Power supply is a Grid That Powers up the Whole Computer.
As Members of this Forum are asking for List of Recommended Power Supplies so they can take help for buying NEw Supplies for there Rigs. so i have Decided to Create a Separate and Fresh Thread for only Recommended Power Supplies and of course will cover the FAQs.
What are we suggesting here is an extensive unit of power supplies, Actually whole list of PSUs for the End users to run There High end Gaming Rigs. the list will comprises of Several Well Reputable Brands and there Potential to Run Graphics Card of any kind.
I Presume since you're reading this Thread, you must know about the significance of Having a Quality Power Supply, Talking about overall Buld Quality and not the Efficiency only. While listing the Brands And Models for PSUs, i will post the Reviews regarding the specific Power Supply so You guys can do some reading for yourself too just to understand things and what is good for you.
500 - 650W
Brand | Series | Model | Wattage | +12 Rail x Ampere | Manufacturer(OEM) | Modular | 80 Plus/Efficiency | Reviews | NVIDIA | 2-Way SLI | AMD | 2-way CFX | Availability in Pak |
Thermaltake | Smart SE | SPS 530M | 530 | 1 x 38 = 456W | HEC/Compucase | Semi | Overclockers.com | GTX 660, 660Ti , 750Ti, 950 | AMD 7790, 7850, 270, 370 | YES @ Galaxy Beegeek | |||
Thermaltake | Smart SE | SPS 630M | 630 | 1 x 45 = 540W | HEC/Compucase | Semi | Hardwaresecrets | GTX 960, 760 | 960, 950 | 7870, 7950, 280, 270x, 380 | 2x7770 | YES @ Galaxy Beegeek CZONE | |
Cooler Master | Silent Pro | RS-550-80GA | 550 | 1 x 42 = 504W | Enhance Electronics | No | GOLD | Guru3D | GTX 770, | 660Ti, 750Ti, 950 (Min) | 7970, 280x, 380x | 2x 250X, 2x 7850, 2x 7790 | YES @ Galaxy |
700 - 850W
Brand | Series | Model | Wattage | +12v Rail x Ampere | Manufacturer (OEM) | Modular | 80 Plus/Efficiency | Reviews | NVIDIA | 2/3-Way SLI | AMD | 2-Way CFX | Availability in Pak |
Xigmatek | Centauro | XTK-CB-0700M | 700 | 1 x 50 = 600 | Bronze | JonnyGuru | 780, 970 | 2x 950 (Rec) | R9 280X, 380X, R9 285 | YES @ Beegeek | |||
Xigmatek | Centauro | XTB-CB-0800M | 800 | 1 x 58 = 696 | Full | Bronze | 980, 780Ti | R9 290, R9 390, Fury X | 2x 370, 2x 7870, | YES @ Beegeek | |||
Thermaltake | Smart SE | SPS-730M | 730 | 1 x 56 = 672 | Semi | Bronze | Hardwaresecrets | 2x 270x | YES @ Beegeek Galaxy | ||||
Corsair | RM | CP-9020055-NA | 750 | 1 x 62.5 = 750 | Chicony Power Technology | Full | GOLD | Hardwareheaven | 980, 980 Ti, | 2x 970, 2x 760, 3x960 | R9 390X, | 2x 280X(Min), 2x 285, 2x 7950, 2x 7970 | YES @ Beegeek Galaxy CZONE |
Thermaltake | Toughpower DPS | TPG-850DH3CTG | 850 | 1 x 70 = 840 | Sirtec | Full | GOLD | JonnyGURU | 2x 970, 2x 770(Min) | YES @ Beegeek Galaxy CZONE | |||
Corsair | RM | CP-9020056-NA | 850 | 1 x 70.8 = 850 | Chicony Power Technology | Full | GOLD | JonnyGURU | 980 Ti | 2x 970, 2x 980 | *2x 280X(Rec) | YES @ Beegeek GalaxyCZONE |
1000 - 1500W
Brand | Series | Model | Wattage | +12v Rail x Ampere | Manufacturer(OEM) | Modular | 80 Plus/Efficency | Reviews | 2/3/4-way SLI | 2/3/4-way CFX | Availability in Pak |
Corsair | RM | CP-9020062-NA | 1000 | 1 x 83.3 = 999 | CWT | Full | GOLD | Anandtech TPU | 3x 980, 3x 970 | R9 295X2 | YES @ Beegeek Galaxy CZONE |
Cooler Master | V series | RSA00-AFBAG1-US | 1000 | 1 x 83 = 996 | Seasonic | Full | GOLD | JonnyGURU | 3x 980 | YES @ Beegeek CZONE | |
Thermaltake | Toughpower Grand | TPG-1050M | 1050 | 2 x 40+80 | Full | GOLD | V-Zone | 3x 970, 2x 770(Rec), 2x 780 | 3x 280X, 2x Fury X, 2x 390X, 2x 290X, | YES @ Beegeek Galaxy CZONE | |
*Corsair | HX 1200i | CP-9020070-NA | 1200i | 1 x 100 = 1200 | Flextronics | Full | Platinum | Kitguru HEXUS | 3x 980Ti | YES @ Beegeek Galaxy CZONE | |
*Corsair | AX 1200i | CP-9020008-NA | 1200i | 1 x 100.4 = 1204 | Flextronics | Full | Platinum | JonnyGURU HardOCP | 4x 980(Ti), 3x 770, 3x 780(Ti) | 2x 390, 2x 290x, 2x 295X2 | YES @ Beegeek Galaxy CZONE |
Thermaltake | Toughpower XT | TPX-1275M | 1275 | 2 x 45 + 65 | CWT | Full | Platinum | TPU JonnyGURU | 4x 980(Ti), | 3x Fury X, 3x 390, 3x 290, 4x 280X, | YES @ Beegeek Galaxy CZONE |
Thermaltake | Toughpower XT | TP-1500M | 1500 | 4 x 30+30+50+50 | Enhance Electronics | Full | Silver | TPU | *4x 980(Ti), 4x 780(Ti) | 3x 290X, 3x 390X. 4x 390X (1700W) | YES @ Beegeek Galaxy CZONE |
Note:
- Above PSUs recommendations are based on Full System Wattage and not for Single Components.
