Good PSU?

[Mawltar]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817341002

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Running:

Intel Pentium D 3.4ghz dual core
ASUS P5N32-SLI Deluxe
2gigz of OCZ Gold
ASUS X1900XT 512mb PCIE16x (probably going to overclock)
3 Hard drives (160gb, 60, 60)
TV Tuner card
DVD burner
CD Rom drive


Would that be a good power supply to get? It's 139 after 20$ rebate, and it has free shipping tonight. Or do you think I would be better off going with something cheaper(Im a college student with not much money)? If you can give me an equally as good or so PSU for cheaper, that would work too probably?

Thank you

 

[996GT2]

This is better for the price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104014

 

[Mawltar]

never heard of FSP?


That says it's 15A on the 12v rail... I dont quite understand how this works as doesnt the x1900xt take like 30A on the 12v??

 

[Mawltar]

what about http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817341001 ?

 

[Mawltar]

Also, arre there any modular PSUs out there that are really good and around my price?

 

[orangat]

Originally posted by: Mawltar
never heard of FSP?

That says it's 15A on the 12v rail... I dont quite understand how this works as doesnt the x1900xt take like 30A on the 12v??

The x1900xt doesn't take 30A, thats just a guideline for sizing. The max power consumption of the xt is only around 8-9A. The xtx takes in around 10A max. If you are not planning to run a xfire setup, a good 500W psu like the Enhance 5150 would probably be a good choice.
You can find it at ewiz.com

 

[Bobthelost]

Oh and FSP are a good brand for PSUs. As good if not better than OCZ (i'd probably chose them over OCZ if all is equal).

 

[Mr Sneaky]

modular wise, you can give the Enermax Liberty 600w a shot

 

[akshayt]

If I were you I would get either of the OCZs preferably the better one. I would lay off the FSP unless it is extremely more efficient that than the OCZ.

My 1900XTX takes 16.4A continously under 3D load and sometimes shoots to >19A.

If you plan to volt mod and overclock a 1900XT past 1900XTX speeds then you should be ready to be able to give 22-23A on a single 12v line dedicated for that card.

I have Antec NeoHE 500

 

[eljaye925]

Last I knew OCZ Gamestream was a Forton (FSP) Epsillon rebadge. :frown:

This PSU is modular and rumored to be a Seasonic M12 rebadge

Corsair 520 @ Newegg $138

$120 @ Zipzoomfly

review @ jonnyguru.com

 

[Sable]

Originally posted by: Mr Sneaky
modular wise, you can give the Enermax Liberty 600w a shot

Seconded. :thumbsup:

 

[akshayt]

I doubt whether Enermax is as good as seasonic

 

[Mawltar]

i cant deicde =(

 

[Bobthelost]

Originally posted by: akshayt
If I were you I would get either of the OCZs preferably the better one. I would lay off the FSP unless it is extremely more efficient that than the OCZ.

My 1900XTX takes 16.4A continously under 3D load and sometimes shoots to >19A.

If you plan to volt mod and overclock a 1900XT past 1900XTX speeds then you should be ready to be able to give 22-23A on a single 12v line dedicated for that card.

I have Antec NeoHE 500

Yeah that's right your Single card is sucking down 228W of power. (Just in case you've missed it boys and girls, this is sarcasm).

If you're using ATI tools to monitor the power draw you might want to ask yourself what voltage you're drawing those 19A at.

Enermax is right up there with seasonic by the way. The 600W is a waste of money for you, but the 500W is very nice.

 

[akshayt]

Then get Antec NeoHE 500 = seasonic oem

 

[Anogar]

I'm going to get the Antec NeoHE 550W for my 1900XTX, does that seem like a good purchase?

 

[Bobthelost]

Well there's no point getting it over the 500W version. Otherwise it's a decent choice.

Edit: However i'd pay the extra for an enermax liberty, crucial or seasonic or an enhance unit (there's a very nice one going for tuppence if you go to somewhere other than newegg). There are exceptions to this, for the P180 i'd go with a Neo HE over a seasonic because of the straight line airflow.

 

[orangat]

Originally posted by: akshayt
If I were you I would get either of the OCZs preferably the better one. I would lay off the FSP unless it is extremely more efficient that than the OCZ.

My 1900XTX takes 16.4A continously under 3D load and sometimes shoots to >19A.

