Cooler Master power supply?

[briscoe]

Im using a Cooler Master 700 watt but never see it mentioned on here as advice. Did I make a bad purchase?

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[BoomerD]

Coolermaster uses a variety of OEM's to build their PSU's. Some are fairly good...others, not so good.
Which model do you have?

They're USUALLY not of the "OMG! My power supply killed my motherboard and video card!" variety...but not the most reliable either.

 

[briscoe]

Cooler Master eXtreme Power Plus 700-Watt Power Supply (RS700-PCAAE3-US)

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...00_i00_details

 

[BoomerD]

That's a "Seventeam" build. Not horrible...but not great.

if it's brand new, check into RMA'ing it and buying a Seasonic built power supply.

If not, use it. It's not likely to kill your components...but personally, I wouldn't try to push it to its max either.

 

[briscoe]

Right now I'm just using the Intel 3000 on my 2600k CPU, no overclocking, using 16GB RAM, 1SSD and 1 7200 HDD.

I plan to get a EVGA 560 Superclocked, so before I do you all think it would be a good choice to get another brand PSU, I'd like to stay at 700 watt unless you all think that's just not enough.

 

[theAnimal]

Right now I'm just using the Intel 3000 on my 2600k CPU, no overclocking, using 16GB RAM, 1SSD and 1 7200 HDD.

I plan to get a EVGA 560 Superclocked, so before I do you all think it would be a good choice to get another brand PSU, I'd like to stay at 700 watt unless you all think that's just not enough.

700W is way more than you need, even 500W would be plenty.

 

[General Kenobi]

700W is way more than you need, even 500W would be plenty.

That's not exactly true. You'd need to look at the +12V rail and see what wattage it's rated at. According to the advice that I got here (thanks lehtv), 480W on the +12V rail would be ideal for a GTX 560 Ti, so a superclocked 560 would be fine with that as well.

With that taken into consideration, you could go for a quality 600W PSU. There will be some capacitor aging depending on how long you're planning to use the PSU, so the rated wattage will slowly drop over time (1+ years). And if you ever want to OC the CPU, go for a good PSU now instead of later.

In addition to Seasonic PSUs mentioned by BoomerD, the Corsair HX series and the Antec EarthWatts Green series are good if you're looking for brand recommendations.

 

[theAnimal]

That's not exactly true.

Assuming good quality PSU of course, even 400W would be fine since the OP is not overclocking so the system will use less than 300W.

 

[General Kenobi]

Assuming good quality PSU of course, even 400W would be fine since the OP is not overclocking so the system will use less than 300W.

The problem is that we don't know what PSU he's going for, so you can't just assume it's a really good one. And a 400W PSU for that system isn't fine when you're not calculating the maximum required wattage for 90% system load and 90% CPU TDP, which is recommended. And you're not adding a buffer to compensate for capacitor aging either, which is also recommended.

 

[briscoe]

ok you're both talking way over my head so saying it in dummy terms, will this 700 watt be ok if I don't overclock and add on a 560 and a few case fans?

 

[BoomerD]

ok you're both talking way over my head so saying it in dummy terms, will this 700 watt be ok if I don't overclock and add on a 560 and a few case fans?

Yes. That Coolermaster will be sufficient for your build plus an EVGA 560 Superclocked GPU The spec sheet says a 450 watt PSU is recommended.

 

[General Kenobi]

ok you're both talking way over my head so saying it in dummy terms, will this 700 watt be ok if I don't overclock and add on a 560 and a few case fans?

Yes, it will be enough with plenty of room to spare. Seasonic, Corsair, and Antec have PSUs with better build quality though.

 

[theAnimal]

The problem is that we don't know what PSU he's going for, so you can't just assume it's a really good one. And a 400W PSU for that system isn't fine when you're not calculating the maximum required wattage for 90% system load and 90% CPU TDP, which is recommended. And you're not adding a buffer to compensate for capacitor aging either, which is also recommended.

But I did say good quality. If it's not then all bets are off, although Coolermaster is certainly not crap. The system will use less than 300W at 100% so I'm not sure what 90% matters. Losing a few percent to capacitor aging is also not a big deal.

 

[TemjinGold]

Let's make this simple.

OP: Your PSU is fine for your needs. It will not go boom. If you were buying today, we would not recommend you buy this one but it isn't terrible so since you already bought it, just use it and save your money.

 

[Kristijonas]

Is this good? Watts doesn't matter, I just need something really reliable, quiet and solid. http://www.skytech.lt/cooler-master...eps-291-silent-fluid-dynamic-bea-p-78432.html

Please no "just take Corsair (etc)" replies.

 

[TemjinGold]

Just take Antec/Seasonic then.