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The PSU Thread: New Products and Reviews

  • Mukang pass na ako sa sharkoon. Hindi japanese caps gamit. Sad.

    High reliability Japanese capacitors? You know, after my long rant from that Corsair review<click here for link> last week, I am starting to think differently about capacitor quality. You could say my eyes have been opened to a stark realization... the bad old days of capacitors dropping dead left and right are mostly over, except for the "off the back of a white van," brands that are as awful as ever. No longer are the Japanese parts the only good parts in the universe, and they're now often made near the Chinese parts we've been bashing left and right since capacitorgate was a thing fifteen years ago.

    Think about that number. Seriously. Fifteen years is a boatload of time... longer than the lifespan of most electrolytic capacitors, regardless of whose factory they came out of. The big Chinese names have had time now to iron the wrinkles out,and technology has improved. The whole thing started with a formula that got copied down wrong, and that formula likelyhasn't been used in ages by the major Chinese brands. Ltec, Teapo, OST, Capxon... when was the last time any of you saw one of these fail? Wait, let me answer that. The last ones I saw failed were the OSTs on one of my Asrock 939Dual-VSTA motherboards. Those came out in 2005. Ten years ago, when I was just getting into my thirties. Folks, you don't stay in business by not addressing issues like this.
    Source:<click here for link>
  • @dudidaga
    sir nakikita din kita sa rx480 na thread, pa ot ng konti. speaking of s12II, kasi iniisip ko kung 520w or 620w. mas ok sana kung 520w para less cable if ever. ang tanong kaya na ba ng 520w yung rx480 + i5 6500?

    Kaya naman ng 520W PSU yung setup mo sir. Pero I would recommend going for 620W PSU para may allowance ka for future videocard or CPU upgrades. Parating narin kasi ang AMD Vega so baka may plans ka mag upgrade ng GPU in the next 1-2 years. At least ready ang PSU mo for a higher TDP videocard. Konti lang naman din ang price difference between the S12II 520W and 620W models :-)

    naka node 304 ka din ba sir? atleast nabibigyan linaw. malapit na makapili. bukas na bibili if ever :)

    Ah no sir, Micro-ATX case ang gamit ko sa bahay. Yung PSU advice sa Node 304 nakuha ko yan kay boss Dyaems at mas maganda mag inquire ka sa Mini-ITX thread dahil madami ang may experience diyan with the Node 304 case. Madami mga veterans dun na makapagbibigay ng advice :-)

    Official Mini-ITX Thread (See Page 1 for Info)
    <click here for link>

    wala nga ako makitang murang sfx or sfx-l na psu. balik atx na lang na swak sa node 304. dibale ang choices ko are seasonic s12II or g-550 / g-650 na lang. depende na lang sa isasagot mo sir kung kaya ng 520w yung system ko. hehe

    Safe bet ang Seasonic G550 or G650 kung walang affordable na SFX PSU. Pero I would recommend going for G650 para may allowance sa future upgrades.

    - Seasonic G-550 = Php 3,850
    - Seasonic G-650 = Php 4,650

    For Fractal Node 304 I really suggest getting the Seasonic G-series instead of S12II series. Malaking hassle ang cable management sa totoo lang and you will be glad you bought a semi-modular PSU. Kung masyado mahal ang 600W units, kahit yung Seasonic G-550 OK na sa build mo :-)
  • Whoah hindi ko alam na may thread pala ganyan dito. bookmarked.

    salamat ng madami sir, dame ko kagad natutunan sayo.

    dun na ako sa g-550.
  • guys...buying new psu for AM4....gearing towards Corsair RM850i. baka may iba pa kayung suggestions diyan. Ehtusiast rig ang bubuin ko.
  • guys...buying new psu for AM4....gearing towards Corsair RM850i. baka may iba pa kayung suggestions diyan. Ehtusiast rig ang bubuin ko.


    Price, reliability, and practicality, go for Seasonic S12II / M12II 520 watts. If you plan to do heavy overclocking and/or use 2 GPU's, get the 620-watt variant.


    For reference on how much power current high-end PC's draw

    Source <click here for link>

  • Fortunately, I'm not playing at 4K.
  • Price, reliability, and practicality, go for Seasonic S12II / M12II 520 watts. If you plan to do heavy overclocking and/or use 2 GPU's, get the 620-watt variant.

    baka kapusin ang amps ng 12v rail. consider as well the degradation and decreased output of psus over time.
  • guys...buying new psu for AM4....gearing towards Corsair RM850i. baka may iba pa kayung suggestions diyan. Ehtusiast rig ang bubuin ko.