- All The Power Supplies Recommended, considering there Availability in Pakistan
- FAQs are also updated in thread.
- You can ask Any sort of Question Reqarding PSU in this Thread
- Reviews and official Links are added, you can also Read them for yourself for better understanding.
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Frequent Asking Questions
1. How Much Power requires to Run My GAming Setup?
Ans. Well, the first and foremost concern that comes in every gamers who have a Gaming rig either High End or budget System. to Determine what amount of Power he need to run his system first you do know the components in your system like CPU, motherboard, Graphics Card, Ram, Rear Fans, Hard drives, SSD. all these components are consume a specific proportion of Power from Grid called Power Supply.
+12v Rail has major Power draw for components.(like Corsair RM 750 has single rail of +12v with ampere 62.5x12) 750W draws on +12v rail. so we have total Power draw for System would be 1200 wattage.
we Take an Example of a 4th Gen Gaming System.
Components | Wattage |
I7 4790K at stock | 110w max |
Cm V6GT 2xfans | 8w Max (4w Per Fan) |
GTX 980 at stock | 305w |
2x 4GB RAM | 8w (4w Per stick) |
4x 500GB Hard drives | 48W (12w Per HDD) |
1x SSD | 3w |
6x 120mm Cooling Fans | 18W (3w Per Fan) |
Total Wattage | 509W |
Currently System's Pulled Power is 509W
Further Headroom for Overclocking 650W is recommended.
Wattage reading taken from Web from Reviews. The only Access we have. While if anybody wants to take his own figures then Wattage Meter is required which somehow tells closely accurate Figures. Not 100% though.
2. How to Choose a Perfect or Flawless Power Supply
Ans. One of Most Frequent question asked many 100s times. But selecting or choosing PErfect PSU you should consider following elements.
- Watts
- Ampere on +12v Rail
- Build quality of PSU
- Connectors that your components Require i"e PCIe, CPU, hdd
- 80+ Efficiency Rating
3. How Do I Measure the Power Supply Voltages?
Ans. Measuring PSU voltages isn't any difficult or dangerous thing to do. infact We have many thrid Party Programs that are available over internet through which you can measure the voltages. But software isn't the ideal way to measure the voltages for accurate or 99% results. But We have limited options here, a good Multimeter can tell a better story about the Voltages and its stability.
Here are the official maximum and minimum Voltages reading.
+5VSB (Min: 4.75v Max: 5.25v)
+3.3V (Min: 3.14v Max: 3.47v)
+5V (Min: 4.75v Max: 5.25v)
+12V (Min: 11.4v Max: 12.6v)
But one Program among many can be very effective in showing some improve results not 99% accurate but somehow better than any other software.
AIDA64
4. Single Rail Vs. Multi-Rail +12V? Which is better?
Ans. Basically Rail is a source or line through which Multi-Rail born. +12v is a Singe Rail which is called SOURCE, through which Rails are Splits to several or few others which is called Multi-Rail. single Rail is very simple, one way to deliver power for each and every components no other layer for alternatives it is mentioned like +12V on PSU.
While Multi-Rail is being made for delivering power to components from more than one Rail. It shown on PSUs like this
12V1/18 12V2/18 12V3/18
Some components powering through one rail and some components from other rails it has been shown on PSU like PCIe connector should plug into 12V2 Port(second Rail).
Single Rail Drawback
Short Circuit .On a Very High end System you definitely have a high End Power supply like 1000W. On 1000W Delivering power to components through single rail can be dangerous if any short circuit happen it can Burn your whole PC down. But only in very unusual circumstances happens rare.
Multi-Rail Drawback
Equal Disbribution of Load. As i mentioned above the Rails segments, we can see seond Rail contain or allows 18 Amperage on !2V Rail, Means PCIe can get 216W Through its specified Rail but if in case GPU demands more than 216w, the psu will borrow amperage from other rails which is not so simple, can be an issue. equal division of Loads will a risky term too. it can get fluctuate for time.
But Multi-Rail has bit better in sense it has better OCP, it provides an Extra Layer of Protection in case of Short Circuit. It shutdown to save the other rails through OCP feature before it damage the whole PC. Multi-Rail does not effect on performance, but Possibly much better in OCP for over 1000W PSUs. But No Impact on PErformance and overclockability.
CORSIAR is well known and Quality Brand out There, they are still using one Single Rail for there Power Suppy Units for non stop power. On the other hand ANTEC, an old company, producing power supplies from many years still preferring Multi-Rail Power System on there PSUs.
5. Modular or Semi or Non-Modular? which is more worthyh?
Ans. Well, all three Segments of Power supply have there own features, Pros n cons. These days Power supplies are coming with either Fully modular design or semi modular. Fully modular deisgn based psus are mostly in high end or with large capacity i:e 1000w PSU and above.
Modular PSU
+Extremely Precise
+High Quality
+Better Cable Management
+Continuous Airflow
+No Mess
- Expensive
Non Modular
+ Less Expensive
- Cable management's a nigtmare
- low capacity PSU
- Disturb Airflow
These days in Pakistani market, PSUs are available in either full Modular or Semi modular design. so For high end Gamers we have clear option to go with Full Modular.And of course they are worth spending few extra cash. Non modular became irrelevant due to non available or build.
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