Dedicated Power Supplies?

[gilbadon]

Does anybody know much about dedicated power supplies such as reliability, quality, or development. I have seen three that catch my eye. I'm thinking about putting 2 ECS N8800GT's in SLI mode and was wondering if I would have to buy a whole new power supply or save some money by purchasing one of these. The three I have seen are the VisionTek dedicated PSU sold at bestbuy, the Thermaltake Itx PSU (http://www.provantage.com/thermaltake-a2422ru~7THER053.htm), and the Fortron Source BoosterX 3 (http://www.circotech.com/fortron-source-boosterx-3-dedicated-graphic-power-supply-unit.html).

 

[gilbadon]

500 Watt Rosewill RP500

 

[EXT64]

I use a Thermaltake 250W dedicated PS for my 2900XT. It's not the best brand I suppose, but it has worked great for nearly a year powering one of the most power hungry cards out there. I'd assume they have the same reliability as the real PSes, so as long as you get a good brand you should be fine.

 

[jaguarskx]

I recommend the following brands:

Seasonic
Corsair (HX series, TX series and the 450VX all built by Seasonic)
PC Power & Cooling - Silencer series is built by Seasonic

Antec Earthwatts - Built by Seasonic, however I don't hold Antec PSU in high regards anymore. They stumbled in the recent past and they seem to cut corners here and there. That's just my opinion though.

 

[Ogdin]

I'd toss that Rosewill and just get a new psu,for a few more $$ than you would spend on one those dedicated units you could just get a real psu that will run all your hardware.