Need Help Choosing a PSU

LSinnerator on 11/12/2020 - 17:24
Last edited 17/12/2020 - 16:28 by 1 other user

You know when you have so much information running around inside your head that you can't make a decision? yeah, that!

I need help choosing a quality PSU, budget around ~$120 and ~600Watts

I am slowly putting together a new budget build, allrounder+TV+movies+gaming.

I already have: i5 10400F + 16Gb Ram + H410m HDV/M2 + GTX 1060 + 3TB HDD
I need to get: nvme ssd + Case + PSU
Early-mid 2021, I will upgrade the GPU to maybe RTX3070 or similar

So, after reading many reviews, posts, and Tier lists I decided to buy an XBOX still can't choose a PSU.
Some posts/reviews says a particular PSU is good others say it's not so good:
Possible PSU's include:
Be Quiet Pure Power 11 600W
Evga GD 600W Gold
SilverStone 650W Strider 80+ Gold Power Supply (ST65F-GS V1.1)

If anyone here can give me suggestions I would appreciate it, please include technical reasons for your choice if you can.
Thanks.

(Thanks Mod for ruining the Analysis Paralysis Joke)

edit: Finally went with a Bitfenix Whisper 650W Gold for $119 (online then pickup) from Mwave. This psu appears to be tier 1 AND it's got a 7 year Warranty.

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  Switchblade88 on 11/12/2020 - 17:29

  I got a CoolerMaster MWE Gold 650W modular. Cause it was cheap with an eBay 20% off code.

  I will say that it is nice and quiet compared to the 'Aywun' generic one it was replacing, so that's nice… I really didn't need it modular though as I think I used every single cable anyway.

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    Sinnerator on 11/12/2020 - 17:31

    I was chatting to a sales guy at Umart today, and he said that specific model had plenty of RMA's, so I took it off my list. Thanks for your suggestion though.

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  [Deactivated] on 11/12/2020 - 19:07

  -2

  RTX3070

  Dont think a 550-650w psu will work

  I need help choosing a quality PSU, budget around ~$120 and ~600Watts

  Anything 550-650w thats at least bronze rated and MODULAR, will do fine

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    rocketrocket on 11/12/2020 - 19:34

    -2

    https://youtu.be/Bdohv96uGLw?t=325

    This video shows a RTX 3080 and a i9-10900k OC working fine using a 600W PSU.

    An i5-10400F with a RTX3070 will be fine

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      [Deactivated] on 11/12/2020 - 21:41

      -3

      This video shows a RTX 3080 and a i9-10900k OC working fine using a 600W PSU.

      "FWIW. I tried the 600w Corsair gold on a 10900k stock with the 3080 FE. 2x16gb. 2 x 2tb nvme. Constantly shut down in aida64."

      🙄

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    Sinnerator on 11/12/2020 - 19:37

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/584484
    Dell can do it at 500W with an overclockable i7.
    Thanks for you help tho.

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  garetz on 11/12/2020 - 19:09

  Out of those 3, i would get the Be Quiet Pure Power 11 600W

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    Sinnerator on 11/12/2020 - 19:39

    Honestly curious as to your reasoning on this. I am trying to increase my knowledge of PSUs.

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      garetz on 11/12/2020 - 19:59

      look at reviews for specific models and overall consensus for particular brands.

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  MagicMushroom on 11/12/2020 - 19:34

  For RTX3070, I would look for 750w PSU. 600W can do the job but might be noisy.

  Here's PSU tier list if you haven't considered looking at one. https://linustechtips.com/topic/1116640-psucultists-psu-tier…
  Anything is Tier A and B is good, Tier D and E avoid at all cost.

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    Trance N Dance on 11/12/2020 - 20:37

    If you're gaming and using headphones, shouldn't be a problem unless you're worried about other people in the room. At high GPU load to draw that much power the fans on the GPU would probably be a bigger concern.