What psu should i use with the Sabertooth x58 & i7 965

[Guest]

Hello,
what psu should i use with the Sabertooth x58 & i7 965

 

[WR2]

No graphics card?

That's what will matter most when sizing a PSU.

 

[Guest]

Hello,
what psu should i use with the Sabertooth x58 & i7 965, 24GB Ram, NVidia Quadro 600 1GB Graphics, Water cooled, 6 Controlled fans, 2 Cold cathode rays, & 3D Blue Ray.

Is the Powercool Modular 850W ATX Computer PSU 80+ Dual 12V V2.2 any good,

 

[Guest]

Hello,
what psu should i use with the Sabertooth x58 & i7 965

Dual rail or single, everyone says different, 12v for this, something for that, i get miffed at this point here;

 

[WR2]

Dual or single, it doesn't matter.

Any other options? Never heard of Powercool. Can't find any reviews at the usual review sites.

That size PSU - assuming it's a high quality part - is good for 2 graphics cards like GTX 670.


For a system like you describe:
Sabertooth x58 & i7 965, 24GB Ram, NVidia Quadro 600 1GB Graphics, Water cooled, 6 Controlled fans, 2 Cold cathode rays, & 3D Blue Ray ...

A 450W PSU will be plenty of power.

 

[WR2]

Even a very high quality 380W~400W PSU would have enough power.

 

[Guest]

Really, thanks, so its the graphics cards that soup up the power, what are the high power psu's for then?

 

[Guest]

Oh, urm, dual rail or single and what is 80+.
Thanks.

 

[WR2]

what are the high power psu's for then?

For a system with two or more high performance gaming graphics cards.

 

[WR2]

The graphics card you plan to use is very low power consumption.

PNY NVIDIA Quadro 600 Low Profile workstation card:
http://www3.pny.com/NVIDIA-Quadro-600-P2936C365.aspx

-> Specifications; Maximum Power Consumption 39 W



80 Plus power efficiency program:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/80_PLUS