460W GX? Or is that Extreme Power Plus 460W? As far as I know, Cooler Master GX series has 450W model and not 460W. Anyway, if that is Cooler Master Extreme Power Plus 460W model then that PSU is actually 80%+ efficient (even though it was not labeled as 80+ certified). For your information, actual continuous wattage of that Extreme Power Plus 460W model is 420W. As for the GigaByte PoweRock 390W, it may be hard to find nowadays as GigaByte released the newer PowerRock EX series (which is not true wattage, and not 80+ certified unlike the original PoweRock series).

As long as no intensive games, then should be fine. That's the problem with APUs, hard to recommend for gaming when there are better alternatives. You can even check this AMD Trinity APU Peformance as a CPU with Dedicated Graphics Review NCIX Tech Tips. Gamers tend to go for discrete GPUs for better gaming performance. This is why AMD had a huge inventory write down of APUs in their Q3 financial report.

Not familiar with prices in U.K. Without the actual model number, its has to check. Most low budget boards are microATX anyway. As always, check the manufacturer's website for motherboard information.

This post has been edited by lex: Nov 23 2012, 09:53 PM

Sorry my bad, it's elite power/extreme 460w

The exact model is RS-460-PCAR-J3 and the label saying the output for 12v trail is 324w, and max output is 377.9w.



Been using this psu for 2 years +- d and so far no issue. lol So should I hunt for better yet cheap psu, or cont using this psu.

This post has been edited by ckalvin: Nov 23 2012, 09:46 PM

This model is actually manufactured by FSP. You can read the a of that PSU here: Hardware Secrets » Power » Cooler Master Elite Power 460 W Power Supply Review. Its not bad, and does have roughly between 76.2% and 81.3% efficiency. Again, the actual wattage of this PSU is 420W. However as long as you do not pull the maximum 420W from this PSU (which causes ripples to exceed standard specifications), then everything should be fine.

Good to hear that.

But look at below link , my psu model is RS-460-PCAR-J3.... I am now confused, which series is my psu category under?

eXtreme Power Plus 460W : RS-460-PCAR-A3 link
Elite Power 460w : RS-460-PSAR-J3 link

very nervous, going to lowyat tomorrow to buy my rig !

any last advice to me ?

is it weird if i pay rm 1k in cash ... how much discount i can expect if i get a whole bundle from them ? (CPU+mobo+RAM+case)

Most likely Elite Power series for Cooler Master OEM casings. Even though the UL number points to "Cooler Master" (which does not manufacture PSUs at all!), the actual OEM of the PSU should be FSP. The eXtreme Power Plus models have a different UL number pointing to AcBel as OEM...

mods please close this thread and pin the new one

OIC. thanks for your thorough explaination!!

no wonder when I bought that time the seller din't give me any box, just sealed with wrapping plastic only, probably someone bought the casing and don't want the casing.... (that time I am still very noob in hardware, everything make sense now)

I think I will cont using this psu, since my pc only require 200++ watt, hehe.

Thanks again.

no actually.

if new set also wrap in plastic bag. from local distributor. no have retail box for the elite psu