Shopping for a 600W or greater power supply

[Tek7]

Post your recommendations here, please!

And no, I'm not lazy, I plan on doing my own research this afternoon.

 

[Corpfox]

Atown uses a Rosewill.

Its cheap and efficient.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182067

I use this though.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139030

700W's psu have the better deals than the 600W's.

 

[Whon]

I use the same as corp, so far I'm liking it

 

[Tek7]

$115 is WAY over my budget for a power supply. I'm thinking somewhere in the $50-$60 shipped range.

And I may have a problem with buying and using a 600W power supply: My UPS (APC Back-UPS RS 800) only has an output capacity of 540W.

So if I buy a 600W power supply and want to hook my computer up to a UPS (which I do), am I going to need to buy a new UPS?

 

[blsimpson]

This is what I am using right now in my gaming rig.. A tad over your price range, but it has been great so far..

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018

For your other question, I am running it on a APC Back-UPS 550, which is rated 350W, and I havent had any problems.. The power has gone out once or twice and the machine stayed on for a couple minutes.. They say that you should have 1.5 times your PSU for a full load, but, I dont think I am pushing anywhere near 700W with my set up.. I should hook a Watt meter up sometime to see..

 

[Tek7]

For your other question, I am running it on a APC Back-UPS 550, which is rated 350W, and I havent had any problems.

Is that safe, though? If I'm playing a 1080p video on my computer, my system will be running at a higher load.

I was thinking of this PSU instead: OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular High Performance Power Supply

It would run $38 after rebate.

Thoughts?

EDIT: Now thinking of spending more and getting the COOLER MASTER Silent Pro M600 RS-600-AMBA-D3 600W ATX12V V2.3 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Bronze Certified Modular Active PFC Power Supply ($60 after rebate).

 

[Odale]

I use a Coolermaster PSU now, but have used an OCZ PSU in the past... both worked great.

Is your APC's 540w rating only applicable when the power goes off? If not then I doubt that's enough to run a monitor, computer, and internet equipment all at the same time.

 

[Tek7]

I was thinking of this PSU instead: OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular High Performance Power Supply

I ended up ordering the OCZ PSU.