GA-X58A-UD3R Ver2.0 Recommended PSU

[travisty68]

Hi All,

Recommended PSU's that works with a GA-X58A-UD3R. I have tried 650w and 550w no go. 400w works fine.

Thanks

[Wonderwrench]

Care to share the brand and model numbers for the PSU's you have tried? Also please list all the components in your build. Any quality PSU should work as long as it has enough power to run the hardware you are using. Seasonic and CWT make the best supplies IMO. They make nearly all higher end supplies sold by other companies. Corsair, Antec etc. Seasonic branded supplies are the top of the line but you pay for it. Corsair is my top pick because they have better pricing and good support if its ever needed.

Bill

[travisty68]

My current build is:

1* I7 950
1* Standard CPU fan
1 * CoolerMaster HAF 932 Full Tower Gaming
1 * GA-X58A-UD3R Verison 2.0
2 * 12Gb G.Skill RipJaw @ 1333Mhz Tri Channel kit
1 * ThermaltakeToughPower 650W VGA Power Supply PSU SLI
1 * Standard Crap 400w PSU - Needs to be replaced
2 * Western Digital Velociraptor 300GB WD3000HLFS ( RAID 0 )
1 * Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro PCIe Sounds card
1*  NVIDIA GeForce 3D Vision Kit - 3D Glasses
2 * NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 480 1536MB GDDR5
3 * Samsung 2233RZ  3D 23" monitors
1 * Windows 7 64 Bit

PLUS a small power station to run the show


I am happy to spend money on a good PSU. As long as it works. This is why i am trying to find a list of confirmed working PSU's for the UD3R boards.

Thanks

[Dark Mantis]

Hi
I have answered your PM but thought I would copy it here in case it would help anyone else in the future.
The HX850 I have is excellent and comes with a 7 year warranty also. There must be many other good ones on the market though and if you look for a good make like Seasonic, who make most of the Corsair range, and make sure that you choose one with a single 12v rail of at least 50amps you should be ok. Personally I recommend about 650W or bigger to allow for deterioration and future upgrades.