PC Peripherals Best PSU available! Period!

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i would suggest getting an enermax psu.

& 22a will work fine on a x1900xt.
all this stuff is too overrated & i dont want to comment.
 
goldenfrag said:
All this stuff?

Lol, The OCZ PowerStream 520W is UNDERRATED. Its actually a 600W 38A PSU. With a Peak of 700W and 45A. :).
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I don't think Storm meant overrated in that sense :P I agree with him anyhow. Look at my rig page - my 435W Enermax Coolergiant (with dual 12V rails) handles my configuration WITH EASE. We're talking two optical drives, two hard drives, an X850XT PE and the usual other stuff. All mammoth power consumption bit is all hype, don't fall prey to it.

Regarding 700watt PSUs: that's 1 whole horsepower. Think of your power bills man.
 
Power bills are my lowest Concern.

Niether my dad, nor mom, nor me, consider power bills as a factor of our lives. Whatever it comes to for comfort, you have to pay.

Firstly, a x850xt pe only requires 16 - 18A of power on the 12V Rail.

So i dont think you can compare the x850xt pe power req to the 7900GT which ill be getting.
 
tracerbullet said:
I don't think Storm meant overrated in that sense :P I agree with him anyhow. Look at my rig page - my 435W Enermax Coolergiant (with dual 12V rails) handles my configuration WITH EASE. We're talking two optical drives, two hard drives, an X850XT PE and the usual other stuff. All mammoth power consumption bit is all hype, don't fall prey to it.

Regarding 700watt PSUs: that's 1 whole horsepower. Think of your power bills man.
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lol man......... tell me if u plug in a 1kW pcp&c psu, will u be actually spending 1kW power or that much power which ur components actually demand...... think abt it.

goldenfrag said:
^^ Lol. p00ned.
Yup, a PSU only consumes like 12W at the max at idle. Your PC Parts do the consuming. You PC is never gonna use the 1kW in the PCPNC 1kw PSU.
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unless ofcourse u use it to power a 3 relay WC system + highly oced components.

@tracerbuller: no offence meant....... just that i was under the same impression earlier on. if you jumpstart the PSU (i.e. simulate a poweron) and then leave it idle and use a amp meter to see the current flow (on the input wire), it will be very less...... like 100 mA or so. that too because of the fans which will be whirling inside the PSU.
 
goldie what about this PSU
http://www.coolermaster.com/index.p....&other_title=RS-550-ACLY.Real Power 550W SLI
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cm Real Power 550W SLI
 
this coolermaster one looks pretty decent and its available for 7.5k in Delhi.

okie guys i think the psu thing is a bit hyped now ... jst checked something n a frnd of mine is using Antec Smartpower 400W SP2.0 to power his rig which is Intel P4 3.0 ghz + Intel Orig 915GAV + 2 ODD's + 1 HDD + 256*4 = 1GB DDR400 + Leadtek 7800GTX + 2fans + Internal TV-Tuner + FDD... he games for around 8 hours a day without any probs .. and come on guys he is comfortably using everything with a SP2.0 400W .. i feel this is a hype now.

and for ur info guys a SP2 400W has 2 +12v rails with only 10A and 15A ratings..
 
Dude, the thing is. It will only Support say 1 High End card, since All high end cards need 24A atleast on the 12V Rail. None of the rails are at 24A there. So its a no go. Were talking the new gen ofcourse, 7900 and x1900 alike. The next gen cards, will be even more Power and Amp Hungry.
 
i dont think there will be much diff in power consumption between a 7800GTX and 7900GT/GTX ... anyways if u plan to SLI/CF then the scenario is totally different .. I just wanted to show here that for a high end system with a single high end card a modest branded psu is enough .. and u really dont need 550-700 watts of power for such a system.
 
kidoman said:
unless ofcourse u use it to power a 3 relay WC system + highly oced components.

@tracerbuller: no offence meant....... just that i was under the same impression earlier on. if you jumpstart the PSU (i.e. simulate a poweron) and then leave it idle and use a amp meter to see the current flow (on the input wire), it will be very less...... like 100 mA or so. that too because of the fans which will be whirling inside the PSU.
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Of course I know that. My point was that if a PSU like my Enermax 435W can handle a rig such as mine, then you won't need too much more with the X1900/7900 series of cards.

