No. I have built several Haswell machines with non-Haswell PSUs (Seasonic S12II and M12II, to be exact) and they work just fine.

According to Cooler Master:


http://www.techpowerup.com/184529/cooler-m...well-ready.html

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Aug 3 2014, 08:02 AM

It's a good one.
Note that the S12G is pretty much the non-modular version of the Seasonic G series.

The new Cooler Master V750 with 100% Japanese caps:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/CoolerM...r/VSM750/4.html

Panasonic capacitors as the main hold up capacitors, with Chemi-con, Rubycon, Suncon (Sanyo) electrolytic capacitors. There's also an Unicon polymer capacitor on the PSU as well. Unicon is a lesser known manufacturer of capacitors for your information.

http://www.unielecs.com/keireki/keireki.HTM

You'd need a quality 550W to 600W unit, though the problem is your PSU isn't exactly a good one...

Antec VP400 for RM109...

More than enough, though a higher quality unit such as Seasonic's M12II 520W is preferable.

It's hard to determine the quality of PSUs without knowing the underlying OEM.

Both PSUs you have mentioned above are of excellent quality, though I'm leaning the Seasonic since Antec does not have a distributor here anymore...
Another option you may want to consider:

Seasonic M12II EVO 520 - RM279

This is an improved version of the M12II, and the advantage over the S12II is modular cabling, where you can remove any unused cables from the PSU for easier cable management.

Idealtech ada...

Seriously, get a proper one like the FSP Hexa+ 550W instead of that Andyson unit.

The StrikeX unit isn't exactly a high quality unit either.

BTW, forget about that Kingston SSD. Kingston has caught red-handed when they swapped the faster Toshiba NAND in favor with a much slower Micron NAND.

I'd suggest you to get a SSD from reputable manufacturers, such as Intel, Samsung and Crucial.


Note that the APUs are not terribly strong in terms of single-threaded performance. You're better off going a FX setup rather than the APU. APUs are only viable if you intend to game on the integrated graphics chip.

Yup, that's the reason why I'd suggest him to get an i3/i5+discrete card setup or a FX6300/8320E+discrete card instead.

CM V850?

No Active PFC?

Price tag?

Seasonic Eco Green? Haven't heard that model before...

Priced too close to a M12II...

Anyway, forget getting this model, and go straight to a M12II 520W - It has Active PFC, full Japanese caps, and possibly better built.

This post has been edited by chocobo7779: Mar 4 2015, 05:50 PM

Current machine specs and make and model of your PSU?

No - in fact your PSU lasts longer as the load will be lower on your PSU.

Note that the PSU only draws the power your hardware requires.

Antec VP400?

Not very cheap though - I think CM V700 would be the cheapest around...

The RM series are overpriced and the components are not stellar... might as just well get a Seasonic/Super Flower unit at the same price..

Note that the VS series are pretty much the lowest end Corsairs - they are cheap, though the price tag alone can net you a proper Seasonic unit (which are far superior than the Corsair unit in terms of voltage regulation, ripple suppression and component quality).