Looking for aftermarket PSU for Aurora R5 dual gtx1080

Search again because I thought several posted (Aurora-R5 owners that went cheap with 460w PS and then regretted it).

I suggest a nice mid-to-high-end modular Corsair. Biggest one that will fit (800-900w or bigger), mounts right, fan in right spot, etc.

Can you link to a specific model, like at newegg? 

Many months ago I was looking into this and tried out 2 PSUs from best buy after much research. They both ended up not right. I can't remember the details, but they didn't have enough connectors or something else. 

I am happy with the stock 460, it's super quiet, just need more power for a dual setup.

These guys are in Texas, they got a couple surplus PSUs from Dell HQ in RoundRock; has an R5 case harness, it'll GoldiLox into your case, quick, painless, literature says they're rated for dual-300watt cards: 

NEW Dell N1WJD Alienware Aurora R5 DPS-850AB-2 80 PLUS BRONZE 850W Power Supply

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Dell-N1WJD-Alienware-Aurora-R5-DPS-850AB-2-80-PLUS-BRONZE-850W-Power-Supply/192345502046?epid=2122050224&hash=item2cc8af715e:g:H7IAAOSwXxhZ8jqp

Typically, it's the red/blk micro-SATA DVD connector not present in aftrmrkt PSUs that owners need, the Dell 1YMGT can serve as a good adapter, other terms are >  Micro SATA DVD / Micro SATA Power / SlimLine SATA

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=micro+sata+dell&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H1.X.TRS5&_nkw=Dell+1YMGT+&_sacat=0

Alienware Aurora R5 optical drive power cable

Otherwise, look for a PSU that has a pair of CPU 8pin ports on its front panel (some only have one on the front panel, but you'd want to power the CPU port using a 4+4 cable plus the 8pin Grfx auxiliary port, so you'd want two CPU 8pin ports to keep things uncomplicated). I'd recommend the EVGA SuperNOVA 850 G3 (220-G3-0850-X1, 80+ GOLD, 850W Fully Modular, EVGA ECO Mode with New HDB Fan, Includes FREE Power On Self Tester, Compact 150mm Size, Power Supply)

https://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-SuperNOVA-850-G3-220-G3-0850-X1-80-GOLD-850W-Fully-Modular-EVGA-ECO-Mo/381849974986?hash=item58e80838ca:g:gPsAAOSwzSRZ0P27 

https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIA2F85314119&cm_re=EVGA_850_G3-_-17-438-092-_-Product

I saw no Corsair 850 models on Newegg today that can compete w/the G3, you'd need an RM1000x @ $175, but if 1000w, why not EVGA 210-GQ-1000-V1 GQ 80 Plus Gold, 1000W ECO Mode Semi Modular Power Supply

https://www.ebay.com/itm/EVGA-210-GQ-1000-V1-GQ-80-Plus-Gold-1000W-ECO-Mode-Semi-Modular-Power-Supply/301803180774?hash=item4644df12e6:g:~RkAAOSwHZ1Z0Ld3

850 GQ is $80/shipped after rebate  > EVGA 850 GQ 210-GQ-0850-V1 80+ GOLD 850W Semi Modular EVGA ECO Mode Power Supply > https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438061            

If EVGA, be prepared for cable management > nothing on the market competes with the factory harness which has been custom-sized to the chassis. If contacting Dell surplus vendor, offer $130, see if they bite ('I don't need yours, but am thinking about a spare, will pay you 130/shipped')

Hi Cass-Olé.

would Corsair TX850M work? sorry, i'm not familiar with the R5 Model.

TX-M Series™ TX850M — 850 Watt 80 Plus® Gold Certified PSU 

BTW: Corsair RM Series PSUs are huge. not sure if they would fit here.

forum member asked for dual-1080 capable, I assume that meant four Grfx cables for future proofing. 1080FTW2 has a pair of 8pins so it depends on the model

Semi-modular TX has one CPU 8pin internal & 2 Grfx ports / cables, it's kind of a stretch > if the 1080s have only one 8pin, and if you split the CPU 8pin in half (or buy a 4pin / 4pin extension) to feed a 4pin to the mthrbrd CPU 4pin and the other to the Grfx 8pin (where only 4 of the 8 are filled) it might work. But then, just get the 850GQ for 80 bucks and not be short of any cables or ports. The TX barely qwalifies, but could work in some applications that use the minimum amount of cables. Cable counts and port counts are important things to look for when shopping for these. The Corsair models all had one 8pin CPU, the EVGAs had the standard pair

the TX850M is equipped with 4 x 6+2 PCIe Connectors.

