Help me pick a new PSU (list with prices included)

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I made a thread here, about my PC randomly freezing: Here

It's been recommended that I upgrade my PSU. I don't have a lot of cash to spare but I certainly don't want to endanger any of my current PC parts by using a bad PSU.

I've done a few PSU calculators and the recommended watts are 350-450. I believe it's closer to 450W.

Build:
ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 AM3+ AMD 990FX + SB950 7 x SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

APEVIA ATX-AQ700W-BK 700W ATX12V / EPS12V

GIGABYTE GV-N660OC-2GD G-SYNC Support GeForce GTX 660 2GB 192-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16

AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Vishera 8-Core 4.0GHz (4.2GHz Turbo) Socket AM3+ 125W

2X Kingston SSDNow V300 Series SV300S37A/120G 2.5" 120GB SATA III

2X Crucial Ballistix Sport 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800)

Seagate Barracuda ST1000DM003 1TB 7200 RPM 64MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5"

ASUS DVD-Writer

Thermaltake Water Cooler with 2X 120mm Fans

2x 120mm Fans.

I've used PCPartPicker and Newegg to get a list of ones that I thought might work. I think everything is rated 4 eggs and up. If all brands are equal, I'd like to get the XFX 550. If 550W isn't enough then I'd like to get the Corsair 750 or the Thermaltake 750 Gold. Let me know what you think!

Discounts and rebates are include in the prices.

List:
XFX TS Series P1550SXXB9 550W 80 PLUS Bronze $27.00 5 Year Warranty

Rosewill CAPSTONE Series CAPSTONE-550 Continuous 550W 80 PLUS Gold $40.00 7 Year Warranty
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Antec EarthWatts Platinum Series EA-550 Platinum 550W $50.00 3 Year Warranty

CORSAIR CX series CX750 750W 80 PLUS Bronze $50.00 3 Year Warranty

Rosewill ARC-750 ARC Series 750W 80 PLUS Bronze $60.00 3 Year Warranty

Thermaltake Toughpower TPD-0750M - SLI/ CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Gold $60.00 5 Year Warranty

EVGA SuperNOVA 750 B2 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified 750W $65.00 5 Year Warranty

XFX Core Edition PRO750W80 PLUS BRONZE 750W $70.00 5 Year Warranty

EVGA 110-B2-0850-V1 850W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS BRONZE $70.00 5 Year Warranty

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@eyefinity3
Get this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207031

XFX XTR Series P1-650B-BEFX 650W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC With Full Modular Cables

with rebate $80.

its in my system running a 4790k and a 980. Its guts are designed by seasonic.

If you want cheaper get the one you have listed XFX Core Edition PRO750W80 PLUS BRONZE 750W $70.00 5 Year Warranty

but after reading your post I would suspect that the ssd has crashed. How do you have your sdd's setup? and to which was the massive file too?

Do they have smart enabled? does it show any problems? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.

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Thank you very much for the suggestions!

The SSD's are just drive C and D. The massive file was a OBS screen capture I had forgot about, and left running.

I'm not sure if they have smart enabled. I'm hesitant to turn the PC back on until I gather a little more feedback.

I've updated the other thread in more detail if you would like to take a look.

Thanks!

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Yep, your apevia power supply is pretty crappy. The XFX @Urworstnit3m3r recommended is quite good.

Out of your list, I would also pick:
XFX TS 550w
EVGA 750 B2
XFX Core Edition Pro750w
EVGA 850 B2.

650w is a good pick though, as 550w might be pushing it once you do a GPU upgrade.

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Thank you for the suggestions!

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Anything listed in tier one that is fully modular and at least 650 watts should work fantastically for you. I highly recommend picking up a PSU that is Seasonic or Supeflower OEM such as the EVGA G2 series.

This might help https://community.newegg.com/eggxpert/computer_hardware/f/135081/t/45344.aspx