PSU gone, suggestion needed

[FUEL2009]

Yeah, I was wrong, you definitely should go for the 600W. (If you DO plan to get 'THE GTX 780' )

Sorry i didnt read your clarification.

 

[hamidkhatri]

@Generall @FUEL2009 but bros i am not going to buy 780 not even in my dreams , matlab i am not a enthusiast gamer, just a casual gamer, and if, in sometimes my gtx660 got bad, i would go for a 20-25k range gpu, in that case maximum gtx670 (170w @stock) or 760 (170w @stock) will be my choice (in used off course).

I have calculated my total power requirements from various power calculator sites, and by adding 2 HDDs, 2 rams, 2 fans, 2 usb devices, 1 dvd-rw, i5 2310 (95w), and gtx660 (150w), my total min requirement is 346w, and if a gtx670 is added, 396w accroding to MSI power supply calculator here
MSI Global – Power Supply Calculator

in my current situation, its 316w wid 1 ram and 1 hdd and wid gtx660.

so I am still at a safe margin if i upgrade to extra hdd, ram and gtx670. a roughly 400w min is required.

And in case of gtx680/770/780, yes i need a 600watt which is recommended by Nvidia itself. I am not getting these cards in future unless someone Gives me as a GIFT

my concern is not only to save bucks but also electricity, and to be able to run PC on Generator. :tv:

 

[hamidkhatri]

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pls guyz look into my last post and advice accordingly.

 

[FUEL2009]

Psu requirement for both the stock 670gtx & 760gtx is 500watt with 30 amps, most brands like gigabyte etc release overclocked versions of these cards, if you take my advise buy atleast an 80plus 550watt psu of a reputed brand.

 

[Generall]

Even though you're perfectly safe with the Tauro 500W, but as you yourself said about the remote possibility of a high end card being gifted to you, let's keep the hopes alive and go for the 600W. The amount of electricity drawn isn't proportional to the Wattage of the PSU, it's linked to the efficiency and the load. So, you may run your setup with either a 500W or a 1500W, but in both circumstances, the amount of power drawn will be similar. Although the 500W would be the efficient one as I've said before that PSUs are at their max efficiency, when half of their rated power is being drawn. But with 80+ units, it is a requirement for the efficiency to remain above 80% so you're ok. Then again, what the heck just go with the Tauro 600W.

 

[Dark Sith]

Salam.. and Jashn-e-Aazadi Mubarak..(bow)

Bros atlast my psu silverstone zeus 650w has passed away from this world :crying: it has stopped working, i have just checked my system with another PSU, so diagnosis has been done my psu is at fault.

now I want to ask, can i get it repaired..? no matter for a short time?

and 2ndly which new PSU should I buy..?


my system specs are

- core i5 2310
- gigabyte b75m-d3h
- 4gb single stick (may upgrade to 2x4gb)
- 2tb segate Hdd (may get another hdd, either ssd or smaller hdd for OS only)
- Sony DVD writer
- MSI gtx660 2gb

since I dont intend to upgrade my GPU in near future and this gpu gtx660 only consumes +/-150watts, so suggest according to my needs.

one of my frd suggested me Xigmatek Tauro 600watt with 36ampere at Single rail, from IMX
Xigmatek Tauro 600W 230V Power Supply 80+ Bronze Certified

but what if i get Xigmatek Tauro 500watt with 32amperes, from IMX and save 1300rs?
Xigmatek Tauro 500W 230V Power Supply

since i am not going to get another gpu for SLI, nor want to upgrade this gpu in near future.
so kindly suggest me which is best for my current needs.
Thanks

honorable mentions :wink2: @Voodoo @Baghi @haroonshaikh @Cerberus @zafarabbas @LeGenD123 @mazkraven @FUEL2009 @Generall

emm the xigmatic psu are quite good this time around thre 700watt model and 800 model is top notch ---it aint bad in anyway ..

gtx 760 and if ur rest of the specs are the same a 600 watt xigmatic is more then enough --but why not get some head room - maybe later u decide to get 2 gpus --

a 600watt branded psu from corsair would be enough as well but i suggest head room - get the 700watt xigmatic modelk --

 

[hamidkhatri]

but as you yourself said about the remote possibility of a high end card being gifted to you

lol..

well lets see what others have to say.


