antec truepower quattro 850watt; thinking of buying

[antec20]

hi there. thinking of getting the antec truepower quattro 850watt power supply to run the upcoming ati radeon 4870 video card.

i can get it for 170.00 locally. it has 5 years warranty too.

i currently have an allendale core2duo 1.8ghz, 250gigabyte sata hdd, 3gigs ram, intel d965ot mainboard, two burners and many case fans.

any help would be appreciated. thanks in advance.

 

[nitrous9200]

It's probably overkill for what you want. A good 500-600 watt power supply would give you more than enough power for that system. If you were running a quad core and Crossfire, the 850 watt might be necessary, but I don't believe you should spend more money on it.

 

[wip99gt]

Yeah, thats a lot of power for your system. Unless you plan on building an Sli or Crossfire rig its overkill.

 

[aznguy0028]

i think its overkill too, but its a great PSU modular and all. yay. if u do get it, i don't think u'll regret it, but it is a lil bit more powerful than what is necessary to power your current setup.

 

[antec20]

well i do plan on going quad core cpu in future and a single 4870, but that's it.

found reviews of it on jonnyguru and hardocp.

i thought i read the 4870 draws like 200+ watts.

 

[leon2006]

If you have the money then go for it. I got mine for a bargain of $120 before COMPUSA close...

Thats what i have of my unit. No issues related to power supply

 

[aznguy0028]

can't go wrong with racing stripes

80+ certified psu also

 

[quantumsheep]

They're very good PSUs. However if i were you i'd go with something less powerful as that PSU is total overkill, a decent 500 will be more than enough.

 

[bobbknight]

I'll put my PCPower Silencer 750w against your Antec 850w any day.

Bet I win too.

 

[aznguy0028]

http://www.80plus.org/manu/psu/psu_join.aspx

nice try bobb.

go look up your PCPower 750w efficiency and compare it to the Antec TPQ 850w

(PCPower) 84.39% vs 85.38% (Antec)

 

[RizzyWho]

I recommend the Thermaltake tough power series, comes all modular and is silent

I have the 750W myself, cost abit... but is 1 hell of a PSU

 

[antec20]

hi there. did u by chance read the reviews of the tpq 850w at jonnyguru and hardocp? is the tpq 850w still good though? i don't quite understand the reviews though all that well that's why i'm asking.

http://www.80plus.org/manu/psu/psu_join.aspx

nice try bobb.

go look up your PCPower 750w efficiency and compare it to the Antec TPQ 850w

(PCPower) 84.39% vs 85.38% (Antec)

 

[antec20]

hi there. did u by chance read the reviews of the tpq 850w at jonnyguru and hardocp? is the tpq 850w still good though? i don't quite understand the reviews though all that well that's why i'm asking.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/

in addition to the aforementioned there's this last site.

 

[antec20]

can't go wrong with racing stripes

80+ certified psu also

thx to you guys im going with it.