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30. March 2009 @ 13:35 |
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this thread is only for psu's with pros & con's with maybe approx prices.
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30. March 2009 @ 13:47 |
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Well...I was strongly considering the Rosewill PSU -->Here
But having owned the Thermaltake -->Here
The Thermaltake definitely takes the cake. Heck, I would be a fool to buy anything else LOL! The thermaltake is well over 2000 reviews. Very few items if any hit that on newegg :)
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30. March 2009 @ 13:55 |
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Good to see O-man7 is already here. lol.
Yep the Thermaltake is much better O-man7. :) Did you get the post I made with all the suggestions? NONE of those are bad and for your needs I'm sure will work. The one that krj came up with is a winner too. I like Corsair, PC Power & Cooling, some Cooler Masters, some Antecs, Enermax, Seasonic, Silverstone, and a few others but those are normally good choices depending on the psu.... I think that Corsair and PC Power & Cooling make about the best FULL line of psu's a fella can get. ;)
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30. March 2009 @ 14:05 |
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Sammorris' recommended PSU list
Basic Office/light system, Dual core CPU up to 95W, up to three hard disk drives, up to Eco graphics cards (HD4670):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151055
Standard level system, up to midrange gamer, Quad core CPU and midrange graphics card (single 6-pin connector only), up to 6 HDDs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008
High level gaming system, any CPU, up to 2 GPUs (max 2x6 or 6+8 power connectors), up to 8 HDDs:
Modular: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139001
Non-Modular: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004
Very High spec game system, any single CPU, up to 4 GPUs:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817379007
Anything above:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139007
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30. March 2009 @ 14:07 |
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Subscribed.
I won't be in the market for a PSU for a very long time, however eventually i'll be building a new PC around the RMA'd MSI P35 Platinum mobo, 2GB Crucial Ballistix and Supermicro SC-750A case.
For a PSU i'd most likely choose another Corsair model as my current HX 620W "just works" and no doubt will keep working for a long time to come (unlike various PSU's that "just didn't work for very long" on various mobo's/builds in the SC-750A over the years).
Don't know which model i'd pick for the future build, suffice it to say it'd be another modular one. My requirements never include anything over a basic graphics card (i only even buy a basic card if the mobo in question doesn't have onboard video) so for me a PSU would only ever have to power half a dozen/up to a dozen hard drives and a smattering of optical drives plus a Quad Core CPU of some description (the current 620W PSU is way over what i need currently, i just like having loads of headroom)
Main PC ~ Intel C2Q Q6600 (G0 Stepping)/Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3/2GB Crucial Ballistix PC2-8500/Zalman CNPS9700/Antec 900/Corsair HX 620W
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30. March 2009 @ 14:10 |
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I REALLY appreciate your suggestions GM :) My mom is willing to spend as much as 40, and having owned the Thermaltake...plus its the cheapest with shipping. I definitely have a winner. :) Thanks to all concerned!
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30. March 2009 @ 14:10 |
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The Corsair HX units are fabulous, I ran a much more power hungry system than yours off the model down, the 520.
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30. March 2009 @ 14:18 |
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The Corsair units are getting VERY VERY strong reviews. I may just have to check them out next time :D
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30. March 2009 @ 14:21 |
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They're also quieter than the 80mm-based units from Seasonic, Antec and Thermaltake.
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30. March 2009 @ 14:26 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
They're also quieter than the 80mm-based units from Seasonic, Antec and Thermaltake.
O-man7 you gotta watch Sammy as his hearing is better than anyone I've ever met. lol. BUT yes the Corsair units are very quiet. I have the VX-550 and it does wonderfully with me little AMD dual core system. ;)
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30. March 2009 @ 14:29 |
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Well, put it this way, the fan in my server's earthwatts 380W reaches 2000rpm on occasions. The Corsair's fan may be bigger at 120mm, but it never broke 1000 when powering a system that uses three times as much power.
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30. March 2009 @ 14:37 |
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Some people may be interested to know, that newegg themselves have a PSU calculator. It can give one an estimate as far as just how much wattage or amps they will need :)
http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html
EDIT - looks like they need to update it for core i7 and Phenom II
EDIT # 2 - PSU calculators are simply a tool, and should not be taken TOO seriously. Especially if it doesnt have the required info to give an accurate answer. E.G. NEEDS UPDATED to contain current hardware!
