mar 16 @ 10:24 PM #

  @Su30FlankerC
  
  

  Kahit ba hindi kumpleto ang protection ng PSU basta tama ang buga nitong wattage true-rated o syempre kelangan talaga na kumpleto top-to-bottom ang specs. Thanks

  
  
  Basically yes, kung 450w ang rating nya, 450w dapat ang kaya nya i-supply

• andoksus on 03 Mar 16 @ 11:35 AM - User is online #

  anong page po yung faq ng psu dito po

• bintsmok on 03 Mar 16 @ 11:43 AM #

  @ andoksus
  
  

  anong page po yung faq ng psu dito po

  
  
  It's a separate thread <click here for link>

• andoksus on 03 Mar 16 @ 11:45 AM - User is online #

  ^thanks sir

• n00sipher on 04 Mar 16 @ 11:12 AM #

  Good morning TPC. Can anyone recommend me a good PSU? I have a Core i3 6100 running on a generic 700watt PSU. Planning on buying a 750ti or 950gtx or an amd equivalent so kelangan na ng branded PSU. Anong ma recommend nyo budget is around 2k. Sapat na ba yan?

• silentorange19 on 07 Mar 16 @ 09:44 AM #

  ^
  Seasonic Eco 400W or Corsair VS450
  iwas ka lang sa Cougar/Aerocool/Thermaltake (Litepower series) pati huntkey mediocre ang build quality nila

• richmond1983 on 07 Mar 16 @ 03:33 PM #

  Sir question lang bigla kasing pumutok yung psu ko nung binuksan ko then ayaw na magpower possible ba na madamay sa damage ung ibang parta o psu lang ang nasira.ty

• bintsmok on 07 Mar 16 @ 04:24 PM #

  Sir question lang bigla kasing pumutok yung psu ko nung binuksan ko then ayaw na magpower possible ba na madamay sa damage ung ibang parta o psu lang ang nasira.ty

  
  
  Ano brand and model ng PSU mo na pumutok ?