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PSU for I5 and RX590

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Chippyz

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System Specs
System Name Ok
Processor Ryzen 7 2700X
Motherboard MSI B450 Tomahawk Max
Memory 16GB HyperX 3200 MHz
Storage Intel 545s 512GB SSD, WD HD 1TB
Display(s) Philips 226e9qhab
Case Cooler Master K380
Power Supply SeaSonic Focus Plus Platinum 750W
Software Windows 10
My current PSU, Thermaltake 630 watts seems to be failing on my GPU under heavy load. I need a new PSU but there are not many options in my country.
I would spend up to 120$ but keep in mind stuff in my country might be 10-30$ more than prices on Amazon/Newegg.

Also are these any good:
FSP HYDRO G 750
Seasonic Focus Plus 650 Gold SSR-650FX

Or should I get something else?
EDIT: Forgot to mention there are no Corsairs,Evgas,XFX here
 
Chippyz said:
My current PSU, Thermaltake 630 watts seems to be failing on my GPU under heavy load. I need a new PSU but there are not many options in my country.
I would spend up to 120$ but keep in mind stuff in my country might be 10-30$ more than prices on Amazon/Newegg.

Also are these any good:
FSP HYDRO G 750
Seasonic Focus Plus 650 Gold SSR-650FX

Or should I get something else?
EDIT: Forgot to mention there are no Corsairs,Evgas,XFX here
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I recently bought FSP Hyper S 700W(80+) and so far works perfectly fine....I believe that it comes with 5 years warranty....also Seasonic made GREAT PSU so what ever you choose between this two should be a good choice...Here this PSU tier list might help...GL
 
Chippyz said:
Seasonic Focus Plus 650 Gold SSR-650
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Get this.
I own 3 focus+ psu's, they have a 10 year warranty, are fully modular, have a powerful +12V rail, & a 140mm fan, but are aomehow slightly smaller than the atx standard psu size.

Here in the US, the 750 & 850watt units are sometimes cheaper than the 650, you might wanna check if its the same for you
 
jboydgolfer said:
Get this.
I own 3 focus+ psu's, they have a 10 year warranty, are fully modular, have a powerful +12V rail, & a 140mm fan, but are aomehow slightly smaller than the atx standard psu size.

Here in the US, the 750 & 850watt units are sometimes cheaper than the 650, you might wanna check if its the same for you
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650w one is 125$ and 750w is 145$
and that fsp is 120$
 
Chippyz said:
My current PSU, Thermaltake 630 watts seems to be failing on my GPU under heavy load. I need a new PSU but there are not many options in my country.
I would spend up to 120$ but keep in mind stuff in my country might be 10-30$ more than prices on Amazon/Newegg.

Also are these any good:
FSP HYDRO G 750
Seasonic Focus Plus 650 Gold SSR-650FX

Or should I get something else?
EDIT: Forgot to mention there are no Corsairs,Evgas,XFX here
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No to FSP.

Seasonic-Yes
 
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Seasonic
 
Just did, most likely.
 
FSP Hydro G is an excellent PSU. I have one and I am very satisfied with it.

I recommend FSP Hydro G 650W, because 750W will be an overkill for a single GPU and mainstream CPU. The point is that FSP Hydro G 650W delivers actual 650W, while your Thermaltake most likely delivers 560-570W. Even so, 560W or 570W is enough for an i5 and RX590, meaning that something is likely wrong with your PSU.

Anyway, here are complete reviews of FSP Hydro G 650W:
1. https://www.hardocp.com/article/2016/04/14/fsp_hydro_g_650w_power_supply_review/
2. https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fsp-hydro-g-650-power-supply,4462.html
 
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Chippyz said:
I just found out about this and makes me a bit worried
https://www.techpowerup.com/249838/seasonic-focus-plus-psus-encounter-gpu-compatibility-issues
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If you read the article thoroughly you will see it is only for models of January 2018 or older it has been 11 months since those particular power supplies with the problem we're out. I'm pretty sure those models were exhausted so most likely you will get a model that is right around June or July at the oldest.

And just so you know the rma department for Seasonic is one of the top notch ones, so they back their psus. I have no idea about fsp, if you only want to save a difference of $5 and no guarantee of fsp's warranty, be my guest, you would be foolish to make such a move. $5 is not enough to justify not going with quality...
 
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Komshija said:
FSP Hydro G is an excellent PSU. I have one and I am very satisfied with it.

