I am building a new Core i7 system, primarily as an enthusiast gaming rig. but not aiming to set any records or anything. However, I live in Japan, so my choice of components is a lot more limited that what I'd find back in the States or across the pond in Europe. Top name brands are sometimes hard or even impossible to find. I can special order from overseas and have it shipped here, but it's going to cost a small fortune for shipping, so I have been looking at locally available PSUs.
Of the 1000W PSUs I can find in Osaka, these three are the ones I can actually recognize - ie, the box has enough English on it for me to identify the make, model, necessary factors and specs. The prices are also reasonable, for here in Japan. It is possible to special order some big names, like Antec, but it will also cost me well over $400 US. I know how important a power supply is, so I don't want to cut corners, but I don't want to spend a small fortune in the process if I can avoid it since I've already sunk a lot of money into this build.
Here is the current system setup for my build:
Intel Core i7-920 CPU (planning to o/c to ~3.5-3.8 GHz)
Scythe Mugen-2 CPU cooler (about the best LGA-1366 cooler I can find out here)
ASUS Rampage II Extreme
6GB Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600
MSI GeForce GTX285 OC (Plan to add a second in SLI in future)
Iiyama 26" PLE2607-WS Display
WD Caviar Black 1TB SATAII
WD 600 GB SATAII HDD (basic model for data storage, not running apps)
Antec 1200 Case
Plextor PX-800A SATA DVD Burner (from previous build)
Sometimes here in Japan, the no-name brand will actually be a rebranded major name brand sold at the generic price, but I couldn't find any indications that either of the two local brands were actually rebrands - it's possible though. So here are the three I have good access to, and I would appreciate any suggestions or comments on which one might be better.
The Silverstone is a (generally) quality brand, and has a single 80A +12V rail, which should be very stable, but it's not modular and will have to be special ordered. It's also the most expensive of the three, but still pretty reasonable for here in Japan - about $300. The other two are local brands that are modular, 80+ Bronze, and Active PFC over multiple +12V 20A or 35A rails. They are both pretty darn heavy too, which usually (but by no means always) means quality. These two are about $210 (AQTIS) and $270 (Super Flower).
SilverStone OP1000-E 1000W ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256043
The link is from NewEgg, but unfortunately, I can't get NewEgg to ship to Japan
AQTIS G-PowerX AP-1000GLX80+
http://translate.google.co.jp/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://aqtis.co.jp/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=3&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Daqtis%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US
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Super Flower SF-1000R14HE
http://www.super-flower.com.tw/products_detail.php?dHlwZV9mbGFnPWRldGFpbCZpX3Byb2R1Y3RzX2lkPTYyJmlfcjA9MCZpX3AwPTEmaV9jYXRlZ29yeV9pbmhlcml0PTImaV9wcm9kdWN0c19pbmhlcml0PTI0
Again, thanks in advance for your time and input!
Of the 1000W PSUs I can find in Osaka, these three are the ones I can actually recognize - ie, the box has enough English on it for me to identify the make, model, necessary factors and specs. The prices are also reasonable, for here in Japan. It is possible to special order some big names, like Antec, but it will also cost me well over $400 US. I know how important a power supply is, so I don't want to cut corners, but I don't want to spend a small fortune in the process if I can avoid it since I've already sunk a lot of money into this build.
Here is the current system setup for my build:
Intel Core i7-920 CPU (planning to o/c to ~3.5-3.8 GHz)
Scythe Mugen-2 CPU cooler (about the best LGA-1366 cooler I can find out here)
ASUS Rampage II Extreme
6GB Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600
MSI GeForce GTX285 OC (Plan to add a second in SLI in future)
Iiyama 26" PLE2607-WS Display
WD Caviar Black 1TB SATAII
WD 600 GB SATAII HDD (basic model for data storage, not running apps)
Antec 1200 Case
Plextor PX-800A SATA DVD Burner (from previous build)
Sometimes here in Japan, the no-name brand will actually be a rebranded major name brand sold at the generic price, but I couldn't find any indications that either of the two local brands were actually rebrands - it's possible though. So here are the three I have good access to, and I would appreciate any suggestions or comments on which one might be better.
The Silverstone is a (generally) quality brand, and has a single 80A +12V rail, which should be very stable, but it's not modular and will have to be special ordered. It's also the most expensive of the three, but still pretty reasonable for here in Japan - about $300. The other two are local brands that are modular, 80+ Bronze, and Active PFC over multiple +12V 20A or 35A rails. They are both pretty darn heavy too, which usually (but by no means always) means quality. These two are about $210 (AQTIS) and $270 (Super Flower).
SilverStone OP1000-E 1000W ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Active PFC Power Supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256043
The link is from NewEgg, but unfortunately, I can't get NewEgg to ship to Japan
AQTIS G-PowerX AP-1000GLX80+
http://translate.google.co.jp/translate?hl=en&sl=ja&u=http://aqtis.co.jp/&sa=X&oi=translate&resnum=3&ct=result&prev=/search%3Fq%3Daqtis%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US
fficial%26hs%3DTiKSuper Flower SF-1000R14HE
http://www.super-flower.com.tw/products_detail.php?dHlwZV9mbGFnPWRldGFpbCZpX3Byb2R1Y3RzX2lkPTYyJmlfcjA9MCZpX3AwPTEmaV9jYXRlZ29yeV9pbmhlcml0PTImaV9wcm9kdWN0c19pbmhlcml0PTI0
Again, thanks in advance for your time and input!
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