Reddit mentions of Seasonic G Series 550 SSR-550RM 550W 80+ Gold ATX12V & EPS12V Semi-Modular SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 105 °C Japanese Capacitor 5 Year Warranty Power Supply

Specifically was looking at the Seasonic G Series 550W

I may go with one of the models mention by the other commenter in this thread though.

Can't go wrong with this guy.

Just make sure your case is able to fit ATX sized power supplies. Post a picture of the inside of your computer if you're not sure.

Okay. You basically picked the best parts of every category, apart from the ram, and put them in a build. That does not make the build bad, it just makes it complete overkill. With the exception of overwatch, to reach 100 FPS there in best settings the GTX 1070 is not wrong, see http://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/2200-overwatch-gpu-benchmark-and-fps-tests. But if you play that on low as well you should get a used GTX 970.

Mainboard is unnecessary expensive, cooler bigger than needed even if you want to overclock more than mildly, i7 is wasted money over an i5, the 950 Pro also serves no purpose. Half of that ram would be enough, half of that half would work as well. The R5 is a good case and I won't criticize that choice. For the psu a 550W unit would be perfectly fine.

pc-kombo shared list

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-6600K | EUR 236,24 @ Amazon.de
Motherboard | MSI Z170A PC-Mate | EUR 109,43 @ Cyberport
Memory | G.Skill 16GB DDR4 3000 (16 GB) | EUR 81,08 @ Amazon.de
SSD | SanDisk Ultra II 480 (512 GB) | EUR 119,00 @ Amazon.de
Video Card | Radeon R9 Fury | EUR 418,00 @ Mindfactory
Case | Fractal Design R5 | EUR 104,90 @ Cyberport
Power Supply | Seasonic G550 (550 W) | EUR 87,00 @ Amazon.de
CPU Cooler | Thermalright Macho Rev.B | EUR 46,99 @ Amazon.de
| Total | €1210.63
| Generated by pc-kombo 03.06.2016 |

Here the Fury is a placeholder for the GTX 1070. Though, like I said, whether that is even close to a sound buy depends on the wanted overwatch settings.

How is this? http://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1451283340&sr=1-5&refinements=p_n_feature_keywords_browse-bin%3A2888290011%2Cp_89%3ASeasonic

Newegg has it in stock right now.
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132954&cm_re=z270i-_-13-132-954-_-Product

It is a nice motherboard. I am using it myself right now in a machine I put together Friday. Admittedly, you can't even see it underneath the nh-d15.
https://i.imgur.com/7y5XJfn.jpg

As for alternative options, here they are.
http://pcpartpicker.com/products/motherboard/#f=8&c=119&sort=a8&page=1

The cheap Asrock is the cheapest by a good margin, but skimps a bit on some features that all of the others have, like ALC1220. All of the others are mostly comparable.

Also, I would buy a power supply that isn't poopfeces. This is a quality unit.
https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-Supernova-220-G3-0550-Y1-Modular-Supply/dp/B01LWTS2UL/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1487643704&sr=8-7&keywords=evga+550w

If you want a bit cheaper, then maybe this one. Has a rebate too.
https://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487643765&sr=8-1&keywords=seasonic+550w

If you want to get more into small builds, you can consider an SFX unit too. The corsair sf450 and sf600 are excellent.

Be Quiet! is mixed quality. The Pure Power 9 600W is average quality, at best. It's nowhere near the Supernova G2.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/be-quiet-pure-power-9-600w-power-supply,4516-10.html

There might be better options from XFX etc.

Edit: Seasonic M12II-620 Evo for 83€, Seasonic G-550 for 93€.

I'd actually go with this one. It's gold and modular, same price.

750W is more power than you need for that build, a decent 500W would be more than enough. This would be my choice saving you $25: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00918MEZG/?tag=pcpapi-20

I would not buy the E3-1270 V3 either. The E3-1230 V3 is $100 less, but only 200MHz slower.

There should be no issues at all using a Radeon or GeForce card with that board.

http://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453216027&sr=8-1&keywords=SSR-550RM

Found a new one on ebay for 50.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Seasonic-G-Series-550W-80-Plus-Gold-SSR-550RM-ATX-12V-/221991803751?hash=item33afbe1b67:g:l-YAAOSwoydWk2I8&autorefresh=true

https://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1522104001&sr=1-1&keywords=seasonic+g+series+550w

Under 400? easy mode.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125466 GTX 760 and this PSU should do you well for a while; http://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373850466&sr=8-1&keywords=seasonic+550w

under 400.