Sent from my LG-E720

 

[ShahJahan572]

Why aren't you buying from karachi??? you could buy corsair vs 550w for 5900 rs. or vs 650 for 6900 rs which is 100 rs more than tauro 600 from czone.net

 

[fakeprince]

My advise is to buy atleast an 80plus 600watt psu of a reputed brand like xigmatek from imx or corsair

 

[hamidkhatri]

Why aren't you buying from karachi??? you could buy corsair vs 550w for 5900 rs. or vs 650 for 6900 rs which is 100 rs more than tauro 600 from czone.net

coz imx is providing 2yrs warranty on it.
and corsair vs650 or 550 are not 80plus.

Sent from my LG-E720

 

[haroonshaikh]

500 watts is sufficient for 670/660ti and even 760.. I used my 7950 on a crappy 460 watts CM PSU for about a whole week..
But switching from 600 to 500 watts will NOT SAVE ELECTRICITY.

An 80% efficient PSU means it is capable of delivering a constant 80% of its declared power, for eg 500 watts PSU will continously give 400 watts. This is a measure of efficiency, under no circumstances the electrical consumption would increase if you buy a bigger PSU.

 

[Cerberus]

[MENTION=35465]hamidkhatri[/MENTION]
600w is not going to consume more electricity than 500w unit if specs of rig are same

 

[Murshad]

Xigmatek Tauro 600w... No other PSU in this price range and efficiency...

just go for it

 

[kamran saeed]

buy xigmatek 600 watts if u can but 500 watts can also work for you just a small difference is price s if u can afford that difference go for 600 watts

 

[ShahJahan572]

coz imx is providing 2yrs warranty on it.
and corsair vs650 or 550 are not 80plus.

Sent from my LG-E720

okay then,I too think that you should buy 600w tauro but if you are sure that you won't upgrade the gpu in the near future than buy the 500w,you'll have no problem whatsoever.

 

[Baghi]

I don't get it, do you plan to upgrade your GPU in the near future? If so, get the 600W unit if not then I don't see why'd you waste your money on something you don't or won't need.

80 Plus ratings don't mean much to be honest. You should look for quality and not the quantity, high temperature rated PSU and which is not restricted to 230v AC.

 

[hamidkhatri]

ordered Xigmatec Tauro 600w from Imx Alhamdulillah.

Sent from my LG-E720

 

[FUEL2009]

^Smart choice, best of luck.

 

[hamidkhatri]

got Xigmatek Tauro 600w from iamextreme

Thanks everyone for ur valuable suggestions.

Mods may close the thread.

 

[Photographer]

500 watts is sufficient for 670/660ti and even 760.. I used my 7950 on a crappy 460 watts CM PSU for about a whole week..
But switching from 600 to 500 watts will NOT SAVE ELECTRICITY.

An 80% efficient PSU means it is capable of delivering a constant 80% of its declared power, for eg 500 watts PSU will continously give 400 watts. This is a measure of efficiency, under no circumstances the electrical consumption would increase if you buy a bigger PSU.

that is where u are wrong mate. 80+ efficiency means that the PSU will pull more power from the socket than its supplying to the PC. if the PC pulls 300W from the PSU. then the PSu will pull 360W from the socket (i.e inpututput). that extra 60W is wasted as heat. and a PC will pull only the power it needs. a 600W PSU will not pull 600W from the socket all the time. it will only pull the amount needed by the PC which would be around 100W at idle and 300-400w at load

source:
80 Plus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://www.techpowerup.com/forums/showthread.php?t=129456

The efficiency of a computer power supply is its output power divided by its input power. The remaining power is converted into heat. For instance, a 600-watt power supply with 60% efficiency running at full load would draw 1000 W from the mains and would therefore waste 400 W as heat. On the other hand a 600-watt power supply with 80% efficiency running at full load would draw 750 W from the mains and would therefore waste only 150 W as heat.