I recommend FSP Hydro G 650W, because 750W will be an overkill for a single GPU and mainstream CPU. The point is that FSP Hydro G 650W delivers actual 650W, while your Thermaltake most likely delivers 560-570W. Even so, 560W or 570W is enough for an i5 and RX590, meaning that something is likely wrong with your PSU.

Anyway, here are complete reviews of FSP Hydro G 650W:
1. https://www.hardocp.com/article/2016/04/14/fsp_hydro_g_650w_power_supply_review/
2. https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/fsp-hydro-g-650-power-supply,4462.html
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I agree.
The Fsp is a good Psu ,so is the seasonic but i read of its issues too so I'd say Fsp.
 
eidairaman1 said:
Re-read my statement above.
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Yes my friend, i see your point, im of the opinion Fsp hydro Gs got good reviews and its higher watted and cheaper, neither is that bad a choice imho.

Err i meant both Are Good choices , didn't mean to neg slant either just Fsp hydro especially are not as well known as seasonic but not a bad Psu.
 
eidairaman1 said:
If you read the article thoroughly you will see it is only for models of January 2018 or older it has been 11 months since those particular power supplies with the problem we're out. I'm pretty sure those models were exhausted so most likely you will get a model that is right around June or July at the oldest.

And just so you know the rma department for Seasonic is one of the top notch ones, so they back their psus. I have no idea about fsp, if you only want to save a difference of $5 and no guarantee of fsp's warranty, be my guest, you would be foolish to make such a move. $5 is not enough to justify not going with quality...
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The problem here is that the store's suppliers decide about the warranty.

Also what about this one
Seasonic Focus Plus 750W Platinum
 
Chippyz said:
The problem here is that the store's suppliers decide about the warranty.

Also what about this one
Seasonic Focus Plus 750W Platinum
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Sit's better with my soul personally ,seasonic and plenty Watt's.
 
Chippyz said:
The problem here is that the store's suppliers decide about the warranty.

Also what about this one
Seasonic Focus Plus 750W Platinum
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Card makers have been calling for 750W, that has been since the R9 290, 750W recommended is a generic PSU though. Im sure a high quality 650 will work fine in dandy. Your choice though, sometimes you can find the 750 watt units on sale.

Chippyz said:
The problem here is that the store's suppliers decide about the warranty.

Also what about this one
Seasonic Focus Plus 750W Platinum
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What country are you in?
 
Chippyz said:
The problem here is that the store's suppliers decide about the warranty.

Also what about this one
Seasonic Focus Plus 750W Platinum
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Overkill.

Anything beyond 80 Plus Gold is completely unnecessary even for the advanced users, unless you are running a 10.000+ € mining machine.

Seasonic is a good PSU, but they had a lot of issues with annoying coil whine. FSP has none of these and their units are usually cheaper than Seasonic's in the same class. Cheaper in this case doesn't mean worse. Most quality PSU's rated 80 Plus Gold like FSP, Be Quiet, Cooler Master, Enermax, Corsair, Seasonic and the even most expensive of them (also statistically with the highest return rates) EVGA. There is a chance that even top rated PSU's Like FSP Aurum 92+, Seasonic Prime Ultra Titanium might come with some kind of problems. Such factory defects will be covered by warranty and in most cases replaced with another unit.
 
Oops didnt catch it saying platinum, go for gold
 
Komshija said:
Overkill.

Anything beyond 80 Plus Gold is completely unnecessary even for the advanced users, unless you are running a 10.000+ € mining machine.

Seasonic is a good PSU, but they had a lot of issues with annoying coil whine. FSP has none of these and their units are usually cheaper than Seasonic's in the same class. Cheaper in this case doesn't mean worse. Most quality PSU's rated 80 Plus Gold like FSP, Be Quiet, Cooler Master, Enermax, Corsair, Seasonic and the even most expensive of them (also statistically with the highest return rates) EVGA. There is a chance that even top rated PSU's Like FSP Aurum 92+, Seasonic Prime Ultra Titanium might come with some kind of problems. Such factory defects will be covered by warranty and in most cases replaced with another unit.
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eidairaman1 said:
Oops didnt catch it saying platinum, go for gold
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The platinum is like 3$ more than the gold one soo.
Also, I'm from Serbia and still I'm not sure what to get, I would get the FSP but I heard people saying that it's a bit louder.
Seasonic having coil whine. So i'm not sure
 
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