Reddit reviews EVGA SuperNOVA 750 B1, 80+ BRONZE 750W, Semi Modular, 5 Year Warranty, Includes FREE Power On Self Tester, Power Supply 110-B1-0750-VR

"I priced everything out online and this is what it's worth" suuurrreee....

• 4TB Hard Drive - $120
  
  
• i7 2600K - $175
  
  
• 16GB RAM - $50
  
  
• 7850 - $75 I actually bought a 7870 on eBay a few months ago for $57 but whatever
  
  
• Motherboard, can't find one but equivalent decent mobos would be like $150
  
  
• PSU - $75 and probably better than the one this thing comes with
  
  
• CPU Cooler - $20
  
  
• Case - $70
  
  
• Enough LEDs to melt this computer - $20
  
  I'd offer $750 for everything, tops.

The power supply seems slightly excessive price wise. You could save a little or just get a better one. I have below two cheaper options that should be fine.

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-BRONZE-Continuous-Warranty-100-B1-0600-KR/dp/B00EON40CS/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1453221894&sr=1-5&keywords=power+supply

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Warranty-110-B1-0750-VR/dp/B00K85X23O/ref=sr_1_11?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1453221894&sr=1-11&keywords=power+supply

It's $59.99 on Amazon too, I ordered one. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K85X23O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You just need a new power supply

Power supply is overpriced, get this instead ($865):

http://www.amazon.com.mx/EVGA-SuperNOVA-750-Fuente-poder/dp/B00K85X23O/

you should get 8GB of RAM ($760).

http://www.amazon.com.mx/Crucial-Ballistix-Sport-Memoria-registrar/dp/B00MTSWG30/

Cheaper GTX 970, different brand but still good ($6659):

http://www.amazon.com.mx/Gigabyte-GeForce-Tarjeta-gr%C3%A1fica-video/dp/B00NH5T1UA/

Cheaper motherboard, different brand but still good, supports SLI ($2999):

http://www.amazon.com.mx/Gigabyte-GA-Z170XP-SLI-DDR4-SDRAM-Celeron-Pentium/dp/B012AQGL4A/

That gets your price down to $22,395. To go lower than that, I think you need to switch to a Haswell DDR3 system instead. Right now Skylake (intel 6000 series) is still very expensive.

Looks like a good spec, except I'd swich the PSU to;

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-ATX12V-Supply-110-B1-0750-VR/dp/B00K85X23O/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1419776898&sr=1-5

6$ more than your current total.

Other than that, all good :).

Edit:
I'd also change the case, personally. Take a look at the Antec 300/302 - they're around 60$... do that and you'll save a few bucks, and, IMO have a better case.

A look at it here; http://infinityregion.com/antec-300-review/

Thanks for the explanation, this is super helpful. I'm planning to run four 1050 Tis and one 1060 6GB, and I wanted to plan how I was going to power them (using this NEX750B from EVGA.)

My plan was to use two molex risers with separate cables, and two 6 pin risers, but I'm not sure what I'm going to do about the fifth card/riser. Because I'll already be using the two molex cables from my PSU, I was planning to use a SATA to molex adapter, but the ones that came with my molex risers can apparently catch on fire (according to this video) because the SATA end has closed plastic around the wires. I guess I could either take the risk with one of those or try and find a better adapter.

Yeah, that's a very fair point. For the R9 390 however, I wouldn't want to go much below 650W. Maybe the [Corsair 650M] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01B72W1VA) or the [SuperNova 750] (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K85X23O/)?

The $20 Cryorig m9i outperforms the EVO thermally and noise-wise, if you plan on running near stock. If you're planning on seriously overclocking, I might recommend a larger cooler.

You can get cheap RAM sets like this one which will outperform your current selection.

A newer Fractal Design R5 is cheaper and better than the R4.

The EVGA 750w semi-modular Bronze PSU is cheaper and far better than the Corsair model you picked out.

Cheaper 970 (cheaper then the 390) http://www.amazon.com.mx/gp/aw/d/B00NNXVPS2

Cheaper PSU don't need that much wattage http://www.amazon.com.mx/gp/aw/d/B00K85X23O/

Edit: CM Storm not a bad budget keyboard+mouse (but mouse is pretty much a paper weight recommend changing asap) http://www.amazon.com.mx/gp/aw/d/B00LZVP71A/

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K85X23O?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

I'm using the 700 watt version of this.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K85X23O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&th=1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00K85X23O/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?qid=1457484463&sr=8-3&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=psu&dpPl=1&dpID=513HX8S-K8L&ref=plSrch same price and semi modular if you wanted to have that option. They are both good psus

Parting my way with my desktop and moving onto a laptop as I need more portability. I would very much appreciate your help price checking these items.

