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abnospam   01-05-2008 at 08:38:35 PM

Hi all,

I am building a rig with a raidmax case and 500 watt PSU (I think 22 amps on +12v rail, if I have the lingo right). It also has a 8800 GT card in it, but I was told that card wants > 26 amps. Any truth to this? Anyone running 8800GT with this case stock PSU without issues?

If I did have insufficient ampage there, what would the symptoms look like?

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mike99   01-05-2008 at 10:38:08 PM
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That case and PSU are too cheap for that to be a good quality PSU. You can try it and see, but if system unstable, buy a better PSU.

Mike.

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abnospam   01-06-2008 at 02:52:06 AM
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by unstable you mean freezing and blue screens?

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doglips   01-07-2008 at 06:20:21 AM
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Raidmax is not known for Quality psu's..If it blows it can fry that nice gpu and other parts also. Dont take a chance. Never go cheap on psu's.Get a good Corsair.

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bobbknight   01-07-2008 at 06:56:07 AM
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I stay with tier 1 and but PCPower PSU's
I had a cheap raidmax years ago and it killed a system of mine.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forum [...] p?t=108088

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Achtungbaby   01-07-2008 at 07:00:24 AM
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Depends what Raidmax psu it is. I have the Raidmax Volcano 630w modlar psu and have never had a problem, plus all the reviews of the model i read rated it very highly.... would never have bought it if it wasnt rated highly :) Try google the make and model of the PSU and see what comes up, hopefully reviews as they are often more reliable! But never buy a case that comes standard with the PSU... rather select a case and PSU separately! Good Luck :D

------------------------------ INTEL E6700 * 2GB Patriot DDR2 800 * 2 X Seagate 320GB * XFX NFORCE 680I LT * Calibre P880+ OC 8800GTX 768MB * Benq FP241VW 24" + LG 1970HR 19" Monitors * Corsair 750TX PSU * Raidmax Smilodon Chassis
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abnospam   01-07-2008 at 07:07:45 PM
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This is the case and PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811156062

My last rig was with an Antec 400w PSU stock and I had no problems running 2 drives, 2 burners, an Radeon 9500 Pro and a lot of USB (4 devices).

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abnospam   01-07-2008 at 07:27:29 PM
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I have only built about 4-5 computers, so by no means a master. I want to run 2 GB ram, 1 dvd, 2-4 HDDs and this nVidia 8800GT. Overclocking probably won't happen and if it does it is becuase I found the time and I will probably stay conservative.

Given all that and that I am cost conscious, which PSU would you all recommend? I am not running SLI or some other crazy stuff. Would classify my machine is average gaming rig.

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leo2kp   01-07-2008 at 07:37:01 PM
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PC Power and Cooling 750-Quad ^.^

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abnospam   01-07-2008 at 08:00:00 PM
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I mentioned cost conscious, right? Looking for under $100.

I see some folks saying they are running Fortron 450w 2x12v/18a rails with my setup just fine. That thing is $55.

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Achtungbaby   01-08-2008 at 08:59:49 AM
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Hey there, I bought the Smillodon and psu separately although both are raidmax. I love the case and the PSU i bought. My PSU is one of their performance range and had great reviews all round. I got the 630 w version as I wanted modular and all modular psu's lose a bit of power through the connectors. All the test reviews of the raidmax PSU I bought were great. I have not had a problem, eventhough my card is an extreemily power hungry little bast*rd due to the TEC and i do not overclock :) I see that the 500w psu that comes with the case is a modular psu and is not one of their performance range. I would not get that psu if i was u! Get the case and take a look at Raidmax's performance range, as they are budget friendly and mine has not given me one hassle :)

------------------------------ INTEL E6700 * 2GB Patriot DDR2 800 * 2 X Seagate 320GB * XFX NFORCE 680I LT * Calibre P880+ OC 8800GTX 768MB * Benq FP241VW 24" + LG 1970HR 19" Monitors * Corsair 750TX PSU * Raidmax Smilodon Chassis
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abnospam   01-09-2008 at 04:12:05 PM
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Yeah, I have been reading the 1,000+ reviews of the case on newegg and quite a few people slam the PSU.

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jtt283   01-09-2008 at 05:02:05 PM
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The FSP PSUs are decent. They're on tier-3 of the list at http://www.tomswiki.com/page/Tiere [...] gs?t=anon.

I've used three of them recently without issue, and have a 4th I may use sometime soon.

If I got a case with a RaidMax PSU in it, that PSU would make it into the trash without ever tasting 120 VAC.

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