Hmm, what do you think of this new PSU?

[AlexIrvine]

Well its a wopping 1100 watts and has a nice package and sells for a low 259.99 on newegg so this seems great but is it good quality? What do you think? Here is the newegg url to it: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817811009

 

[zrawas]

Well of course it pulls enough power from the wall socket to seriously hurt your electric bill. Also, I couldn't see why anyone would need this much power for their rig. Plus, I would be surprised to see you being able to fit it in your case without modding it because this thing is going to be huge. Having more power is not always good and this is one of those cases. But if you really need this much power, then this looks like a good deal for the wattage (don't know how reliable it's going to be).

 

[4745454b]

I've never heard of Nanopoint, but Tagan is a good brand. Assuming newegg got the heading right, its made by solid people. Also remember that just plugging this into your wall isn't going to make your powerbill go up. That 1.1K figure is simply the highest amount of power it can provide, not the constant. There is a matter of efficiency to worry about however. If it is putting out only 400W of power, it might be less efficient then a 600W supply providing the same amount.

 

[Synthetickiller]

So what do you plan on using this PSU for anyways? Seems like a little overkill if you're running a typical computer set up. If you're running server hardware, say the H8DCE-O supermicro mobo, I could understand. It requires 645 watts minimum to run. Otherwise, Its probably not the best thing in the world to buy.

Are there any reviews of this PSU? How does it compare to the enermax galaxy?

 

[I]

It's ridiculously overpriced, equivalent to other $100 PSU but they threw another fan in- and low quality fans at that!

 

[AlexIrvine]

Well, im planning on Quad Core w/ Crossfire and 4-6 hd's 2x cd dvd drives and am gonna put it all into a Armor case. Also I am adding a bunch of other minor stuff. I was origionally looking at the 700watt OCZ xstream buuuuut psu advertising saying i need 1k watt got the best of me. What do you guys recomend for me?

 

[zrawas]

I second what mpilchfamily said. If you're thinking about getting a 1100W PSU for a setup like Quad core and CF, then you're being paranoid about being underpowered. You don't need 4 12V rails with 20 Amps on them to run those components. 600-700 W should run those just fine. OCZ 700W should be the top line of the PSUs that you look at for your needs, and I would go with it myself because I would feel a bit future-proofed (altough a little overkill).

 

[AlexIrvine]

Well your talk convinced me i dont need 1100 watts but 700watt OCZ is a safe buy correct? And who said anything about me buying a 30" monitor??? I just want better fps so I was gonna get a Ati 1900xt and cf edition. Or should i just get 1 x1950?

 

[3lfk1ng]

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