If you plan to volt mod and overclock a 1900XT past 1900XTX speeds then you should be ready to be able to give 22-23A on a single 12v line dedicated for that card.
I have Antec NeoHE 500

What tools are you using to measure the power consumption of your video card. The x1900xtx does not take more than 10-11A max otherwise the vast majority of users with the card would experience failures.

 

[996GT2]

Originally posted by: Mawltar
never heard of FSP?


That says it's 15A on the 12v rail... I dont quite understand how this works as doesnt the x1900xt take like 30A on the 12v??

The PSU I linked you to has FOUR +12V rails at 15A each compared to 2 rails at 18A each on the OCZ; granted, it can't draw 60 AMPs on those rails at one time, but 4 is great for stability and the 600W FSP is more than enough even for Crossfired X1900s.

And if you want to talk efficiency the FSP I linked has >85% efficiency...while most PSUs (even good ones) are more around 70-80%.

BTW don't listen to that BS Akshayt it putitng out (1900XTX drawing 16 amps? WTF??), if you searched through the forums you'll see he's good for 3 things...trolling, boasting about himself, and putting out loads of BS...

He even started his "own" OCing blog a few weeks back and all the info on it was just copy-pasted from Zebo here on AT. He wouldn't even give credit to him or admit it was copied, either...:roll:

 

[McArra]

Another great contender . I own one and will be soon owning the 750W version. It is rock stable and you can throw whatever you want at it. Great efficiency (85%) and very long time between errors (>120,000hours). It has 52A combined in the 12V rail, with 4x12V rails@18A.

It is very silent also. A really good choice

 

[kenji4life]

i tend to never use 'very silent' in the same context as thermaltake. i could be wrong, but that sounds like a bit of a stretch, i might be able to believe 'pretty quiet', though. I do have a tt hsf that is fairly quiet. any idea of the manufacturer? oh and 650watts is like extreme overkill, i can't think of a system that needs that that wouldn't fit under the category of 'rediculous waste'
Efficiency up to 85% also doesn't mean the 'efficiency IS 85%' only that it's the highest it was tested at.

sorry don't mean to slam your post, i'm sure you're quite happy with your psu.

oh sorry forgot: i recommend a seasonic. 430watt - 500watt is plenty.
many a systems really need no more than 350watts or so

 

[McArra]

Originally posted by: kenji4life
i tend to never use 'very silent' in the same context as thermaltake. i could be wrong, but that sounds like a bit of a stretch, i might be able to believe 'pretty quiet', though. I do have a tt hsf that is fairly quiet. any idea of the manufacturer? oh and 650watts is like extreme overkill, i can't think of a system that needs that that wouldn't fit under the category of 'rediculous waste'
Efficiency up to 85% also doesn't mean the 'efficiency IS 85%' only that it's the highest it was tested at.

sorry don't mean to slam your post, i'm sure you're quite happy with your psu.

oh sorry forgot: i recommend a seasonic. 430watt - 500watt is plenty.
many a systems really need no more than 350watts or so

I say 85% because in some reviews I've seen that tested this parameter it was from 82 to 86%.

Thermaltake has changed a lot since Volcano 11 days. It has some great products nowadays, and toughpower 600 and up, Big Typhoon, new cases since Shark... are great exponents of that. I can really tell you it's quiet, very quiet IMO.

Maybe an overkill for a lot of users, but taking into account the huge consuption that DX10 cards are supposed to have and the high efficiency of this PSU that shouldn't be a problem

 

[kenji4life]

KUDOS to tt for waking up. I was getting sick of the company waking everyone else in the world up with it's 'super ultra high performance products'

i do own a big typhoon in fact it's on this computer and it is very quiet. I can see how it wouldn't be hard for a 14cm fan to be a whisper. I still wonder who the OEM of that TT PSU is, as most of the 'major' brands don't make their own, power supplies is a business that a lot of companies rather not delve into making their own.

 

[Sable]

Originally posted by: akshayt
I doubt whether Enermax is as good as seasonic

Do you? I fear you may be wrong there matey.

 

[Mr Sneaky]

Originally posted by: akshayt
I doubt whether Enermax is as good as seasonic

Efficiency wise Enermax tends to be at the top. Check Silent PC review, IMHO one of the best review sites in regards to PSU load review and some other stuff.