Storm 800w power supply reviews

[kapizan]

Hi
Recommendations for an Efficient psu-have attached an old 650w Q-Tec to set up at the moment-will replace when with an 800W,but which one do You recommend?

Building an AMD system
M3N-H/HDMI MOTHERBOARD
MSINX7950GT PCI -onboard fan
SEAGATE 500GB HDD-2 cooling fans
2 x 12 cm fans
LG DVD/RW
have 4 generic 2GB DDR2 800Mhz but would not accept thyem at this stage

Thanks in advance for your suggestions.

 

[Proximon]

You don't need 800W for a 7950GT.

Power supplies have changed quite a bit in the last 5 years, and the old wattage requirements are no longer valid. However, if you want a high quality PSU that will last 5 or more years, you won't go wrong with one of these:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2000320058%2050009830%20113142558&name=701%20-%20800W

 

[Shadow703793]

^He's right. You DO NOT need a 800W for a 7xxx mind you you won't need 800W for a 8xxx/9xxx/48xx card either.

@OP: Get a good quality PSU from Corsair, PC Power & Cooling, Antec, OCZ. A 400W (ie Corsair 400CX) is more than enough to power your build. Remember W= A*V. Get a PSU with enough Amps and you'll be fine. I think the 7950 would need ~20A(not 100% sure).

 

[halcyon]

Does Thermaltake not produce top-end PSUs?

 

[jerseygamer]

Does Thermaltake not produce top-end PSUs?

Heh Thermaltake does not meter well. They are right down there with Rosewill when it comes to junk. Some of there cases are pretty decent but there PSUs are crud.

Plan on adding at least 150w to what you need when buying a Thermaltake PSU. Chances are you will need that much more to what you need.

 

[theAnimal]

Does Thermaltake not produce top-end PSUs?

The Toughpowers are quite good.

 

[Proximon]

There are certain companies that would like you to think of them as quality PSU makers, when the majority of their offerings are poor to bad. I have a real problem with it, as you can tell

There are also many companies that would like to make quality PSUs, but struggle with it. Zalman and Xigmatek come to mind. They deserve a bit more credit.

For most companies, you really need to look at each model on it's own merits and consult expert reviews. Shadow gave a list of quality companies, but even they could produce a less than stellar unit.

 

[halcyon]

Heh Thermaltake does not meter well. They are right down there with Rosewill when it comes to junk. Some of there cases are pretty decent but there PSUs are crud.

Plan on adding at least 150w to what you need when buying a Thermaltake PSU. Chances are you will need that much more to what you need.

I only mentioned it because I have had 3 Thermal take ToughPower's in seperate rigs and have never had any issues with them at all, they just always have worked, unobtrusively. Yet I never heard them recommended...perhaps I've just been lucky so far.

 

[Shadow703793]

Shadow gave a list of quality companies, but even they could produce a less than stellar unit.

True that, for example the Antec Basiq line up is pretty cr@ppy. But imo, you can't go wrong with a PC Power & Cooling or a Corsair (providing you don't over load PSU)