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monste4321   01-06-2008 at 08:05:51 PM

ill be putting in a e6550, p35 ds3l, antec 900 case, 4 harddrives, and 2 optical drives

i cant decide between the

game x stream 600 w
http://www.clubit.com/product_deta [...] =CA6276601

corsair 520hx watt
http://www.clubit.com/product_deta [...] =CA6200026

enermax liberty 500 watt
http://www.clubit.com/product_deta [...] =CA6277816

their all tier 2 power supplies, but which one is the best, and do you think i need a modular designed one for my bottom mounting antec 900 case

thankyou for your help

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Gravemind123   01-06-2008 at 08:44:38 PM
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Corsair HX520 is your best bet, it 40 amps combined on the +12v rails and is modular, which is very convenient for keeping cable mess down in your case.

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monste4321   01-06-2008 at 09:46:38 PM
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do you think ill need more then 520 watts with all that stuff hooked up?

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Silverion77   01-06-2008 at 11:35:17 PM
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For an Antec 900 a modular power supply is almost necessary. It is fairly cramped and you will have no where to put the extra wires.

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doghills   01-07-2008 at 12:03:19 AM
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Well, what type graphics card do you have? Those suck tons of power. You should be fine with the corsair as long as you don't have a GTX or something like that for GFX

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Delluser1   01-07-2008 at 12:15:56 AM
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The Corsair 520 would be fine even with an 8800 GTX.

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Shadow703793   01-07-2008 at 12:33:24 AM
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^Agreed. Its one of the best PSUs (Corsair 520HX)

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monste4321   01-07-2008 at 12:42:48 AM
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ill be using either a 8800gt or 8800gts g92 if the price is right

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Silverion77   01-07-2008 at 02:08:20 AM
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The 520HX is great and all you'll need

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systemlord   01-07-2008 at 02:41:47 AM
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Silverion77 wrote :

The 520HX is great and all you'll need



Yes this is true, with the system in my sig I am only using 350 watts via system calculator.>>>>> http://www.extreme.outervision.com [...] orlite.jsp


Message edited by systemlord on 01-07-2008 at 02:45:23 AM
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monste4321   01-07-2008 at 03:28:48 AM
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hmm well according to that thing i need 535 watts, you think a 520 will handle that? and maybe a future upgrade of a quad core will come once the price is right

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monste4321   01-07-2008 at 03:31:00 AM
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do powersupply prices ever really drop when new models or higher wattage ones come out, i mean the 620 hx is only 120, u think its worth it?

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Silverion77   01-07-2008 at 03:57:32 AM
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Did you do it right. When I did your setup I got 345

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monste4321   01-07-2008 at 04:08:41 AM
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i got lots of add-on cards and controllers

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monste4321   01-07-2008 at 04:10:36 AM
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n fans and other powerconsuming crap

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Gravemind123   01-07-2008 at 04:25:54 AM
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The power supply calculator in general goes over what you need. You should be fine with a 520W PSU, but if you think you might upgrade to something more power consuming in the future the HX620 would make sense.

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aevm   01-07-2008 at 04:48:36 AM
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I'd get the Silencer 610W from newegg. It's $127 including shipping and better than those 3.

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Gravemind123   01-07-2008 at 05:13:29 AM
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The PCP&C Silencer is manufactured by SeaSonic, same as the Corsair HX series power supplies are. The Silencers are not modular, which can be a pain trying to hide cables.

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aevm   01-07-2008 at 05:36:18 AM
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Very true. But the pain will pass once you're done hiding the cables, and you get more juice for lots of "powerconsuming crap". :)

Edit: the 620HX gets great reviews too, but it's kind of expensive.


Message edited by aevm on 01-07-2008 at 05:41:08 AM
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Gravemind123   01-07-2008 at 05:50:43 AM
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The Silencer actually has LESS power on the +12v, only by one amp, so you really aren't getting more power. Considering the internals are SeaSonic based in both, the Silencer doesn't really offer more other then being a few dollars cheaper(once you take the Corsair's rebate into account).

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systemlord   01-07-2008 at 08:59:07 AM
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Always get more power than you require, because its better to have more power than you need than not to have enough power at all.

------------------------------ Intel C2D E6600 @ 3.2GHz * Asus P5E * 2x1 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracers * Raptor X * EVGA Geforce 8800GTX 768MB 651MHz/1525MHz/2100MHz * X-FI Fatal1ty Pro * Enermax Infiniti 720W PSU * Creative THX5.1 * Tuniq Tower 120
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monste4321   01-07-2008 at 10:26:36 PM
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well, ill be upgrading to a quad once the prices drop a lil so my consumption will go up and the hx620 is only 119 after rebate, not to bad if you ask me, plus its modular

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Silverion77   01-07-2008 at 10:37:28 PM
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modular is great. It really helps in the Antec 900 with its limited space. I have 5 cables (CPU, 24 pin, PCI-E, SATA, molex) and theyre all hidden behind the case.

I could not imagine if you had all the cables coming out of it.

The HX's are great, and dead silent. If you can push the 620, why not. I got the 520 because it was $75 with rebate and too good to pass up.

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chuckm   01-07-2008 at 11:20:05 PM
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Here's both corsair's; good deal

http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-52 [...] 70716.html
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-62 [...] 70718.html


Message edited by chuckm on 01-07-2008 at 11:21:54 PM
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monste4321   01-08-2008 at 12:47:07 AM
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lol clubit has them for much less

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Delluser1   01-08-2008 at 01:41:49 AM
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monste4321 wrote :

lol clubit has them for much less


Add Clubit's $9 shipping charge and they are almost the same price, the 620 at Buy.com actually end's up $1 cheaper.

------------------------------ q9650 @ 4.050 | Asus Rampage Formula | 2x2 Corsair Dominators | WD Black 640 x2
EVGA GTX260 Core216 @ 686/1479/1103 | Antec TPN 750

 

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monste4321   01-08-2008 at 01:45:24 AM
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ill be ordering more then 1, building 2 identical comps, then you get cheaper shipping plus ill be ordering other stuff along with that

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monste4321   01-08-2008 at 01:45:48 AM
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they guarentee go stepping so im getting processors from them to

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monste4321   01-08-2008 at 05:31:53 AM
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does a 45 nm quad core use more or less wattage then a 65nm dual core? anyone know exactly how much the new ones use?

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Delluser1   01-08-2008 at 02:36:31 PM
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monste4321 wrote :

ill be ordering more then 1, building 2 identical comps, then you get cheaper shipping plus ill be ordering other stuff along with that



Then you'll save some money, but it won't be "much less".

------------------------------ q9650 @ 4.050 | Asus Rampage Formula | 2x2 Corsair Dominators | WD Black 640 x2
EVGA GTX260 Core216 @ 686/1479/1103 | Antec TPN 750

 

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