Alternatively, if OP is OK with doing rebates, then one should go for the SeaSonic G Series SSR-550RM power supply instead:

Amazon ~ Newegg

1. Currently 4GB is too little, 8GB is just enough with some games benefiting from +16GB like Witcher 3 and GTA5 in CPU bound scenarios, Single vs Dual-Channel doesn't really matter for gaming or normal use.
   
   
2. You would be fine in downgrading to a Seasonic SSR-550RM since even a fully overclocked 6600k won't be breaking 200W and an overclocked 970 won't break 300W
   
   
3. Doing push+pull on a Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO by using another Blade Master 120 2000RPM fan is pointless (2°C drop for $10, such value). It would be wiser to put the $10 from the extra fan towards a better cooler.

What are you powering? Any thing Seasonic.Most higher end power supplies are just rebranded seasonics.I usually buy antec(rebranded seasonic)`Remember,Amps is the important thing.I try to stick with a single rail with minimam 38 amps on the 12 volt.Snag this while still avail.Newegg wants 100.00

http://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG/ref=pd_tcs_subst_e_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=0QR015VJVPZDAYBSSCPN

You need a powersupply.

If you aren't going crossfire this will be fine. PSU

Which PSU do I have? I'm not sure if you went through my post history for that but I have this Seasonic one, and I'm sure I do have enough connectors but I have 3 hard drives and other things connected to it. Although none of them use the 6 pin, the PSU is modular and only has a certain number of slots so I need to figure that part out.

EDIT: This PSU. I need to go home and check on the slots.

I found the Seasonics to be reliable (and cheaper)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00918MEZG/ref=psdcmw_1161760_t1_B00FW6EICS

Thanks for your reply, this is my current PSU.

I am going to expand storage at a later date, my short term goal is around 12tb with a parity disk. The case has space for 9 3.5" drives and I hope to fill those. Also a little extra room for a video card is helpful. Thus the reason for a 600w power supply. How about this PSU?



I have been looking into flashing the 460 into it's quadro counter part to eliminate issues with the gpu pass through.

Performance wise would running a Linux host be faster? I wanted to pass a GPU through to Windows because when the VM is off the card will be off so I will be able to save power. The windows VM will not be running very often.

How does this compare to seasonic g series 5502 link

Okay, if you think $70 is too much for a semi-modular bronze PSU then what would you suggest? I've been flip-flopping on my choices a lot lately. I've considered the Corsair CX, Corsair CS, This Seasonic one is gold and modular.

You can get the same PSU but 100w higher on amazon.

How do you feel about Seasonic? I had a few people tell me they had really good products.

I found this and it's really not a huge price difference

https://www.amazon.com/Seasonic-SSR-550RM-Semi-Modular-CrossFire-Capacitor/dp/B00918MEZG

Intel 6500 - https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Skylake-Desktop-Processor-BX80662I56500/dp/B010T6CWI2/
Gigabyte Mobo - https://www.amazon.com/Gigabyte-LGA1151-Intel-Motherboards-GA-Z170X-Gaming/dp/B012N6E996
Kingston RAM - https://www.amazon.com/Kingston-2133MHz-Non-ECC-Desktop-HX421C14FBK2/dp/B00TY6A1P0
EVGA GTX 1060 - https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Support-Graphics-03G-P4-6160-KR/dp/B01KUADE3O

If your power supply is that old, think about replacing it as well to keep solid, efficient power running in your pc.
https://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG

I've seen this linked as a reference for the relative quality of different PSU line-ups. http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html Yours is in the tier 4 list, which is the cheap but works well enough category.

After looking around for my build, I ended up with this. Tier 2 and extremely widely recommended. Seasonic is generally accepted as being a quality manufacturer. 45.99 after MIR is hard to beat. https://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480098153&sr=8-1&keywords=seasonic+g+series

The EVGA 600B is a few bucks cheaper, is not modular at all, but is supposedly slightly better than the Corsair CX500.

The Corsair CS PSUs are a step up from the CX PSUs, and could be good too.

I've found that PSUs are the hardest part to differentiate based on the information on newegg and the other vendor websites.

