750W for the same price as 650W: should I get it?

[Moidave]

Hi, I am building a new PC and am being extra careful with the PSU. Living in Japan, I am trying to find PSU which has review in English and found the FSP 650 W for around 60$. The 750W being only 5$ more, any reasons for me NOT to get it?

BTW, I will have a core i5 4690 and sapphire 290 tri x base.

Thanks

 

[Ryanrenesis]

Do they have the Rosewill Capstone 650W available in Japan? It seems like the Rosewill Capstone series is the best price/performance PSU out right now in North America.

If it's just between those two PSUs, I'd spend $5 for the 750W.

 

[lehtv]

Depends on the exact model. FSP has several 650W and 750W models.

 

[papapapapapapapababy]

you cant go wrong with fps, i have a zalman psu made by forton and its still going strong. go 4 the 650W unlees u plan something silly like 4x crossfire...

 

[lehtv]

you cant go wrong with fps, i have a zalman psu made by forton and its still going strong. go 4 the 650W unlees u plan something silly like 4x crossfire...

A 750W unit can't handle 4x crossfire :\. It's a perfectly sensible choice for most dual GPU setups, especially when overclocking.

 

[papapapapapapapababy]

A 750W unit can't handle 4x crossfire :\. It's a perfectly sensible choice for most dual GPU setups, especially when overclocking.

not really, it depends of the videocard. ( lol sensible and crossfire in the same sentence) hes talking about a i5 4690 and sapphire 290 so 650w its ok, regarding crossfire, sli, etc... I can't handle sillines

 

[lehtv]

not really, it depends of the videocard.

Yes really. I specified --> most <-- dual GPU setups. Not all. 750W is perfectly sensible for dual GPU with any cards that need two PCIe connectors per card, because most 650W units don't even have four PCIe plugs. Any card that uses at least 140W will need two connectors, and that's being generous.

( lol sensible and crossfire in the same sentence)

In case you missed it, I was not saying crossfire is sensible.

hes talking about a i5 4690 and sapphire 290 so 650w its ok, regarding crossfire, sli, etc... I can't handle sillines

R9 290 Crossfire can draw 500W no problem. This is definitely squarely in the 750W+ territory as far as PSU choice goes. A high quality 650W unit would probably handle it fine, but 750W is the sensible choice. In this particular case, we don't even know what the FSP 650W unit's model is, there's a possibility it lacks the necessary connectors to run R9 290 Crossfire without adapters.

If the OP doesn't want/need the headroom for another R9 290, then the 650W unit is fine.

If you can't handle the silliness, then why do you insist on making silly posts?

 

[Moidave]

Thanks.i have been reading reviews of the the PSU and it says the efficiency is great but the voltage is not stable.

http://m.hardocp.com/article/2013/01/03/fsp_raider_750w_power_supply_review#.VGp4PYjXerU

 

[lehtv]

Oh, it's the Raider. The only other 750W FSP unit I know of is an Aurum CM 750W, the Aurums are considered good quality units.

What model is the 650W one?

 

[papapapapapapapababy]

Yes really. I specified --> most <-- dual GPU setups. Not all. 750W is perfectly sensible for dual GPU with any cards that need two PCIe connectors per card, because most 650W units don't even have four PCIe plugs. Any card that uses at least 140W will need two connectors, and that's being generous.

In case you missed it, I was not saying crossfire is sensible.



R9 290 Crossfire can draw 500W no problem. This is definitely squarely in the 750W+ territory as far as PSU choice goes. A high quality 650W unit would probably handle it fine, but 750W is the sensible choice. In this particular case, we don't even know what the FSP 650W unit's model is, there's a possibility it lacks the necessary connectors to run R9 290 Crossfire without adapters.

If the OP doesn't want/need the headroom for another R9 290, then the 650W unit is fine.

If you can't handle the silliness, then why do you insist on making silly posts?

Crossfire , Crossfire , Crossfire , jesus you sound like a boken record. eiter psu should be fine, ( read the first post no crossfire bs mentioned) for a mere 5 bucks i would choose de 750w unit, but personaly ill go for anoter vidocard @ nvidia solution, do not like the load power consumption of any amd card, ex the ( 290) or their bloated radeon drivers...

 

[meeshu]

Hi, I am building a new PC and am being extra careful with the PSU. Living in Japan, I am trying to find PSU which has review in English and found the FSP 650 W for around 60$. The 750W being only 5$ more, any reasons for me NOT to get it?

BTW, I will have a core i5 4690 and sapphire 290 tri x base.

Thanks

Thanks.i have been reading reviews of the the PSU and it says the efficiency is great but the voltage is not stable.

http://m.hardocp.com/article/2013/01/03/fsp_raider_750w_power_supply_review#.VGp4PYjXerU

The FSP Raider 750W PSU is not really recommended as there are concerns about it's (long term) reliability. It's outputs are unstable with moderately high ripple/noise which is not good for components.

If the 650W unit of interest is the Raider model as well, then it is not really recommended either (due to long term reliability concerns, slightly unstable outputs, and relatively high ripple/noise).

The Raider series of PSU's would be considered "mid range"; they are not the worst PSU's available, but they are not the best either.

If possible, suggest looking at other PSU's instead such as SeaSonic, Corsair, XFX, EVGA brands, or look at other FSP models, such as the Aurum series.

 

[lehtv]

Crossfire , Crossfire , Crossfire , jesus you sound like a boken record. eiter psu should be fine, ( read the first post no crossfire bs mentioned) for a mere 5 bucks i would choose de 750w unit, but personaly ill go for anoter vidocard @ nvidia solution, do not like the load power consumption of any amd card, ex the ( 290) or their bloated radeon drivers...

You brought up the crossfire issue, not me. You said "go 4 the 650W unlees u plan something silly like 4x crossfire...", essentially implying that the 750W unit would handle quad crossfire. I'm only responding to that bit of misinformation.

Also, this is not a thread about which video card to get, why do you bring up NVIDIA vs AMD here? I can't even.

 

[Moidave]

The FSP Raider 750W PSU is not really recommended as there are concerns about it's (long term) reliability. It's outputs are unstable with moderately high ripple/noise which is not good for components.

If the 650W unit of interest is the Raider model as well, then it is not really recommended either (due to long term reliability concerns, slightly unstable outputs, and relatively high ripple/noise).

The Raider series of PSU's would be considered "mid range"; they are not the worst PSU's available, but they are not the best either.

If possible, suggest looking at other PSU's instead such as SeaSonic, Corsair, XFX, EVGA brands, or look at other FSP models, such as the Aurum series.

Thanks. I was so excited at first! Also since the gpu i was eyeing is now sold out, i am going to wait for the next round of sales and also try to find a better psu.

 

[Ryanrenesis]

Wait for the GTX960 to come out, I bet you prices on AMD cards will tank again when the 960 releases in Q1 2015.

It'll also be interesting to see how the 960 stacks up to the R9 290.

 

[Moidave]

Wait for the GTX960 to come out, I bet you prices on AMD cards will tank again when the 960 releases in Q1 2015.

It'll also be interesting to see how the 960 stacks up to the R9 290.

I am not in a rush indeed, so I will probably for for the next big sale or release of new models. Actually the GTX 970 is not too far away from my budget.

 

[papapapapapapapababy]

and if u dont mind wait for the coil free version.... i would love a GeForce GTX 980M 4 pc, dont even need a gtx 970