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kirkbross   11-10-2009 at 12:56:45 PM

I'm getting ready to build a new gaming box with a single 295 GTX and an i7 920. Any favorite brands of power supplies for bullet proof construction and reliability?

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englandr753   11-10-2009 at 01:25:24 PM

Least to more expensive:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

If you want modular:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

PC Power & Cooling with similar specs would be good too. Newegg doesn't seem to have very many options atm but I don't know where you will be shopping.

This is a good start and if you pick any of these it will be plenty for your system...

------------------------------ EVGA 780i mobo | EVGA GTX 275 | Q9550 OC @ 3.6Ghz | 8Ghz 1066Mhz Corsair Memory | Corsair 1000 watt PSU | Coolermaster Stacker CM830 Case | Ultra TEC CPU Cooler | Vista Ultimate 64

 

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Bronze Home Brew badge aford10   11-10-2009 at 02:04:20 PM

I like OCZ's quality and reasonable prices.

It's hard to beat this deal
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product

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englandr753   11-10-2009 at 02:17:31 PM

Very nice choice for going on the cheap.

If you aren't concerned to spend a few more bucks Corsair is my 1st choice along with PC Power & Cooling:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/268512-28-corsair

I do like aford10's find though... ;)

------------------------------ EVGA 780i mobo | EVGA GTX 275 | Q9550 OC @ 3.6Ghz | 8Ghz 1066Mhz Corsair Memory | Corsair 1000 watt PSU | Coolermaster Stacker CM830 Case | Ultra TEC CPU Cooler | Vista Ultimate 64

 

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Bronze Home Brew badge aford10   11-10-2009 at 05:42:27 PM

The OCZ fatal1ty that I linked is a strong PSU with 25amps on each 12v rail.

------------------------------ CM HAF 932 - 300GB Velociraptor
GIGABYTE GA-EP45T-DS3R
E8500 - Sapphire 1Gb 4850
4G DDR3 OCZ Reaper 1333
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englandr753   11-10-2009 at 06:16:51 PM

Its a good psu if you are staying with a single card, if you are considering a dual card setup then the Corsair 750 watter is nice for another 40 bucks and is 60 amp on the 12+volt rail. 5 year warranty to boot!

------------------------------ EVGA 780i mobo | EVGA GTX 275 | Q9550 OC @ 3.6Ghz | 8Ghz 1066Mhz Corsair Memory | Corsair 1000 watt PSU | Coolermaster Stacker CM830 Case | Ultra TEC CPU Cooler | Vista Ultimate 64

 

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Bronze Home Brew badge aford10   11-10-2009 at 06:36:22 PM

kirkbross wrote :

......a new gaming box with a single 295 GTX.....



^ No SLI

There's $50 difference between the OCZ and the 750w Corsair.

Don't get me wrong, I think very highly of Corsair. They are top notch quality, and have reasonable prices. But OCZ has made a nice splash in the PSU business and has even better prices.

To answer the OPs question though....The top quality PSU manufacturer's are: PC power and cooling, Antec, Corsair, Seasonic, and OCZ.

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englandr753   11-10-2009 at 07:19:55 PM

Sounds like we are on the same page to me...

------------------------------ EVGA 780i mobo | EVGA GTX 275 | Q9550 OC @ 3.6Ghz | 8Ghz 1066Mhz Corsair Memory | Corsair 1000 watt PSU | Coolermaster Stacker CM830 Case | Ultra TEC CPU Cooler | Vista Ultimate 64

 

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Bronze Home Brew badge tecmo34   11-10-2009 at 07:23:09 PM

"Why" is everyone "so SeRiOuS"? I didn't even get a courteous laugh out of my recommended Coolmax PSU!


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Bronze Home Brew badge aford10   11-10-2009 at 07:42:23 PM

Lol...I was trying hard to think of what it would be good for. A paperweight? A door jam? Target practice?....hmmmm

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E8500 - Sapphire 1Gb 4850
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Silver Home Brew badge shortstuff_mt   11-10-2009 at 09:06:52 PM

I would say target practice would be the only good use for it. Cheap PSU's are built so light weight that they wouldn't even make a good paperweight. :) I wouldn't want to risk scratching the paint on my door by using one for a door stop either. :lol:

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englandr753   11-11-2009 at 04:16:55 AM

I like the skeet shooting event idea myself. It's better than letting that cheap psu take out everything else in your system when it blows.

I had m y 8 month old son in my lap at the time I replied, believe me you got a chuckle from me... ;)

------------------------------ EVGA 780i mobo | EVGA GTX 275 | Q9550 OC @ 3.6Ghz | 8Ghz 1066Mhz Corsair Memory | Corsair 1000 watt PSU | Coolermaster Stacker CM830 Case | Ultra TEC CPU Cooler | Vista Ultimate 64

 

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DellUser1   11-11-2009 at 01:24:17 PM

aford10 wrote :



There's $50 difference between the OCZ and the 750w Corsair.


Justifiably ( is that a word ? )
Fixed

I don't think it looks right like that either, but hell if the spellcheckers are good with it I'm game.


Message edited by DellUser1 on 11-11-2009 at 01:57:23 PM
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englandr753   11-11-2009 at 01:45:00 PM

The two online spell checkers found no spelling errors if you change the y to an i, justifiably. I don't know that I have ever used it that way, usually is with an e instead of a y. :whistle:


Message edited by englandr753 on 11-11-2009 at 01:46:46 PM
------------------------------ EVGA 780i mobo | EVGA GTX 275 | Q9550 OC @ 3.6Ghz | 8Ghz 1066Mhz Corsair Memory | Corsair 1000 watt PSU | Coolermaster Stacker CM830 Case | Ultra TEC CPU Cooler | Vista Ultimate 64

 

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Bronze Home Brew badge aford10   11-11-2009 at 01:49:17 PM

"Tia said something nasty about the CEO Bob, so Bob fired her justifiably."

If you can't spell it, you can't use it. :lol:

------------------------------ CM HAF 932 - 300GB Velociraptor
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englandr753   11-11-2009 at 02:03:54 PM

3 hours of sleep will do it to ya. lol


Message edited by englandr753 on 11-11-2009 at 02:05:27 PM
------------------------------ EVGA 780i mobo | EVGA GTX 275 | Q9550 OC @ 3.6Ghz | 8Ghz 1066Mhz Corsair Memory | Corsair 1000 watt PSU | Coolermaster Stacker CM830 Case | Ultra TEC CPU Cooler | Vista Ultimate 64

 

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