Why would you buy a PSU with uninteresting internals, when you have good PSU's at lower prices?
Example:
https://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG

Or my personal recomendation (I wish I had these prices in Europe):
https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Warranty-220-G2-0650-Y1/dp/B0106RDIN2/

Review: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story6&reid=429

Seriously, consider the EVGA gold one, way superior to the Corsair CX/CXM series.

I'd really not recommend that unless you're just fucking around for a few minutes. There are too many things that could go wrong. You'd be much better off just buying one quality budget power supply. I've read good reviews of the CX500M. It's better than the 750w cousin on some things and should be plenty for a pre-built with an older card. It goes for $60 on Amazon. You can also get a Seasonic 550 G-series for $80. Seasonic is a top-notch name for power supplies.

Your power supply will likely outlast your current PC by several years if it's a quality unit, and they can include some incredible warranties. The Seasonic I listed has a 5-year, but some others will have up to 10 years. The PSU is the last place that you want to skimp, IMO.

What are your thoughts on this, Seas Modular Active PFC 550RM SSR G 550 pc Power Supply 550 Watt/ATX 12 V)

Two options: Buy a new power supply (I recommend this one. The price is killer, and the reviews excellent.

Or just get this cable. You'll be fine. https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-2-Pack-Molex-Power/dp/B01DV1Z22K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1478306161&sr=8-1&keywords=dual+molex+to+6-pin+pci

Take one 4 pin MOLEX from one cable line and another 4 pin MOLEX from a different cable line (don't use two MOLEX connectors on the same cable. This is silly, and defeats the purpose of having two connectors).

And this is a fantastic unit for $80, if you don't need to support dual GPUs: http://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG

What about the G-Series ones? I haven't heard much about SeaSonic before, but they seem popular around here.

I found this one but it is more expensive:

https://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1493833081&sr=1-1&keywords=modular+psu+seasonic

It's $10 more for the 650W one but I am trying not to add $30 extra to your budget :)

alright, I'll probably just wait then. This is the PSU I was planning to get http://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1417305346&sr=1-1&keywords=seasonic+550w

Other than the power supply, it looks good.

For PSU, I'd recommend the [SeaSonic SSR-550RM] (https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00918MEZG).

You're going to want a much higher quality PSU. For about the same price I'd recommend this Seasonic PSU. Here's another option.

Yea this https://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1487815087&sr=8-1&keywords=seasonic+g550 seasonic g550 is currently listed on amazon for 69.99 before $10 MIR. So would this be a better buy for me over the suprnova g2 based on my budget? Amazon also is taking $8 off of purchases as well which isn't much but its still a savings I figure.

The Corsair CSM 80+Gold is inferior in quality to the SeaSonic 520W 80+Bronze you had at the beginning. If what you want is a 80+Gold rated PSU, get this one, if you want Corsair (because you have a Corsair case or whatever) get this one or this one.

The rest of the partlist is good :)

Seasonic G 550W.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00918MEZG/?tag=pcpapi-20

How's this for the power supply?

Hello! I need a new motherboard. This is the PC I currently have I've upgraded the graphics card to a 1060 and the power supply to this one. Just wondering what motherboard is compatible with everything I've got in there. thanks! :)

SeaSonic G Series 550-Watt ATX12V/EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply SSR-550RM https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00918MEZG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_3ivgzb3TNE109

It's this guy, I was was watching a live stream so not too much load.

I'll tear it down tomorrow and test everything.

Thanks!

Any opinion on wether this is a better deal?

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B00918MEZG/?tag=pcp0f-20

I'm pretty new to pc gaming, and don't know much about the differences between CPUs. Seems like it's well reviewed, though.

Yes
XFX's powersupplies, as those are made in the same factories as Seasonic.



Seasonic arguably makes the best powersupply units in the world, I have nothing but praise for their units.
I've worked a lot of times with the G -Series 550watt and that would be perfect for you. It's quite a bit more expensive than your current PSU, I'm always a big advocate to spending a good chunk on a PSU as it's a really important component.

this XFX TS shares tons of components with the Seasonic units.

EVGA's Supernova G2 550watt also gets a lot of praise.

