Will this PSU(Power supply) Fit my tower?

Bonjour,

I'm getting a new powersupply i want to upgrade from my current 300Watt PSU to a 600W PSU. But i really don't know whether it would fit in my tower and work to its best capability. I have the Capella ST21 http://www.cube247.com/
and i wish to upgrade to this power supply(PSU) http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Home/Product/17482/OCZ-PSU-600SXS-StealthXStream-600W--3-year-Direct

Thanks in advance
Alex

 

As long as your old one has an ATX form factor then you're good to go.

 

I cant find many details on that specific case, but if it it a standard ATX case then any (within reason) ATX PSU will fit.

I live in the UK, have used microdirect often enough and have to give them praise, also have a look at Overclockers, they sometimes have some really good deals in their, "offers this week" section.

The OCZ psu is ok, but if youv'e got the cash, i would go for a Corsair TX650, i actually bought one from MicroDirect last month, which i picked up from their manchester store fro free. It is currently £71, and gives you the option of upgrading in the future, and comes with Corsair's standard 5 Year Warranty!

If you want to read more on PSU's and how to chose one, read here. Although all the links are American, it has some good info on there.

 

Don't take this the wrong way OCZ is a good brand. However Corsair is higher quality

I own a OCZ psu in my other pc and it does very well and a Corsair PSU in my main pc.

They are both good brands but Corsair IS higher quality.

 

Yes, that's what i meant, maybe i should've made that a bit clearer.

 

Ok thanks, Just been looking around and I'm not really prepared to pay over £60 for a PSU, I'd just like one thats good quality and isn't going to just fail over a peroid of months. I saw this one from OCK http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-043-OK&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1709
Your thoughts? (I.e. good for price, Pro's and Con's of it)
Thanks
Alex

 

The Corsair is a single rail 12v psu. The one you linked to is a dual rail one.

Personally, I would always go for a psu with a single 12v rail. I have never bought a dual / multi 12v rail psu. One of the reasons being that I o/c but even if I didn't, I would not want to start calculating exact power requirements on each 12v rail.

Prior to buying a psu, it is of course a requirement to figure out what hw you will have and purchase an approriate psu. This process is reasonably straightforward with a single 12v rail psu but to start figuring out the individual sub rails on the 12v. Well not for me.

In addition things that you should be looking for is specs on 3.3v, 5v & 12v ie Amps. Are the connector suited to your hardware and are there enough of them. Are there enough strands by that I mean that it is all well a psu having 8 sata connectors but they could all be on the same strand (wire connector).
Balancing hw requirements on strands ie by not overloading one strand makes good sense.

Good Luck

p.s I am not advocating the Corsair psu as such. I have an OCZ PowerStream 520w with adjustable voltage on the rails (ie knobs on the back of the psu that raise/lower voltages) single 12v rail [36A] and have been very happy with it.

 

Some good stuff there, worth reading through.

But as you've probably been told before, the PSU is one of the most important components of the PC, it connect's to evrything, and if it blows, could take anything with it.

Having said that, there are some "ok" cheap "ish" PSU's like this one, it's not the best of quality, but should do, but you really should look into the Corsair TX650, it is only £5 more!