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ATX Power supply shopping, any tips?

scottiebabe
scottiebabe over 1 year ago

I think its time to retire my Thermaltake Toughpower 650W ATX power supply. 

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Using the 80 plus test database seems like a good start

https://www.clearesult.com/80plus/manufacturers/115V-Internal?page=7 

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Fingers crossed LTT starts publishing PSU reviews with that test setup, just wow....

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  • obones
    obones over 1 year ago +3
    Do not go on the cheap side for this, I've seen to many horrors. And always take a "bigger" power output than you currently need. It will give you a bit of leeway should you change some components and…
  • JWx
    JWx over 1 year ago +3
    I have observed that ATX supplies parameters have changed sometime in the past - old ones provide most of the power on 3.3V/5V rails, but modern ones on 12V - to the level that 500W modern PSU cannot power…
  • dougw
    dougw over 1 year ago +2
    Cool stuff but I think he got the color code wrong - white is neutral, not hot, and black is hot in Canada. Such a mistake could have been exciting.
  • Gough Lui
    Gough Lui over 1 year ago in reply to anniel747

    Well, I'll get around to replacing it one day. But since I use it rarely, I'll hang on for a little longer.

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  • baldengineer
    baldengineer over 1 year ago in reply to anniel747

    I'll +1 on Corsair supplies. I used them in three builds (two with 400W and one with 850W.) The modular cables are good build quality, they include a usable assortment, and their Windows software is actually decent. On my editing machine, I use the software to force the fan on high when I render or do GPU-intensive stuff.

    I've never bothered to hook it up to an oscilloscope, but I have no reason to suspect any issues.

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  • anniel747
    anniel747 over 1 year ago in reply to baldengineer

    Wires are copper not CCA like many others.

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  • cstanton
    cstanton over 1 year ago

    I'm running MSI's MEG Ai1300P.

    It's quiet and has direct fan control while handling whatever I throw at it. It may be overkill for your needs.

    I used to have a Corsair CX850M running an Intel i7 and GeForce 3080, and it wasn't meant to Smiley I kept browning out when pulling too much power at once on the rails even though it technically should have been able to handle it.

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  • JWx
    JWx over 1 year ago

    I have observed that ATX supplies parameters have changed sometime in the past - old ones provide most of the power on 3.3V/5V rails, but modern ones on 12V - to the level that 500W modern PSU cannot power PC of old (several years ago, for some tests we have been building PC with power-hungry GPU, but using existing [old] hardware - and the PC was not able to power up using a brand-new PSU. We had to use dual PSU configuration - old one was powering motherboard and a new one was used as an auxiliary power for the GPU)

    So - if the machine is very old, not only power but power distribution between voltages is to be checked

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  • JWx
    JWx over 1 year ago in reply to JWx

    for example: upgrade from this 300W PSU

    300W PSU

    to this 500W PSU

    500W PSU

    can be a downgrade depending on load parameters...

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  • scottiebabe
    scottiebabe over 1 year ago

    Thanks for all the helpful advise, in the end I went for a middle of the road PSU

    The "Corsair RMe Series RM750e Fully Modular 80PLUS Gold ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 Compliant Power Supply"

    When I receive the unit, I'll post some photos.

    Another review site that I discovered after the fact is: https://www.cybenetics.com/index.php?option=power-supplies 

    They even provide component breakdowns 

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    https://www.cybenetics.com/d/cybenetics_XWx.pdf

    Hurray for Teapo!

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  • anniel747
    anniel747 over 1 year ago in reply to scottiebabe

    BOM can change over time.

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