NOTE: Why is PSU forum not an option for where to post this question? Oh well!
The calculator at http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine totals around 1050 watts and suggests a 1200 watt PSU. I was originally planning on the Corsair AX1200i PSU, but now I am wondering if the Corsair HX1050 will suffice. Some users on this site have said that the AX1200i is too much for my system, and I thought I'd get another opinion or two. I'm leaning towards Corsair power supplies because the manufacturer directly sells individually sleeved cable sets and sleeving them myself has been a pain in the past.
The following is a list of the relevant parts:
- Corsair 900D case, every surface lined with accoustic dampening mats/blocks
- 2x XSPC RX480 radiator: top and bottom; may add another one or two 120.2 rad if needed; sub 8 FPI great for low noise justifies the XSPC selection.
- Swifttech modded D5 Vario pump with new controller for quieter operation
- 16x Corsair SP120 Quiet Edition fans for radiators with thin foam spacers if they fit to reduce noise and keep air from escaping
- AF140 rear exhaust fan with rubber mounts
- 7x AF120 Quiet Edition front intake fans with rubber mounts
- Raystorm CPU block OR Koolance CPU-380I, undecided
- Bitspower cylindrical reservoir, $40, nothing sepcial but functional
- RAMPAGE IV motherboard - May wait to see if new 2011 ones out in September; undecided which model
- i7 4930k CPU - May just get a 3930k if it does not appear to come in September
- 16 GB Corsair Dominators CL9 1600 - use these in all builds
- 2x GTX 780 Hydrocopper or GTX 780 stock with other block
- NZXT sleeved LED string, white, 2m
- LCD fan controller - Bitfenix Recon
- 1x Sata 6gbps 240 GB SSD, whichever brand is cheaper
- 2 TB 7k rpm enterprise class drive for data storage
- 2-4x 15k RPM SAS drive
- 2x 1L FrozenDragon high performance fluid
So, power wise: 24 low rpm 120mm fans, 1 low rpm 140mm fan, 1 SATA III SSD, 2-4 15k RPM SAS drives, 1 SATA III data drive, LED strip, 1-2 cold cathodes, high end motherboard, 2 GTX 780 cards at maximum allowed vcore settings, i7 4930k IVB-E at 5ghz probably 1.35-1.4 v (guessing based on 3930, its not out yet), D5 vario pump, LCD fan controller... I think that's it?
Edit: It seems the best solutions to be quiet (no fan at low load), fully modular, and >1000 watts are the XFX ProSeries P1-1050-BEFX 1050W, Seasonic X 1050, Seasonic X 1250, and Corsair AX1200i (in my opinion). 1050 watts should be enough it seems, and the XFX ProSeries P1-1050-BEFX and Seasonic X 1050 are about the same price as the potentially "lesser" HX1050 I was interested in.
The calculator at http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine totals around 1050 watts and suggests a 1200 watt PSU. I was originally planning on the Corsair AX1200i PSU, but now I am wondering if the Corsair HX1050 will suffice. Some users on this site have said that the AX1200i is too much for my system, and I thought I'd get another opinion or two. I'm leaning towards Corsair power supplies because the manufacturer directly sells individually sleeved cable sets and sleeving them myself has been a pain in the past.
The following is a list of the relevant parts:
- Corsair 900D case, every surface lined with accoustic dampening mats/blocks
- 2x XSPC RX480 radiator: top and bottom; may add another one or two 120.2 rad if needed; sub 8 FPI great for low noise justifies the XSPC selection.
- Swifttech modded D5 Vario pump with new controller for quieter operation
- 16x Corsair SP120 Quiet Edition fans for radiators with thin foam spacers if they fit to reduce noise and keep air from escaping
- AF140 rear exhaust fan with rubber mounts
- 7x AF120 Quiet Edition front intake fans with rubber mounts
- Raystorm CPU block OR Koolance CPU-380I, undecided
- Bitspower cylindrical reservoir, $40, nothing sepcial but functional
- RAMPAGE IV motherboard - May wait to see if new 2011 ones out in September; undecided which model
- i7 4930k CPU - May just get a 3930k if it does not appear to come in September
- 16 GB Corsair Dominators CL9 1600 - use these in all builds
- 2x GTX 780 Hydrocopper or GTX 780 stock with other block
- NZXT sleeved LED string, white, 2m
- LCD fan controller - Bitfenix Recon
- 1x Sata 6gbps 240 GB SSD, whichever brand is cheaper
- 2 TB 7k rpm enterprise class drive for data storage
- 2-4x 15k RPM SAS drive
- 2x 1L FrozenDragon high performance fluid
So, power wise: 24 low rpm 120mm fans, 1 low rpm 140mm fan, 1 SATA III SSD, 2-4 15k RPM SAS drives, 1 SATA III data drive, LED strip, 1-2 cold cathodes, high end motherboard, 2 GTX 780 cards at maximum allowed vcore settings, i7 4930k IVB-E at 5ghz probably 1.35-1.4 v (guessing based on 3930, its not out yet), D5 vario pump, LCD fan controller... I think that's it?
Edit: It seems the best solutions to be quiet (no fan at low load), fully modular, and >1000 watts are the XFX ProSeries P1-1050-BEFX 1050W, Seasonic X 1050, Seasonic X 1250, and Corsair AX1200i (in my opinion). 1050 watts should be enough it seems, and the XFX ProSeries P1-1050-BEFX and Seasonic X 1050 are about the same price as the potentially "lesser" HX1050 I was interested in.
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