Power Supply Suggestions

[Circe]

Hi guys,
I have no experience in the field and I know 0 about computers, I need some help to make a choice, I put together a computer with some help a few years ago. Now I need to change the power supply that died last week. The one i would like to get is the RM750 W ATX12V v2.31 and EPS 2.92. corsair.. is it compatible with P6T Deluxe?

[c_hegge]

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Moved from Introductions thread. This kind of question doesn't belong there.

To answer your question, yes, the RM750 is compatible, as is every other power supply on the market. However, I wouldn't recommend that unit. It uses junk caps and runs quite hot, so it will probably have a very short life. unless you're using two Graphics Cards, then you don't need 750W. A Seasonic G-550 would, in all likelihood, be more than enough.

[Circe]

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Thank you so much c.. Is the 550 enough for long hours of editing? That's what I'll mostly do..

[Kiriakos GR]

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Regarding video editing and hard drive activity all PSU can handle that.

But beware to shown big spender when buying RAM of some quality, so to avoid unexpected crashes which would remove the laugh of your face.

[c_hegge]

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^ We are talking about an already built PC that just needs the PSU replaced. There's no need to buy new RAM

Back on topic, The wattage you need will depend on what graphics card you have and how many you have. If you have one high-end graphics card, then a decent 550W will be fine regardless of your usage. If it's a low to mid range card, then you won't even need that.

[Circe]

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Thank so much! I have only one evga gtx and I think 12gb of memory corsair... You guys think that the one I had died because 750w was too much for my need? It lasted 4 years thou.
Last time I was putting together my pc I also got stuck on the power supply!.. Do you know a good, reliable and silent one?

[c_hegge]

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No, it wouldn't have died because of being overkill. It's just that it's a waste of money. What brand/model was it?

As for a replacement, I would suggest going with something from Seasonic, as they are probably the best of the retail brands. The two I'd suggest are the S12II 520W or the G-550. The G-550 is more efficient (meaning that it wastes slightly less power) and is modular (meaning some of the unused cables can be detached). Both are very good quality units.

You can get them both from newegg in the US

S12II - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817151094
G-550 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817151119

[Circe]

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It was a thermaltake toughpower 750w. A thousand thanks for your help

[c_hegge]

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No problems.

If you old one was the Toughpower 750W model I'm thinking of, then it probably got bad caps. I've seen it happen to one (also around 3 or 4 years old).

[brethin]

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Regarding video editing and hard drive activity all PSU can handle that.

But beware to shown big spender when buying RAM of some quality, so to avoid unexpected crashes which would remove the laugh of your face.

This was a useless reply. Gibberish broken English that makes no sense and not helpful at all. Did you even read what he posted?

I agree with c_hegge a 550w should be plenty if you even need that much.

I would go with the first one he listed, the:

S12II - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817151094

[ratdude747]

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Something else to note... to the OP, don't trash the old PSU. Looking at some teardown reviews, it's a rebadged CWT... while notorious for bad caps, they (usually) make otherwise solid units and if you don't want to fix it, somebody around here might want to buy it to recap and use. You won't get the full price a used unit would go for, but IMHO anything well built, particularity 500W and up, even with bad caps is worth something... having bought/been gifted quite a few PSU's like that, given good soldering, the recapped PSUs are actually better (good caps will last longer) and I know I'm not alone (there are quite a few PSU experts around here who do it too and probably do a better job )

Heck, (cheesy slide-in ahead) I've actually been keeping an eye out for a 700W+ PSU to fix and upgrade my current rig (twin operon workstation with twin GPU's SLI'd)... it's current one is a 600W seasonic; I may want to put newer GPUs in it which would require a beefier PSU.