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I use a Silencer 750 Quad ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817703009 ) for my 8800 GTS. (It'll give you more than the minimum 26A on the +12v rail - This baby puts out 60A, so you have room to grow on!) This thing is a BEAST!! The cables all come bundled in mesh, so it's easy to keep them out of the way for a nice, organized case, and everything is rock solid in terms of durability and performance. It also has tons of connectors (SLI ready!), so you don't have to worry about plugging 3 splitters into your existing PSU 
Anyways, just my 2cents.
The Corsair VX550W is strong enough to power any system with a single GPU. The ePOWER might not be bad, but in my opinion the Corsair is worth the extra ~$50.
| rgeist554 wrote : I use a Silencer 750 Quad ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817703009 ) for my 8800 GTS. (It'll give you more than the minimum 26A on the +12v rail - This baby puts out 60A, so you have room to grow on!) This thing is a BEAST!! The cables all come bundled in mesh, so it's easy to keep them out of the way for a nice, organized case, and everything is rock solid in terms of durability and performance. It also has tons of connectors (SLI ready!), so you don't have to worry about plugging 3 splitters into your existing PSU |
I saw this happen on another thread and I would hate to see it happen again: some guy posts saying that he needs a 500-600W PSU for his 8600gt (which was probably already overkill) and all of a sudden people convince him that he needs a Silencer 750 "just in case" or so he has "room to grow" 
What a waste! Just because I might get married and have kids sometime in the next 10 years doesn't mean I should go out and buy a school bus so we have room to grow 
| homerdog wrote : The Corsair VX550W is strong enough to power any system with a single GPU. The ePOWER might not be bad, but in my opinion the Corsair is worth the extra ~$50.
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Not trying to start a flame war or anything. Just an observation I made just now (So don't take this as an attack on you!) I noticed that a lot of people (at least here in America) "buy to expand" for the future regardless of actual need. For example. Some single guy or lady buys a huge, 3mpg Hummer or Suburban to drive in traffic to and from work everyday. They aren't towing 1000 lbs, offroading, or carrying full loads of people... yet they still buy it! (I'm guilty of this when I build my computers, as you said , but I still love it)
I guess I'm just trying to say that everyone is guilty of doing this in some way. 
| rgeist554 wrote : Not trying to start a flame war or anything. Just an observation I made just now |
So with this in mind, look at these links. This PSU below would fit the minimalistic point of view, if you just need to get what would work.
8800gtx on 380w Antec PSU!
http://www.overclockers.com/articles1452/
PSU - $49 shipped! $39 w/Google checkout! Can power 8800gtx /e6600! See link above for proof!
Antec Earthwatt 380W P/Satx 12V v.2.2 80MM P/S2 Fan 80-Plus Certified - EA380
http://www.buy.com/prod/antec-eart [...] 77214.html
GPU Power
8800gtx w/e6600 OC'd will run on Antec 380w w/27A on 12v rail, PSU!!
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| lunyone wrote : So with this in mind, look at these links. This PSU below would fit the minimalistic point of view, if you just need to get what would work. PSU - $49 shipped! $39 w/Google checkout! Can power 8800gtx /e6600! See link above for proof! |
I was actually using a 420W to power my system (RAID MAX factory PSU - came with my Scorpio case) w/ +12v @ 14A and it worked just fine for over a year, it's just that I became very limited on extra Molex cables (I had long links of splitters etc,) and the GTS was taking up two +12v plugs since they were only rated at 14A (2x14=28A, so I could reach the minimum 26A mark) . So as long as you get the right amperage and a reliable name, you'll be fine.
I just got a little trigger happy! (Plus the store I buy from was out of the Silencer 620W and I was very impatient at the time)
Message edited by rgeist554 on 10-19-2007 at 04:26:42 PM
| rgeist554 wrote : Not trying to start a flame war or anything. Just an observation I made just now |
It's cool, I just got a little carried away 
Let me try again:
The Silencer 750 is one of the most highly recommended PSUs around, but for the price he could get a 640MB 8800gts which would be a way better investment. It just isn't necessary to spend $150 on a PSU for a non SLI/Crossfire system 
| homerdog wrote : It's cool, I just got a little carried away |
Sir, I commend you! That is an excellent way of putting it.
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