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PSU advice

Celtic Tiger · 2015-06-23 15:08:09

Hey guys, So my PSU has packed in after 9 years. I was planning on doing a new build after the summer when I have more money but i m going to have to start now. I'm looking for a PSU that will run my old build and which I can use for a new build in a few months is there anything comparability wise I need to watch out for?…

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23-06-2015 4:08pm

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Celtic Tiger

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Hey guys,

So my PSU has packed in after 9 years. I was planning on doing a new build after the summer when I have more money but i m going to have to start now.

I'm looking for a PSU that will run my old build and which I can use for a new build in a few months is there anything comparability wise I need to watch out for? The current mobo I put in about 6 years ago.

My old PSU was 400w which seems a bit low for builds these days, any recommendations? When I do make a new build it will be for about €800 so a PSU that would fit that.

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#2 23-06-2015 4:12pm
Digital Solitude

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500w is enough for the likes of an R9 290x or GTX 970 which is what you'd be looking at for that money

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#3 23-06-2015 6:28pm
Ant695

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I personally like the corsair cx series because its modular which is handy for cable management since you don't have unused cables to find a place for.

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