    800w or more. Kapag enthusiast ang sinasabi natin, high-end ang piyesa, doble pa yung GPU.
  • Price, reliability, and practicality, go for Seasonic S12II / M12II 520 watts. If you plan to do heavy overclocking and/or use 2 GPU's, get the 620-watt variant.


    baka kapusin ang amps ng 12v rail. consider as well the degradation and decreased output of psus over time.


    Di pala dapat "and/or". Kung CPU overclocking + 2 high-end GPU's, 750 watts na

    Pero kung single GPU setup, whether or not may overclocking, I'm confident with the 520 watts. Nakapag-testing na ako ng Core i7 6700K + GTX 1080, around 300 watts lang during gaming.

    May pasobra na pala ang mga PSU. The Seasonic S12II 520 watts can deliver up to 588 watts as tested by Hardware Secrets. More expensive / better quality 500-watt PSU's has more overhead


    800w or more. Kapag enthusiast ang sinasabi natin, high-end ang piyesa, doble pa yung GPU.


    Wala namang industry standard that clearly defines the hardware requirements of a PC enthusiast.

    -- edited by bintsmok on Jan 31 2017, 10:04 AM
  • ano po ba mas ok d2 sa 3 , ty

    EVGA supernova 659 G2
    Seasonic X650
    Seasoni G650
  • guys pa help i am planning to buy a new PSU to replace my OCZ modextream 700W semi-modular

    Here are my options:
    Seasonic M12II Evo 620watts 80+ Bronze Full Modular
    EVGA 750BQ 80+ Bronze Semi Modular
    Corsair CS750M 80+ Gold Semi Modular

    gagamitin ko po sa new build na ginagawa ko as of now eto po ang current parts:
    Asus ROG maximus 8 Ranger
    Intel Core i5 6400
    G-skill Ripjaw 2x4gb 2800
    Ge-force 960 - Planning to upgrade to 1070

    thanks guys.
  • ^
    Suggestions lang sir sa PSU:

    - Seasonic M12II EVO 620W 80+ Bronze
    - Seasonic G-650 650W 80+ Gold
    - Seasonic X-650 650W 80+ Gold

    Para may allowance ka for Core i7 overclocking and pairing with high-end GPU tulad ng GTX 1080 or higher. Ok din ang EVGA SuperNova G2 650W pero hindi lang ako sure kung OK ang distro support niya sa atin.
  • thanks @sleepygeepy di ba ako mag kaka problema jan kahit na mag add ako ng tons of HDD or other addons sa system?
  • @monk0789

    Depende kung ilan harddrives i-add mo sa PC hehe! But I'm sure mauubusan ka muna ng harddrive bays sa case before needing to get a more powerful PSU dahil sa extra harddrives. So hindi siya magiging problema even with a 650W PSU :-)

    Yung exception siguro is kung plan mo mag watercooling sa PC or mag dual GPU setup. Malakas din ang power draw ng multiple radiator fans and pump especially kung custom loop ang gamit mo. In that case mas safe to go with a higher wattage PSU tulad ng 750 watts. Kung plan mo mag add ng second GTX 1070 sa PC mo for 2-way SLI then better go with a 850 watt PSU at the minimum.

    BTW, kung kailangan mo ng madaming storage mas advisable mag multi-bay NAS or DAS para yung heat ng drives hindi mag add sa ambient temps ng case. Yung maganda din sa NAS may dedicated PSU and cooling ang drives mo and may option ka to setup the drives in a RAID array.
  • ok ba yung acbel na korean PSU? I'm currently using this PSU.... normal lang ba yung kapag nag nag shutdown ako ng PC ko tapos turn off ko yung switch ng PSU and press ko yung power supply ko mag power up yung pc ko for 1 sec. mag open lahat ng fan pati fan ng cpu tapos mamatay bigla I assumed na natirang power sa PSU yung normal lang ba yun?
  • Mga master

    may ground po yung back ng casing ng computer ko kapa ka nakasaksak sa wall socket at naka off lahat pati avr pero pag naka on naman na lahat wala naman na po syang ground. psu is seasonic g-750 80+ gold.

    or normal lang po yan.

