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5. April 2008 @ 22:13 |
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Originally posted by abuzar1:
The Corsair OR the PC Power and Cooling. I've only heard good things about their PSUs.
just look at the warrantys and MTBF (mean time before failure) ratings. the only other one that even compares is the thermaltake.
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5. April 2008 @ 22:15 |
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5. April 2008 @ 22:30 |
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MTGF is the same for both but the 620HX has a better warranty. 5 yrs vs 3. the 620HX will do everything a 650 (probably closer to 700) watt psu will do since they use capacitors rated at 105C as opposed to capacitors rated at only 85C as most psu manufactures use. Pros: more SATA connectors, better warranty, better capacitors, very quiet, modular and better price at buy.com. Cons: none
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5. April 2008 @ 22:39 |
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i was getting ready to say the same thing about the MTBF Mort. i couldnt find any warrenty for the corsair. but you pointed out its 5 years... im thinking its the corsair for sure... the 8 SATA is whats
makeing me go with it over the ocz......hold on we talking PSU's or MEM....lol
guess if gigabyte sends me a new board, i truely wont know what the problem was. just for the fact it might be another 2 weeks before i get it back, and i will have the new PSU for sure. when that happens i wont be putting it all together with the old PSU. hence. brand new mobo,cpu,and psu. i wont really know which it was..
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5. April 2008 @ 22:46 |
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@Mort81
on the Corsair. are the cables long on it? ive read a few reviews about the CorsairTX750 that in a CM RC-690(like mine)case the {SU is at the bottom instead of the top, the 4 pin for the cpu is about 3 inch short. i dont think the TX750 is modular. are the modular cables longer?
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5. April 2008 @ 23:19 |
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Rob,
this review states that the 24 pin mobo cable and 4/8 pin power cable are both 20". that should be more than enough. the 750TX is not modular. the only ones that are modular are the HX series.
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5. April 2008 @ 23:39 |
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here's a review on the 620HX. it states 20" on both cables too. here's a few quotes from the review:
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Corsair HX620W is a terrific power supply and won?t let you down. In our tests it could really deliver its labeled power at 50º C, showed a terrific voltage regulation, it was very quiet, produced a very low electrical noise level and its efficiency was of at least 83%, peaking 88%. And the best of all: we could extract up to 746 W from it. So you will be basically paying for a 620 W product and bringing home a 740 W power supply.
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Finally we have the five-year warranty in the US.
In conclusion, The Corsair HX620W is one of the best power supplies you can find on the market, pleasing both average users and enthusiasts.
Rob,
my 1st one cost me $165. you can't go wrong at $115 and free shipping. here ya go again http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-620w-sli.../203270718.html
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5. April 2008 @ 23:49 |
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rob you'll have to find something that states the length of the cables for the psu of choice. ;) Whether the psu is modular or not the 24 pin, 4/8 pin, and normally the PCI-e cables are still "hot" wired into the psu. ;)
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5. April 2008 @ 23:54 |
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6. April 2008 @ 00:18 |
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Russ,
he can get the EVGA 680i mobo for $15 less and still go SLI with those two 8800GT's. EVGA is DocTY's mobo manufacture of choice now and we all know what he has done with his setups.
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6. April 2008 @ 00:47 |
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That guy REALLY wants SLI. Also that motherboard doesn't do true Crossfire, for that I would need a X38 motherboard.
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6. April 2008 @ 03:05 |
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hmm, I just came across another optional feature for my CM stacker 830 case while reading over the manual. pretty interesting and one that I will take into consideration. it's called a crossflow fan. here is a review with some pics and how it works http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles/view.php?cid=22&id=1120&pg=1
I can pick one up for around $28 and might get one when/if I get another 4 in 1 device module to house 4 more hdds and another 120mm front fan.
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6. April 2008 @ 04:13 |
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Another vote here for the Corsair HX620W, and yes most of the the cables are more than long enough in an Antec 900 so should reach far enough in taller cases
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6. April 2008 @ 05:43 |
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Abuzar: Be sure to let us know how that works out, from what I've seen EVGA mobos seem a little mediocre, maybe thats just the 650i ones... You can do Crossfire on P35 boards too - you should seriously tell him that, because you'll get a much better motherboard out of it.
Rob: Get this one: Get the HX 620W like everybody says, from buy.com. Corsair for the win!
theone: Indeed, or this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128083
Last time I checked, the cables on the HX 620W are huge, that shouldn't be an issue.
edit: just noticed the 620W isn't on buy.com any more, neither is the 520W HX, only the TXes and VXes remain. What's up?
