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post #1 of 6
9/9/05 at 2:59am
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sighs...may end up building my own rig after all.

Ok, so...seem to be a bunch of cheapies on newegg, and then it's up to the powerfull, expensive, and loud PC Power and Cooling 550w for SLIs.

This isn't an SLI system, but the mobo will be SLI capable, so a 500-550w is really desirable here.
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post #2 of 6
9/9/05 at 5:33am
Depends on what your running, how many hard drives and cdroms are you planning on running? If this isnt a sli system and your just running a single optical and hard disk then i would go with a power supply around 450 watts that will allow room to upgrade more hard disk a second optical drive etc. For maufacturers i would go with Enermax, Antec, Sparkle, Fortron, PC Power and Cooling, Zippy, they are make pretty reliable power supplies.
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post #3 of 6
9/9/05 at 6:21am
I'd still stick with 500-550 W PSU's and make sure you get one with the plug-in type cables. My desktop at home runs a 550W MadDog one that's actually made by CoolerMaster. I like being able to only use the cables I need to cut down on clutter, plus they're rounded so they don't take up as much room and are good for airflow management.
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post #4 of 6
9/9/05 at 10:45am
I've had good experiences with both the better Antec and CoolerMaster power supplies, 450W and up should be good for your needs (higher if you ever want SLI/Crossfire though)...
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post #5 of 6
9/11/05 at 2:48am
The bigger the better and Ultraproducts.com has some nice x-connect ones... the next gens should be out soon...
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post #6 of 6
9/11/05 at 3:35am
The best place to get information about PSU's for a high-end system is HardOCPs PSU Forum:

HardOCP's Power Supplies for Today's & Tomorrow's Computers:

The best quality PSU below the PCP&C, with high amps per line, tight regulation, and high efficiency at room temperature is the OCZ PowerStream 520W.

Here is a link to it at NewEgg:
NewEgg OCZ OCZ520ADJ ATX 520W Power Supply


If you are not going to have an SLI system, I highly recommend the Fortron BlueStorm 500W. I cannot say enough good things about this PSU. It is a fully compliant ATX 2.0, with dual rails, low dB noise, high amps per 12v1 & 12v2 lines (15amps), very high efficiency (~80%), high regulation (+/- 4% under load), sleeved cables, and runs for ~$91.00 at NewEgg:

FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX500-A ATX12V 500W

BTW, before you start thinking that you have to have a 500W PSU just because the MB is going to be SLI-capable, I would suggest calculating exactly how much power you really need first, adding up the CPU, video card, Optical drives, hard drives, case fans, sound cards, etc, using this:

takaman's Power Supply Calculator
HOW TO BUY A PSU (or how to determine if your old one is up to it)
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