Cass-Olé wrote:

The Corsair models all had one 8pin CPU, the EVGAs had the standard pair

Good catch.

Aurora-R5 is the same as Aurora-R6 is regards to core-power supply requirements.

In needs a:

- Standard 24-pin (obviously)

- A 4-pin CPU

- A 8-pin CPU (for lower on-motherboard socket labelled "GPU-Power"), It says GPU, but it's wired and keyed for a 8-pin CPU plug. You ( Cass-Ole‌ ) noticed this long ago.

Then, you need power for drives, etc. and

whatever PCIe 6-pinners and/or 8-pinners you will need for your dual-SLI video cards. At minimum, for two GTX-1080's, it looks like you will need two 8-pin PCIe. Some cards also need an additional 6-pinner.

And while talking about dual-SLI, try to match your old card exactly or as close as possible (brand and tech).

Finally, I think you are limited to "normal height cards" like a FE or MSI-Aero. I don't think "1inch taller cards" like the MSI Gaming-X series will fit ... especially in the lower slot due to the Power Supply bracket. I'm not even sure a Dremel tool would help.

Ok Carbon, if we thumb-wrestle over the TX I'll let u win. I did say it barely qwalifies & could work for some people. Let's look at it again though. For $110 / Newegg, the person's invested into a possibly long-term item that to me barely qwalifies, & the TX series could be said to be a step up from their bargain category. It doesn't strike me as something made to stay in there for good, but maybe I'm fussy ... I never said not to buy it ...

The specs say 2 x 2 x PCIe Cable (6+2), so yes, technically you get x4 connectors but the reality is you pull the juice through just x2 cables; I'm not a fan here of jumper / pigtail 6+2s, Seasonic advisory below, so w/the TX we're kinda married to low-power Grfx w/no way out down the road, it isn't exactly a long-term solution that gets itself out of trouble

Can Power cables affect GPU performance? > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL7KIVI_hJg > it's possible in my mind I discounted pigtails as an option, but in a pinch we'd say the TX can qwalify, jumper 6+2's might help in clutter ... but in the end can it compete, can any of the Corsair's compete, kinda sorta

If we buy the stock 850 regardless of cost we get x4 Grfx cables, if we buy say 850G3/GQ we get x4 cables, with TX we get x4 connectors; we'd note perhaps the EVGAs also come with some jumper 6+2s, matching the TX for combatting clutter should we deploy the single-cable dual-8pinner on lower-power cards if need be (when 850GQ is 80, it's a tough proposition to pass it over for something else)

On TX, the 8pin (4+4) CPU looks like a dual-4pin-ribbon cable, so we might split them til they reach CPU / Grfx connectors on the mthrbrd; we could power the 8pin Grfx port w/a 4 pin the way the 460w does it as a minimum (to the Grfx 8pin, 460w provides 4wires in a 4pin / stock 850w provides 6wires in an 8pin / hypothetical PSU could provide all 8wires in an 8pin), but there are other ways to get it '8pin' power, like > Foxconn K0528 D12041-001 ATX Board 4-pin to 8-pin EPS Power extension cable > https://www.ebay.com/itm/Foxconn-K0528-D12041-001-ATX-Board-4-pin-to-8-pin-EPS-Power-extension-cable/302148743844?hash=item465977f2a4:g:Q-wAAOSw44BYOLe9 > where if that type extension was too short (on some models) to help then we do a deeper dive on eBay or online for a 4pin to 8pin adapter that's longer when needed (Tx 8pin cable 'splits in two', so we expect it to reach CPU / Grfx, but maybe we want a short 4pin -to- 8pin adapter / splitter for a tight connexion & power up all 8pins in the socket)