I'd go with one of those models. Buy good PSU now and have nothing to worry about for years to come :)

also change the 7950 for GTX 770. and change the PSU.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00918MEZG/?tag=pcpapi-20

I was going to suggest he spend an extra $10 and buy the 550w gold fully modular seasonic.

edit: change to this psu. same price, better product


Also I know newegg has a deal on some MOBOs where you can get 8gigs of ddr3-1600 ram for free.

http://h20566.www2.hp.com/portal/site/hpsc/template.PAGE/public/kb/docDisplay/?sp4ts.oid=3550541&spf_p.tpst=kbDocDisplay&spf_p.prp_kbDocDisplay=wsrp-navigationalState%3DdocId%253Demr_na-c01080282-19%257CdocLocale%253Den_US%257CcalledBy%253D&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken

"One 24-pin ATX power connector"

Any supply you buy that is ATX will work.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00918MEZG/?tag=pcpapi-20

Thanks for the thoughts!

I figure $20 on fans isn't making or breaking the budget regardless, and if I have one or 2 left over as spare parts it's not the end of the world.

Do you think it makes sense to go down to an H170 chipset for the motherboard? Maybe something like this (~$120)

PSU selection has given me the biggest headache as I really don't know what to look for beyond a high enough wattage to support the needs of the machine and an efficiency rating. Detailed guides I've read have thrown me for a bit of a loop. Anything in particular to look for? Does this seem reasonable? Is it more a brand trust thing between SeaSonic and EVGA?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0106RDIN2/ref=twister_B01LXKQ07C?_encoding=UTF8&th=1

https://www.amazon.com/SeaSonic-550-Watt-CrossFire-Certified-SSR-550RM/dp/B00918MEZG/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1484621710&sr=1-1&keywords=seasonic+power+supply

Something like these

I realise this is kinda against the rules, but I was bored so I made a PC for you :P

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type|Item|Price

----|:----|:----
CPU | Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor | £187.99 @ Amazon UK
Motherboard | MSI H110M PRO-VD PLUS Micro ATX LGA1151 Motherboard | £47.89 @ More Computers
Memory | Crucial 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR4-2133 Memory | £43.82 @ Amazon UK
Storage | PNY CS1311 120GB 2.5" Solid State Drive | £43.98 @ Ebuyer
Storage | Western Digital Caviar Blue 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive | £45.48 @ Amazon UK
Video Card | Sapphire Radeon RX 470 4GB NITRO+ Video Card | £199.98 @ Ebuyer
Power Supply | SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply | £76.17 @ Amazon UK
| Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts |
| Total | £645.31
| Generated by PCPartPicker 2016-12-31 01:41 GMT+0000 |

With the pricing I could find, you can probably get it better.


Intel i5-6500-125 pounds (Second hand, but that’s okay with CPUs)
https://uk.webuy.com/product.php?sku=SCPUINTI56500KA#.WGcKPvmLTIU


H110 Mobo-50 pounds
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gigabyte-H110M-S2H-Motherboard-Socket-Express/dp/B01649KMZS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483147959&sr=8-1&keywords=h110


1x8GB RAM-50 pounds
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Vengeance-Performance-Desktop-Memory/dp/B00S51XM5Q/ref=sr_1_7?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1483148327&sr=1-7&keywords=8gb+ram+ddr4


1TB HDD-45 pounds
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Blue-Desktop-Hard-Disk-Drive/dp/B0088PUEPK/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1483148187&sr=1-1&keywords=1TB+HDD


120GB SSD For OS-43 pounds
http://www.ebuyer.com/734451-pny-cs1311-120gb-internal-solid-state-drive-ssd7cs1311-120-rb


Sapphire RX 470 4GB-200 pounds
http://www.ebuyer.com/753951-sapphire-radeon-rx-470-nitro-4gb-gddr5-dvi-d-hdmi-displayport-pci-e-graphics-11256-01-20g


PSU-Seasonic 550W modular-76 pounds
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/lm8/Seasonic-G550-550W-Certified-Modular-Power-Supply/B00918MEZG/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1483148111&sr=1-1&keywords=seasonic+550w


Midi ATX Case- 33 pounds
https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Computer-Cases/Bitfenix-Nova-Midi-Tower-Case-Window-BFX-NOV-100-KKWSK-RP/B016CMS1IW/ref=sr_1_1?s=computers&ie=UTF8&qid=1483148275&sr=1-1&keywords=case+midi+atx


Including the SSD-622 pounds


Without the SSD- 579 pounds