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6. April 2008 @ 09:07 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Abuzar: Be sure to let us know how that works out, from what I've seen EVGA mobos seem a little mediocre, maybe thats just the 650i ones... You can do Crossfire on P35 boards too - you should seriously tell him that, because you'll get a much better motherboard out of it.
Rob: Get this one: Get the HX 620W like everybody says, from buy.com. Corsair for the win!
theone: Indeed, or this one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128083
Last time I checked, the cables on the HX 620W are huge, that shouldn't be an issue.
edit: just noticed the 620W isn't on buy.com any more, neither is the 520W HX, only the TXes and VXes remain. What's up?
I'm not sure the G-byte DS3P supports TRUE SLi, supports CF tho. I have the mobo but haven't had the opportunity to try it out. ;)
Buy.com pulls something if it's not in stock normally, well that's my experience at least. :)
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6. April 2008 @ 09:40 |
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well i just signed in at buy.com and added the HX620 to my cart. the sale is good until 4/14/08. a little over a week left???? $139.99 shipped 7-9 bus. days. i hope to order it by weds. gotta make sure i got the cabbage in the garden first...lol
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6. April 2008 @ 09:55 |
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Intel chipsets don't support SLI, full stop, as far as I'm aware. As for the HX unit, it might be that it isn't visible to IPs from the UK, sometimes sites can be a bit funny like that.
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6. April 2008 @ 10:03 |
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the only one that does is skull trail
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6. April 2008 @ 12:10 |
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Guys, P35 chipsets DON'T do true crossfire. It's 16x and 4x which is horrible. It does affect the framerates a lot.
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6. April 2008 @ 12:34 |
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is everybody ignoring my posts? I posted twice that the 20+4 mobo cable and 4/8 pin power cables on the 620HX are 20" long.
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Rob,
this review states that the 24 pin mobo cable and 4/8 pin power cable are both 20".
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here's a review on the 620HX. it states 20" on both cables too.
better hurry Rob. The $25 MIR ends on 4/15/08.
I think I'm going to go ahead and order the special cooler master crossfan for my stacker. looks like a good idea, sucking cool air in from the right side panel vent and blowing it directly over the entire mobo. that will save me needing to modify the left side fan panel and intalling two fans there. it's actually a few $ cheaper than two antec tricools would be too.
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6. April 2008 @ 13:40 |
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I just ordered a 3 in 4 device module, another antec 120mm red led tricool fan to put in it for another front intake fan, and a cooler master crossflow fan. this is getting expensive.
COOLER MASTER STACKER 830 EVO CASE $109.99
ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA MOTHERBOARD $308.67
INTEL E3110 XEON CPU $193.24
CORSAIR 620HX P/S $114.99
CORSAIR 2 X 1GB DDR2 1066 DOMINATOR RAM $65.99
THERMALRIGHT ULTRA 120 EXTREME CPU HS W/ SYTHE SFF21F FAN $73.11
SEAGATE SATA2 32MB 250GB HDD $86.87
HIS HD3850 512MB ICEQ TURBO VIDEO CARD $152.25
6) ANTEC TRICOOL120-RED CASE FAN $64.71
COOLER MASTER 4 IN 3 DEVICE MODULE $19.61
LITE-ON 20X DVDRW (to put in this pc) $23.99
24" DUAL DEVICE ROUND IDE CABLE $6.79
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$1254.81
all prices include shipping less MIR's
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6. April 2008 @ 16:04 |
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Morty is this what you got?? link to 4 in 3...
I don't think any one is ignoring your posts. lol. They just don't listen. hehehe. :P btw what did you say?? :D
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6. April 2008 @ 16:13 |
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Originally posted by greensman:
Morty is this what you got?? link to 4 in 3...
I don't think any one is ignoring your posts. lol. They just don't listen. hehehe. :P btw what did you say?? :D
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yep and one of these CM crossflow fans exclusively for stacker cases
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6. April 2008 @ 16:23 |
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The 16x/4x doesn't affect frame rates THAT badly, I remember seeing an article on it, I think it limits your gains to 80% instead of 100% but doesnt drop the gain much if it would normally be less than that.
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6. April 2008 @ 20:09 |
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Well it still does and a X38 board is only 20 bucks more.
Man this PC selling business thing? It's starting to pick up. This is good.
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