Adapters like above, where male connectors help turn into females

While the 850GQ looks like a winner, why not throw $46 more at the G3 & get it all, a good out-of-box experience that needs seemingly nothing but a DVD adapter? I notice on Newegg the G3 can come from several vendors, @$142 one vendor offers a 3year warranty, Newegg offers the 10year but pay a little extry > https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438092&ignorebbr=1&cm_re=850_g3_evga-_-17-438-092-_-Product > so what appeared to be $142 on 1st glance is actually $156/shipped if you want the 10year warranty

That price encroaches on the eBay stock Delta 850 w/harness I linked to, so it's a toss-up. Last month an eBay/Texas vendor had x3 850s w/harness for 80 bucks, I'd have said to get one but now they're sold. For the member who wanted some info, we'd list the 850GQ, Corsair TXm, 850G3 or get a stock 850 w/out warranty from eBay as possible candidates. If I overlooked any other Corsair models it was due to not having dual-CPU 8pin ports but I gave options on how to deal with that using adapters / extensions, items the EVGA chassis won't need. When it comes to jumper 6+2s on the Grfx cable, the caveat is that TXm is limited in the type of cards it can run, where we defer to the Sesonic chart as a guide for when not to use single cables w/jumpers. When dual-cables-per-card is wanted then we want a chassis with x4 cables run through x4 Grfx 8pin ports. The original poster & anyone else reading this now has some more info regarding how to choose an upgraded PSU for R5/R6. When the stock Delta 850 (not the Huntkey 850, find the Delta N1WJD) w/case harness is available at a decent price then it has to be part of the conversation as the easiest solution but may not have lasting warranty attached

edit: as an afterthought we'll look at the RMx  / HX 850s > https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139141 > https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139203&cm_re=hx850-_-17-139-203-_-Product (about the same front panel layouts, HX is $10 more, gets an extra SATA 6pin, but we're in the same boat as the 850 pic below)

x5 8pin ports > you get x2 CPU cables + x3 Grfx cables in the box > those x3 Grfx cables have jumper 6+2s

for our purposes, those x5 8pin ports can also simply be 'x4 Grfx + x1 CPU 8pin', IF we buy another Grfx cable for it. Perhaps good that they both get x4 Grfx ports for better cards down the road, but that x1 CPU 8pin port paired with sleeved 4+4 cable, now we need a 4pin extension of some sort and length to route power to the mthrbrd Grfx pins, where a person willing to deal with it can go the Corsair RM / HX route

• note how HX gets x2 CPU 8pin in the box, but x3 jumper 6+2s, it isn't ideal, for SLI /XFire we're asked to use a pair of resistive jumper 6+2s but can use both CPU 8pins
• if we want that 4th Grfx cable, we could shop Corsair.com & buy one $10 shipped, if we wish to use it then we go about 'extending' one of the (4+4) CPU 4pins as from earlier
• I won't explain other than to say u have to solve the cable questions if running 1080s that use more than one 8pin port & you wish them to run off of a pair of 8pin cables each, which is ideal
• if it's just a 1080 w/one 8pin power need, the RM/HX/TX can work but can't compete against an $80 850GQ 

I like simplicity, so when I see a front panel that has it all, comes with it all, I recommend it

other models that require 30 minutes to parse out and connect the dots ... ... ... EVGA seems to offer what we want for the long haul, Corair's reduce the front panel but can work out in the end. Regardless, at a bare minimum, if it has x1 CPU 8pin (4+4) & TWO Grfx ports, technically the Aurora owner can get away with it if they go over this post explaining some of the how & why. For future-proofing to say 980Ti 1080Ti 1180Ti levels, we want x4 cables, x4 Grfx ports, something the TX series can't offer where-as the RM HX G2 G3 GQ can, investment grade 

these front panels get us to about what the stock 850 has to offer, which it's rated for 600watts worth of cards, now or later, using x4 Grfx cables & individual CPU/Grfx port cables

THX for the deatailed Reply. I'm still amazed how much Efford you put in your Posts. I whish i was as patient as you are.