Case
NZXT H440 Mid-Tower - Black

CPU
Intel Core i5-4690K 3.5 GHz LGA 1150

CPU Cooler
Cooler Master Hyper 212 EVO with 120mm PWM Fan

Motherboard
MSI ATX DDR3 2600 LGA 1150 Z97 Gaming 7

RAM
Corsair Vengeance Pro 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 1600 MHZ (PC3 12800)

SSD
Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SATA III

GPU
EVGA GeForce GTX 970 4GB SSC ACX 2.0+

Power Supply
EVGA SuperNOVA 750 B1, 80+ BRONZE 750W, Semi Modular

What is RMA? And I have this PSU here.

> PSU

this is most troubling, I've only had it psu link for just over a year. I also neglected to say that I have a not too shabby cooling unit does this change anything in regard to your diag?

Edit: Hopefully I fixed the formatting before you got to it.

Amazon also has this 750W EVGA for sale.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K85X23O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Just an FYI thingy :) cos its the same price.

I do have prime, i chose a few things on my account but don't really know how good they are.

ram
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J8E8XT4/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

power supply
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00K85X23O/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Hard drive
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0088PUEPK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

graphics card
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00W50ACT2/ref=ox_sc_act_title_5?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

motherboard
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B014YN6732/ref=ox_sc_act_title_6?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Processor
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00CO8TA4I/ref=ox_sc_act_title_7?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

Computer Case
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B013DYXG4Q/ref=ox_sc_act_title_8?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

I'm thinking it might be the PSU also. The card came with an adapter (6-pin to 8-pin) but my current power supply only has one 6-pin. I'm most likely going to order a new PSU tomorrow morning. Would this (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K85X23O/ref=cm_sw_r_other_awd_QlnGwb16YZSV4) be a good choice?

Something like this should do the job easily enough

http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Warranty-110-B1-0750-VR/dp/B00K85X23O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1451286421&sr=8-2&keywords=evga+750w

EVGA Supernova 750 Watt. No error what so ever in the event log. No overclock (even though I should)

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Warranty-110-B1-0750-VR/dp/B00K85X23O

Link to the PSU

My Corsair PSU is broken and I'm looking for a new 620-750 watt PSU. I wouldn't like to spend a lot of money (less than $70) on a new power supply, but I want something that is reliable and not going to break quickly like the corsair one. How is the EVGA SuperNOVA 750 B1?

Do you think this one will cut it?
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K85X23O/

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128602&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-PCPartPicker,%20LLC-_-na-_-na-_-na&cm_sp=&AID=10446076&PID=3938566&SID=
and i would get a new psu something like this http://smile.amazon.com/dp/B00K85X23O/?tag=pcpapi-20 because you could run two cards on that psu but it would be runinng close to full compasit which my make it let up like a xmas tree.

I see, is this NEX variant sub-par or just not as good? Is the extra $40 for the G2 a good investment?

This is also a good option http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Warranty-110-B1-0750-VR/dp/B00K85X23O/ref=sr_1_5?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1450899150&sr=1-5&keywords=evga+power+supply

You haven't chosen a power supply. I would go with a 750w PSU, just to be safe.
http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Warranty-110-B1-0750-VR/dp/B00K85X23O/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1450487981&sr=1-1&keywords=evga+750w+power+supply

Is this a good PSU? https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00K85X23O/
Edit: here is a different one I was thinking of https://www.amazon.com/dp/B017HA3RGE/

Would this work? http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Warranty-110-B1-0750-VR/dp/B00K85X23O/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1457650285&sr=8-2&keywords=Evga+750

Hey, the 750NEXB is only $60 on amazon right now. Any chance you'd come down to, say 45 or 50?

This one is under $70. So maybe I should have said $70 but I also way overpriced the RAM.

Would I need a 750W PSU, or a bit higher? I saw this EVGA SuperNOVA 750W PSU -- would you recommend this, or something else?

My current PSU is a 750W
https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Warranty-110-B1-0750-VR/dp/B00K85X23O

500GB SSD and 2TB HD. Not sure what my current case is besides a Corsair something. Its massive though so I'm just going to assume theres no sizing issues with the chosen MOBO.