Can't you guys see this going the gigahertz way? It's all marketing hype. If the GPU-makers wanted it, they could just as well bring better power efficiency into the scene. Don't we all know that Athlon64s consume A LOT LESS power than Prescotts? And they perform better too. Why so? This is all just smart marketing, nothing else. And the faster you realise it, the better it is for you.

edit: Mohit beat me to it!
 
mohit wattage isnt the case here .... u can farewell with a 450 watts psu if the 12 v has a enormous of 30+A.. what is b**chin in my mind is tht what SHOULD I GO FOR .. someone suggest me pls :(.
here is my b**ch rig fo next 2/3 years.
Cpu now opty 146 in 2/3 years maybe a dual core 165.
Mobo a8n32 sli deluxe/a8n sli premium.
ram 1gb now but maybe 2 gb later.
not more than 4 HDD's.
no more than 2 Optical drives.
some shitload of usb devices though printer scanner modem etc etc.
gfx card as of now 6800 Ultra single piece may get 2 6800 ultra another one free for testing purpose and sopft mod it to quadro and run dual 19 inch LCD monitors./ a 8900ultra after one and half years if pocket permits me.
what will be a decent psu for this rig? in oced state.
 
@x86

i dont understand your point .. i have already cleared that my frnd is using a sp2.0 400W whose total +12v rating is of 25A and he is using the rig i mentioned above for 3 months now without a single issue. and he is using a prescott which draws much more power .. anyways i dont have a real idea about how much power the x1900xtx will draw so lets say the safe limit will be around 24A on +12V only for the card ..

anyways what rig r u buying the psu for ?? if u plan to upgrade to a x1900xtx kinda card i think u can safely go for the coolermaster model.

and i request all u guys who are getting or have an antec Neo HE 500W model to please post your experiences with it.
 
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tracer, You first of all have a Single Core proccy. Which i doubt youve overclocked much? Have you?

I have a Dual Core Smithfield (2 * Prescott), So my Power consumtion overclocked at 3.5 Ghz is Humoungous. Its anyways like 180W at load. So after the OC, say, 240 - 250W at load. If im not mistaken, it maybe more.

Your proccy uses, um, 110W at full load?

Theres the first difference. 2nd thing is, it should last me for a long time. My dad's not going to keep buying me stuff.

This is not really a discussion. Its proven that a Single Rail PSU, with a high 12V Amp rating, is much better than a Dual or evne Triple 12V Rail PSU, with lower Ratings.
 
mohit said:
@x86
i dont understand your point .. i have already cleared that my frnd is using a sp2.0 400W whose total +12v rating is of 25A and he is using the rig i mentioned above for 3 months now without a single issue. and he is using a prescott which draws much more power .. anyways i dont have a real idea about how much power the x1900xtx will draw so lets say the safe limit will be around 24A on +12V only for the card ..

anyways what rig r u buying the psu for ?? if u plan to upgrade to a x1900xtx kinda card i think u can safely go for the coolermaster model.
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check my previous post for the rig config. and for coolermaster i am preferring antec neo he 500 over it whud i prefer it more or cm better?
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here is my b**ch rig fo next 2/3 years.
Cpu now opty 146 in 2/3 years maybe a dual core 165.
Mobo a8n32 sli deluxe/a8n sli premium.
ram 1gb now but maybe 2 gb later.
not more than 4 HDD's.
no more than 2 Optical drives.
some shitload of usb devices though printer scanner modem etc etc.
gfx card as of now 6800 Ultra single piece may get 2 6800 ultra another one free for testing purpose and sopft mod it to quadro and run dual 19 inch LCD monitors./ a 8900ultra after one and half years if pocket permits me.
what will be a decent psu for this rig? in oced state.
 
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Nothing but the OCZ PS 520W. 600W is an overkill :P.

People are currently running x1900xtx in crossfire with this baby.

Its just an awesome PSU!
 
@x86

i think the antec neo he 500w will be sufficient for u .. though there are some issues reported with it but i dont have any first hand evidence. The OCZ looks good too but it aint available in India sadly.

where are the TE experts ?? nobody posting here ??
 
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goldenfrag said:
tracer, You first of all have a Single Core proccy. Which i doubt youve overclocked much? Have you?
I have a Dual Core Smithfield (2 * Prescott), So my Power consumtion overclocked at 3.5 Ghz is Humoungous. Its anyways like 180W at load. So after the OC, say, 240 - 250W at load. If im not mistaken, it maybe more.
Your proccy uses, um, 110W at full load?
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Well it's your computer, so do as you wish. If it were me, I would have sold off that shoddily-engineered piece of Intel dual-core trash a long time ago. It's a power-whore and oh it performs like crap.
 
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