    Thanks a lot po...
  • @sleepinggeepy

    thanks alot bro... and yes im still considering a NAS din kasi pero as of now wala pa sa budget ko since im upgrading my system from core 2 duo to skylake build medyo madami na din papalitan sa system ko since i need new hardware lalo na sa photo renderin and BTW im getting the new PSU this saturday or sunday.
  • @monk0789

    I admit medyo mahal ang NAS especially the 4-bay ones. Pero ok ang NAS kung need mo maging accessible ang drives mo sa home network.

    Kung kailangan mo lang ng expandable local storage also take a look at the Mediasonic Probox / Proraid enclosures. Pwede mo sila ikabit sa PC through USB 3.0 or eSATA. Mediasonic also sells PCIe-to-eSATA cards in case walang eSATA ports yung motherboard mo or if you need 2 or more eSATA ports.
  • @ monk0789

    <click here for link>
    guys pa help i am planning to buy a new PSU to replace my OCZ modextream 700W semi-modular

    Here are my options:
    Seasonic M12II Evo 620watts 80+ Bronze Full Modular
    EVGA 750BQ 80+ Bronze Semi Modular
    Corsair CS750M 80+ Gold Semi Modular

    gagamitin ko po sa new build na ginagawa ko as of now eto po ang current parts:
    Asus ROG maximus 8 Ranger
    Intel Core i5 6400
    G-skill Ripjaw 2x4gb 2800
    Ge-force 960 - Planning to upgrade to 1070

    thanks guys.


    Here is a list <click here for link> of locally available PSU's which are proven to be reliable
  • mga sirs, pa suggest naman po ng psu. mga 2.5K-3.5K lng po budget.

    di ko pa fully diagnosed ang pc ko pero tingin ko kasi psu na ang problem, sakit yata ng cougar 700W ang pagiging sirain. na-repair na po kasi yun ng biglang nag no power after me pumutok sa loob after 1 year of using it. di na po ako nag ooverclock, casual gamer lang po.

    my build:
    core i5 2500k
    asus p8z77 mobo
    msi TF gtx760
  • up ko lang questions ko

    ok ba yung acbel na korean PSU? I'm currently using this PSU.... normal lang ba yung kapag nag nag shutdown ako ng PC ko tapos turn off ko yung switch ng PSU and press ko yung power supply ko mag power up yung pc ko for 1 sec. mag open lahat ng fan pati fan ng cpu tapos mamatay bigla I assumed na natirang power sa PSU yung normal lang ba yun?
  • @freakyrob14

    kung kaya mo sir go for a good brand psu pag mga Korean surplus di po naten masabi kung gaano na katagal at paano ginamit yung psu.
  • Squall_2798

    normal lang ba yung may natitirang power sa PC pag naka off turn off the switch press the power button and mag power up yung pc for 1 sec.
  • Question lang mga sir.

    Ano ba ang lifespan ng PSU? Ang gamit ko is an AcBel 500w na PSU for the past 4 to 5 years. Planning to upgrade my whole rig from Intel to AMD.

    Mobo - MSI 970 Gaming
    Procie - AMD FX 8320e
    VC - Palit GTX 750i dual fan

    Any inputs would be appreciated. TIA!
  • jakdripper

    mag r9 270x ka nalang sir mas malakas sa gtx750i based jan sa specs mo pwede pa naman yan ako naka acbel 600watts din sir...
  • @freakyrob14

    Thanks sa input sir. Kaso medyo matagal na yung PSU ko. Naisip ko lang na baka kelangan ko na din palitan PSU.
  • jakdripper

    kung sa tining mo di na naibibigay yung need mo chaka ka magpalit pero kung may extra money ka GO :) ako pag bumigay na si acbel ko baka mag cougar ako na modular pero di pa ngayon pag nagpaalam na si acbel ko :)
  • @freakyrob14

    di ko sir gets yung natitirang power.
  • Squall_2798

    kapag nag shutdown ako ng pc tapos may switch sa likod ng PSU turn on and off....

    turn off ko yung switch sa likod ng PSU

    after ko iturn off yung switch press ko yung power button ng pc

    biglang mag power up for 1 sec.

    parang may power na natitira sa Unit ko normal lang ba yun?
  • @freakyrob13

    As long as naka plug-in yung PSU, may charge naiiwan sa capacitors niya. So kapag i-turn-off mo yung PSU switch sa likod it takes a few seconds para completely mawala ang power. Mapapansin mo na yung motherboard lights mo will glow for a few seconds then fade out once mawala ang power sa PSU. This is normal BTW :-)