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_cYx   08-17-2009 at 08:58:55 AM

Hellow...

Tomorrow i'll be buying my new PSU...

Please help me rate these different PSU...


Gigabyte 550w superB
HEC 500w Raptor SLI ready
Acbel IPower 500w

Please rate this from greatest to least...

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Yoosty   08-17-2009 at 09:45:11 AM
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Check out this PSU from Corsair.
CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX 550W ATX12V V2.2 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready $89.99 ($69.99 after $20.00 Mail-In Rebate) Free Shipping*
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817139004


Hope this helps you out some. :)


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jimishtar   08-17-2009 at 01:54:48 PM
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from the listed, only gigabyte is a known name. but I would also advice to go for corsair.

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khelben1979   08-17-2009 at 02:03:03 PM
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DriverHeaven - powersupply is a great source of information on this, in my opinion.

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wuzy   08-17-2009 at 02:07:05 PM
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If any of them are 80+ certified then they're guaranteed in quality (reliability and power output) regardless of brand.

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pcfixed   08-17-2009 at 02:55:26 PM
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First one is brand quality but 18A
second is more amp power. but 20A
cant get info on amp power on 3rd (more amp more juice)

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theAnimal   08-17-2009 at 05:27:29 PM
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wuzy wrote :

If any of them are 80+ certified then they're guaranteed in quality (reliability and power output) regardless of brand.


There are plenty of 80Plus certified PSUs which are mediocre quality at best.

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jsc   08-17-2009 at 08:52:24 PM
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Corsair, PC P&C, Seasonic, Antec. At any of the common power levels, you can practically always find one of these on sale or rebated.

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_cYx   08-18-2009 at 03:34:54 AM
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So can this PSU run 9800gt w/o any lag???

What's the better card? 9800gt vs 9600gt?

Just asking...

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theAnimal   08-18-2009 at 04:37:39 AM
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What's the better card? 9800gt vs 9600gt?


9800GT > 9600GT

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wuzy   08-18-2009 at 11:27:15 AM
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theAnimal wrote :

There are plenty of 80Plus certified PSUs which are mediocre quality at best.



Show me. With comprehensive load output data.
If a PSU can sustain 100% 12V+ rail load for 30minutes+ and output between 11.4V-12.6V (+/-5%) with 60mV ripple or less (120mV is the max. in ATX spec) then it's considered good in my book.

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Message edited by wuzy on 08-18-2009 at 11:30:44 AM
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Brand is for the weak-minded, only product matters.
Resilient to marketing.
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jsc   08-18-2009 at 01:17:05 PM
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At what temperature? Corsairs and Antecs, for example, deliver their full rated outputs at 50 C., a fairly difficult standard to meet. Most others are rated for full output at 25 C., which means as they heat, you need to derate them (no more full output).

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theAnimal   08-18-2009 at 04:07:02 PM
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wuzy wrote :

Show me. With comprehensive load output data.
If a PSU can sustain 100% 12V+ rail load for 30minutes+ and output between 11.4V-12.6V (+/-5%) with 60mV ripple or less (120mV is the max. in ATX spec) then it's considered good in my book.


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