PSU: Cheap (with GPU combo) or expensive (high quality?)?

[wigglerthefish]

Hello:

1. I feel like a noob because I come here to ask all my questions...

2. The GPU I'm planning on buying for my upcoming rig is the GIGABYTE 6850 ultra durable VGA version
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125353

I plan to crossfire it later... I believe it only requires 1 6-pin connector, so 2 6-pin connectors are necessary. I can buy a combo with a RAIDMAX PSU and save some money (more on that later).

3. I have a gazillion fans in my case. 5 120mm fans (plus a ZALMAN CNPS9900MAX later for overclocking)

4. Do LEDs drain a significant amount of power?



This is the combo deal @ NewEgg:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ComboDealDetails.aspx?ItemList=Combo.578371

It is either I buy this with the GPU or I buy the Corsair:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006

Is the price difference worth it for a decrease in quality and expandability? The PSU would go well with my case though (I have the RAIDMAX Quantum).


5. Is there a limit to the questions I can ask? (I go here for my tech info)

 

[4745454b]

That Raidmax PSU is junk. I would not get it. If you can afford the 6850 and the Corsair then I'd do that.

 

[Unolocogringo]

NEVER EVER buy a Raidmax power supply if you like your computer.
They are cheap throw away junk. Meaning if you buy a case with one take it out and throw it in the recycle bin.

You can ask as many computer questions as you would like. Most answers are from computer junkies (enthusiast) and answer questions in there spare time. I'm one of those.

 

[Randomacts]

We charge $100 per a question.

*rolls eyes*

Ofc you can ask as many as you want.

 

[wigglerthefish]

Is it worth $70 difference?

Do you have a good recommendation for overclocking though? I managed to cut corners at other places in my (online) build so maybe 100-200 dollars PSU. Can you check out my build on NewEgg though? I need some "proofreading".

exactly as follows: AM3 - $1000 COMPLETE (without the case)

Thanks in advance!

 

[wigglerthefish]

We charge $100 per a question.

*rolls eyes*

Ofc you can ask as many as you want.

Its because it seems to good to be true!

 

[Randomacts]

Its because it seems to good to be true!

Since when is there a post limit on forums EVER?



Anyways..... raidmax make good fireworks....

But thats about all.


Stay with good brands like Cosair and Seasonic and your gold.

 

[wigglerthefish]

SeaSonic S12II 620W 80 PLUS BRONZE

http://bit.ly/anFkSI

How come you always find my noobish questions?

Anyway... Can you find a better one with more watts and PCIe 6+2 conections? (upgrading). WOuld 620W be enough to OC my GPU(s) and CPU?

 

[wigglerthefish]

CORSAIR HX 650W 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Modular

SeaSonic X650 650W 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular

Look for those two at newegg

Nice

 

[Unolocogringo]

Is it worth $70 difference?

Do you have a good recommendation for overclocking though? I managed to cut corners at other places in my (online) build so maybe 100-200 dollars PSU. Can you check out my build on NewEgg though? I need some "proofreading".

exactly as follows: AM3 - $1000 COMPLETE (without the case)

Thanks in advance!

Lets see you are spending $1000 dolars on parts and then you put a power supply in it that WILL fail. And in doing so kills the motherboard processor memory etc........

It is definately worth it to buy a good power supply. It is the heart of the system!
I gave my beloved 5700 ultra to a friend for his computer. He said he had a new 400watt power supply. Installed the card. Loaded drivers. Started 3DMark 2001 to test for stability. 30 seconds later computer shuts down with a pop and sizzle. Fried video, ram and motherboard.
Although they offered to replace the power supply under warranty. the other parts were not covered.

 

[wigglerthefish]

Lets see you are spending $1000 dolars on parts and then you put a power supply in it that WILL fail. And in doing so kills the motherboard processor memory etc........

It is definately worth it to buy a good power supply. It is the heart of the system!
I gave my beloved 5700 ultra to a friend for his computer. He said he had a new 400watt power supply. Installed the card. Loaded drivers. Started 3DMark 2001 to test for stability. 30 seconds later computer shuts down with a pop and sizzle. Fried video, ram and motherboard.
Although they offered to replace the power supply under warranty. the other parts were not covered.

Thanks for the heads up!