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30. March 2009 @ 14:38 |
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So the graphics only go as far as the HD2900 series and don't consider SLI? I'd avoid it.
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30. March 2009 @ 14:42 |
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As I said, they need to update it LOL! Though I just tried it going for extreme power, and it suggested 838W!!! Im only running 700W And I think I may have underestimated where I'll be in a few weeks with a new vid card. I may wanna consider 1000W??? perhaps a solid corsair LOL!
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30. March 2009 @ 14:44 |
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With an 8600GT? Please tell me you're joking. I wouldn't mind betting I could run your PC off my Antec Earthwatts, overclock and all.
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30. March 2009 @ 14:46 |
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30. March 2009 @ 14:48 |
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The 8800GTX doesn't use that much more power than those two, maybe 30-40W at DC, so 55-60 at the most at a.c.
IIRC, the 8800GTX came out before the HD2900s anyway.
With an OCZ GameXStream who knows, they're not the best PSUs out there. I'd place them no higher than Coolermaster in the grand scheme of things, above the swamp but still dirty.
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30. March 2009 @ 14:57 |
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Ehhh...its running everything I have, and not hot at all! Believe me though, having seen the Corsair reviews, I believe PSU's are their bread and butter.
Corsair is to PSU's
as Western Digital is to HDD's. AT LEAST IN MY eyes! To each his/her own of course :) Some people like CM, others do not. Some people like seagate, others do not.
The calculator was simply to give me SOME idea. Just a little fun, not to be taken TOO seriously :)
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30. March 2009 @ 15:03 |
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WD are HDD #1 in my mind because they're the only company that really take quiet hard drives seriously. Seagate and Maxtor haven't really ever bothered, and Samsungs vibrate so much you have to treat them like the royal family to stop them causing irritating resonance. Corsair aren't the only company to make proper quiet PSUs, but they were one of the first, and use less agressive fan controllers than Seasonic, who produce their internals (does not include TX series or HX1000). The quietest PSU you can buy nowadays is a Nexus, but they are a dutch company (know for making nothing but silencing products) who only ship to europe. Good news for me, bad news for you guys (Sorry). The closest you can get to them is an Enermax Modu82+, which have Enermax's trademark high quality appearance, low quality engineering, premium quality price.
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30. March 2009 @ 15:16 |
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30. March 2009 @ 15:17 |
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Not really, the Enermax Galaxy 1000W failed spectacularly when hooked up to Zardon's Skulltrail 8-core Triple SLI rig. The Corsair HX 1000W still runs it to this day.
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30. March 2009 @ 15:20 |
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perhaps it was a faulty rig? The one review it has, says their quick to remedy the situation. So now you would say that corsair is better than enermax? Just an opinion. Im open for it LOL
OK, now I think I misunderstood you. You specifically said low quality engineering(enermax)
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30. March 2009 @ 15:23 |
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Yes, as the Galaxy 1KW is not the only unit that failed the test. The Corsair HX 1000 is a very good unit, but very loud. The Zalman ZM1000-HP wasn't tested with this rig, but I expect it can do the job, as my ZM850-HP can run a PSU stress test (not that I like to run it for more than a few seconds) drawing 1100W off my system. The HX1000 made some rather strange noises when I opened this.
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30. March 2009 @ 15:34 |
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Would I be right in assuming the Zalman 850(128amps 6Rails) HERE
would be a better value/price purchase
than the corsair 1000(80amp 2Rails) HERE
Wow, the zalman is looking VERY tempting!!!
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30. March 2009 @ 15:41 |
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Hah, 128 Amps? The numbers add up, but the max output of the PSU as a whole will be about 66A. Either way, this PSU has no trouble powering two 4870X2s, and does it without making any perceptible noise. Most PSUs that can run graphics cards that powerful can be noticed as an extra frequency quietly audible in the background, or in the case of the HX1000, are louder than the graphics fans, clearly audible when both are at 100%. There's no noise I can detect as the ZM850-HP even after two hours of Left 4 Dead with 700W load. The thing is incredible. Make sure it fits though, it's more than 50% longer than a Corsair HX 520!
As a product it only gets a 9/10 though, as the place where a power switch should be is instead filled by a pointless LED.
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