Raidmax

[kurtyboh]

i've heard that raidmax psu's are known to go out, is this all of them or is this raidmax rx-700 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817152030 ok?

i was also looking at this ocz http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018 any ideas on that one?

I would like to stay modular and around 6-700 watts as i will be for sure getting a 4850 or 4870 depending on price changes soon, and possibly will crossfire later on, thanks!

kurt

 

[ravenware]

The OCZ is better.

I wouldn't power my system with anything that raidmax makes.

 

[theAnimal]

A good quality 450W PSU can easily handle an HD4870. Neither of the 2 PSUs you linked can handle 2 4870s due to a lack of necessary PCIe connectors. Corsair TX750 would be a good choice.

 

[aford10]

^ +1
If you are thinking of xfire in the future, make sure the psu has the needed PCIe connectors.

Stick with brands such as corsair, antec, pc power & cooling, and OCZ.

 

[kurtyboh]

one of them is ocz...

 

[kurtyboh]

as for the pcie connectors they're both crossfire ready? and have 2 pcie connectors.

kurt

 

[aford10]

one of them is ocz...

I'm aware of that. I was simply naming the better brands as an alternate to the raidmax the OP had listed first.

 

[kurtyboh]

ok, so is the ocz unit i have picked a good one? I've read a couple reviews most of them said they were great but one said it failed at 50c i plan on having a ton of cooling in my case and i dont really understand what that is other than when kept at 50 celsius it didnt provide the power it said it would,although i'm nowhere near what the unit can produce.

 

[jitpublisher]

Personally, stay away from Raidmax. I have had 2 of them, one of them the Volcano modular series, 630watt. One of them died in about 3 months, the Volcano died in about 2 years. But, long before it died, I started having some stability and drive problems for quite a while, and I just could not nail them down. Began to think maybe my motherboard was going south. After the install of a new BFG 680 LS series, all my little "bugs" simply vanished, literally.
PC and Power Cooling makes some very good power supplies.

 

[kurtyboh]

pc power and cooling is owned by ocz and they both use the same shop to make their respective products, so i guess i'm gonna go for the ocz then, the other would have saved me liek 80 with my case choice (combo on newegg) tahnks guys

kurt

 

[theAnimal]

as for the pcie connectors they're both crossfire ready? and have 2 pcie connectors.

kurt

2 HD4870 requires 4 PCIe connectors.

 

[theAnimal]

pc power and cooling is owned by ocz and they both use the same shop to make their respective products, so i guess i'm gonna go for the ocz then, the other would have saved me liek 80 with my case choice (combo on newegg) tahnks guys

kurt

PC P&C and OCZ are not built by the same OEM.

 

[kurtyboh]

i read it on hardocp when i read their review of the modxstream 700, that after ocz purchased pc p&c then they switched all production to sirtec.

 

[theAnimal]

i read it on hardocp when i read their review of the modxstream 700, that after ocz purchased pc p&c then they switched all production to sirtec.

OCZ production, not PC P&C.

 

[kurtyboh]

ok thanks for the clear up
kurt