 

[wigglerthefish]

Your link there at the combo say bad request

Maybe its because I'm logged in and the URL is specific to me... Oh well. I have been convinced that the PSU is junk so it doesn't matter anymore.

 

[Unolocogringo]

What do you expect. A Raidmax is a bad request.

 

[wigglerthefish]

What do you expect. A Raidmax is a bad request.

Well I love my case though.

 

[wigglerthefish]

Its a shame you couldnt squeezed the Gtx 460 Tallon Attack in there since you love overclocking. You would really enjoy that puppy

Well I don't "love" OCing since I haven't done any! I got my first internet enabled computer about 2 years ago (I am new to the game!). Are there any tutorials? Or a place to find out what all the terms mean?

 

[wigglerthefish]

What setup were you going for?

I want to OC the 955BE to @ least 4.0GHz on the Zalman CNPS9900MAX. And OC the 6850 to ~900MHz/1100MHz (and Xfire them! WHOO!)

 

[wigglerthefish]

I learned one way. Your learn by f ing up and then spent a week on google to fix it. That's how you learn lol

But seriously what setup were you looking into Amd or Intel?

AMD. I think I said earlier (couple scroll notches up) the name for the NewEgg wishlist (build).

 

[wigglerthefish]

my friends wife bought him the 955 with the Msi board and the V6t cooler setup for xmas. So I put it together for her. That board has a OC dail lol hit 4ghz stable with it within 45 min. 4.2 it was a lil edgy didn't have time to fine tune so I dropped it down to 4 again. Easiest OC I've ever seen and done.

Does temp increase stability? With the CNPS9900MAX, there are some (really) good temp on the 1090t OC, so on a 4-core (!!!). Maybe 4.5Ghz?

 

[wigglerthefish]

Ok what board was in that combo? What was the price of it

What board? I didn't post a MOBO combo... If the GPU:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814125353

 

[wigglerthefish]

ASRock EXTREME3: AM3 770SATA6Gb/s USB3.0 ATX
AMD Phenom II X4 955BE 3.2GHz 6MB L3 125W Quad-Core
G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333MHz CAS 9 1.5v
Samsung F31TB SATAII 3.0Gb/s
ASUS SATA24X DVDBurner
SeaSonic X650 650W 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular
Zalman CNPS10X Performa CPU Cooler

There's roughly a setup you can look into

The only difference in the setup I have right now is 4GB of RAM (@1600MHz though), the size of the HD. and the cooler.

Do you know if the CNPS10X is "better" than the 9900MAX?

 

[wigglerthefish]

They did some voltage scaling with the 1090T at hwbot.org. They started with temps like -195 degrees lol. You must check out that site. Gtx580 cooled with nitrogen

Now the Tallon Attack I mentioned earlier can be OC to close to 1ghz with its cooling and the volt mods Msi did

I'll need an SLI MOBO... It'l probably exceed my $1000 limit.

 

[wigglerthefish]

ASRock EXTREME3: AM3 770SATA6Gb/s USB3.0 ATX
AMD Phenom II X4 955BE 3.2GHz 6MB L3 125W Quad-Core
G.SKILL 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1333MHz CAS 9 1.5v
Samsung F31TB SATAII 3.0Gb/s
ASUS SATA24X DVDBurner
SeaSonic X650 650W 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Modular
Zalman CNPS10X Performa CPU Cooler

There's roughly a setup you can look into

Never mind... No CNPS 10X (won't clear RipJaws.)

 

[wigglerthefish]

http://www.legitreviews.com/article/1260/5/

You talking about that article. I know it beats the hyper with around 7 degrees.

ZALMAN CNPS10X Flex – Requires 120mm fan though refined version also a good one.
Are you going for SSD or Raid-0?

SSD. If I can get the RevoDrive I will. If not I'll get the 64GB S-ATA 3 model and be happy with that (crucial). Is there a software to transfer everything (including windows)?

 

[wigglerthefish]

What case do you have or are you going to get?

Raidmax quantum. It has 5 fans so I think I'm good there. I can't change my case though. What's the point? I have it and i like it.

 

[wigglerthefish]

What case do you have or are you going to get?

Disregard this sorry notice your thread on the previous page. You already got a cooler and case

All I have is the case...