Power supply is overkill unless you need the scilence. PSU's rated above 80+ bronze will not pay for their price premium in energy savings for more use cases. you could get a good 60 dollar PSU, and take the extra 80 dollars and get a better GPU. http://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-ATX12V-Supply-110-B1-0750-VR/dp/B00K85X23O/ref=sr_1_3?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1415904898&sr=1-3&keywords=evga+psu would be a good choice for most users, plenty of wattage for future upgrades, still very quiet, and still acceptably energy efficient

It doesnt cost that much more these days for a 240GB SSD, and some games, especially MMO's, benefit greatly from SSD installation

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-SuperNOVA-Modular-Warranty-110-B1-0750-VR/dp/B00K85X23O

Ram: Higher clock speed while costing slightly less.

Storage: 50% more storage with a slight price increase, personally prefer Toshiba as I've had several Seagate HDD's fail on me.

Power Supply: More wattage while sticking with a reputable brand at a cheaper price. 80+ bronze is more than good enough, trust me.

Pretty solid build overall, I can see room for improvement with the motherboard, I wouldn't be surprised if you could cut $30+ and get the same feature-set, unfortunately I need to go to bed so I can't help you there. Good luck.

Things that are over the top? As someone else mentioned, the HDD is a little overboard. You could get a moderate capacity SSD and 1 TB HDD for roughly the same price. Other things would be chassis (if that is the one that you think looks the best, more power to you but that would be considered a medium priced case and would lose 0 aesthetics and functionality in getting a $50 case) and maybe the PSU.

My opinion on PSU is buy from a reputable brand like Thermaltake or Sentey (roast me if you hate them but I have never had any problems with them) and go semi-modular. All the "semi" means is that the main 24 pin connector is not removable which is usually not a problem because that is a pretty important cable anyways.

Even if you want to stick with EVGA for your PSU, I would recommend something like this.

If you want some other case ideas, I know of a few in the $50 ish range that look really nice.

If you're shopping at Best Buy and looking for a 600W this would be a better contender. I heard thermaltake PSUs range from shit to bad. However, for future proofing, I would rather spend the extra $15 for this for further upgrades down your road :)

I'm making some upgrades to my computer, specifically the case and PSU and adding an SSD. I know I'm getting the 850 Evo but having trouble deciding on a case and power supply. For the case, I'm looking for something with either a white/blue or white/black (or black/white) color theme. My main concern with getting a while one though is that I have a black DVD drive and I'd either need to paint my drive white or get one with a door. I like the look of the Bitfenix and NZXT ones so I've been looking mostly at those but I'm open to suggestions for anything I've missed. These are the main ones I'm looking at:

Bitfenix Shinobi Black or White
NZXT Phantom 410

Any opinions on these would be appreciated. Also trying to figure out which power supply to get. Going for semi-modular, I have a 500 watt right now and don't really need any more for now but it wouldn't hurt to get something bigger I guess. Currently looking at these:

EVGA 750 B1
EVGA 650 GQ
Corsair CX650M
Corsair CX750M

Any insight into any of this would be super helpful. This will be my first real upgrade other than adding a hard drive.

Idon't think it's the best psu. It's this I believe.

It is good but I'd want to change the PSU. I'd suggest EVGA 600W 80+ Bronze or EVGA 750W 80+ Bronze (full modular) .
I heard that the CX series is bad for both overclocking and not overclocking. Also 500W is not enough if you want to overclock.

• I didn't even realize, thanks for pointing that out.
  
  
• How about this one if you can think of a better one in a similar price range I would appreciate a recommendation
  
  
• If you can recommend a different mobo that would be nice. I personally don't tend to believe in pre-release rumors(As well as the fact that waiting is not on the memo for this build.)

Hi there! (I am pretty much a noob to most of this stuff, still learning so please bear with the dumb questions lol) I have been wanting to upgrade the PSU for my prebuilt, an Asus M32CD. I am unsure what PSU is a good quality to get that has all the protections with it.. like an EVGA Supernova 750 B1 or something similar. The only PSUs I've read about others putting into this exact prebuilt were ones like the Corsair CS550M or EVGA 500W.

(My PC probably only needs 500W but I read it doesn't hurt to have extra... Plus I'd rather a high-quality PSU than buying something that could potentially damage my PC somewhere down the road.)

Also, how do I determine what form factor PSU is compatible? I have been asking around but would like to be 100% sure before I upgrade my PSU; someone has told me that my PC currently uses ATX form-factor for PSU.

Thank you for reading!