Antec True Control 550Watt, I love being able to turn the fan down when I go to sleep... I wish it was more quieter when on full speed though, my Antec 430 is silent.
Is this true? You're running a 24pin board on a 20pin PS? If it works without a 24pin what's the purpose of having them and why buy a converter?Originally posted by: DB27
Antec Smartpower 350 watt PSU that came with my Antec BQE case. (I'm running a single 6600GT only, not SLI)
The PSU isn't 24 pin, but I simply left the 4 extra pins open and had zero problems. No converter necessary.
Originally posted by: Muhadib
I've got a Fortron Blue Storm 500watt dual rail. It sits around 11.84-11.776 but when I put it on a load it sometimed dips down to 11.712. That dosen't seem like alot but... is it?
Originally posted by: Muhadib
I've got a Fortron Blue Storm 500watt dual rail. It sits around 11.84-11.776 but when I put it on a load it sometimed dips down to 11.712. That dosen't seem like alot but... is it?
Originally posted by: gobucks
if you're looking for a great sub-$100 PSU, i just got the Vantec Stealth VAN-520A PSU from newegg. It's $92 for a 520W 24-pin PSU with everything and the kitchen sink. It looks sharp, performs well, is quiet, has great cooling potential with the 3 fan design, and all sorts of connectors. I highly recommend it, but i've also heard great things about the other PSUs mentioned, so it's an issue of what brand you prefer and what your price range is. I personally think that the newegg price on the vantec is an absolute steal, considering it's $50 cheaper than most of the other ones mentioned, and is also about $60 below the vantec price from other vendors.
Whatever you do, you should probably get a 24-pin PSU. Have you noticed that PCIe boards from Intel and AMD are all starting to use 24-pin connectors? It's to add stability to the boards with the increased power draw of PCIe (much higher than an AGP/PCI combo). If you're gonna be investing in a 500+ Watt PSU, make sure it's well equipped for the future. Also, most SLI boards say that the only way you can use a 20-pin PSU is if you use something akin to EZ-Plug to add stability, and even then Asus recommends against anything higher than a 6600GT SLI setup. If you're looking into a dual 6800 setup, you NEED something better than a 20-pin PSU. Oh, and as for PCIe connectors, 6600GTs don't need them, but 6800 series cards do, so you'll need some adaptors for most PSUs. I don't know about the other PSUs mentioned, but i know the vantec has tons and tons of molex connectors, i had plenty left over after all my case fans and EZ-Plugs and what not, so if you spend a few bucks on some PCIe power adaptors, you should have adequate molex plugs to put them into.
Originally posted by: mrscintilla
Originally posted by: Muhadib
I've got a Fortron Blue Storm 500watt dual rail. It sits around 11.84-11.776 but when I put it on a load it sometimed dips down to 11.712. That dosen't seem like alot but... is it?
It is a lot, and bluestorm uses cheap parts as one online review showed the inside of the psu.
Originally posted by: century child
I'm also running a Neopower and I can only recommend it. Whatever you get, make sure it's modular. You will not regret it.
Overclocked CPU, overclocked 6800GT (single now - SLI later), Audigy2 ZS, DVD ROM, DVD burner, 2 SATA drives, 2 120mm fans for intake & exhaust, and floppy. Will also use an external USB or SATA drive at some point.Originally posted by: hundesau
geze, why the heck u all running 500+ even 600+Watt psu`s? defenitly not necessary, u can run a sli system with 420Watt already, if its a good psu like tagan or bequiet. I personally do care for how high my elctricity bill is, thatswhy i bought AMD Winchester and not Intel and so i wont now buy a 600Watt psu that will only run at 40% usage with a resulting very bad input-output power relation. Its not cool to have 600Watt and only using 270 of them. Makes no sense and costs real cash for electricity. just needed to mention that.