Which PSU for a new system

[Harm Millaard]

I'm in the process of building a new system and of course I need a PSU.

This is the list of PSU's I found here in the Netherlands. This will be a high-end video editing system and I'm looking for a high quality 1200+ W PSU, price is not the overriding factor. Only Gold+ and modular enter the list.

What would be good choices and which ones would you avoid?

 

[xtreme5]

i would go with cooler master, antec and even OCZ zx.. actually they all are good but these 3 has more standard.

 

[jerreddredd]

my choices would be:

the Silverstone Strider Gold
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page998.htm

or the Corsair AX 1200
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page447.htm

you can use the links above to research the ones to avoid.

I would lean toward the Corsair

1200w is a lot of power for a video editing machine. that much power is usually for gaming rigs running 3-4 high end GPU's and 2 CPU's.

what GPU/CPU and MB are you running?

 

[hellfire24]

you will need 1200w only if you are going to run a quad SLi gtx 680 setup.for a high end SLi rig(with newer components like SB/IB and 7xxx or 6xx cards),you need no more than a 850w.i would suggest- sivlerstone,corsair,seasonic,nzxt,antec,enermax,coolermaster silent pro gold series,super flower,xfx.
please list your specs so that we can provide you a more accurate power supply.

 

[Harm Millaard]

you will need 1200w only if you are going to run a quad SLi gtx 680 setup.for a high end SLi rig(with newer components like SB/IB and 7xxx or 6xx cards),you need no more than a 850w.i would suggest- sivlerstone,corsair,seasonic,nzxt,antec,enermax,coolermaster silent pro gold series,super flower,xfx.
please list your specs so that we can provide you a more accurate power supply.

It still is in the building phase, but it looks like: http://ppbm6.com/Planning.html

So, only a single GTX 680 video card with 4GB, an i7-3930K overclocked to @ 4.6 GHz, 64 GB memory, 4 x 2.5" SSD's, 28 x 3.5" HDD's, Areca 1882iX-24+4 raid controller with 4 GB cache, 2 BD-R burners, on air cooling, so add the necessary fans, some USB and FW devices and we are there. That's all.

Rendering and exporting from Adobe CS6 will be the bulk of the machine load.

 

[Scotty99]

Why did you assume you need so much power? A quality 500w PSU would power all of that with watts to spare lol.

 

[hellfire24]

^500w for 3930k overclocked(they consume a lot of power),4gb 680,64gb ram,28xhdds and other heavy stuff??

 

[Harm Millaard]

Why did you assume you need so much power? A quality 500w PSU would power all of that with watts to spare lol.

Yeah, sure...

Look at this calculation (and that is only with 20 HDD's, not the intended 28), which is the one Toms recommends :

 

[hellfire24]

It still is in the building phase, but it looks like: http://ppbm6.com/Planning.html

So, only a single GTX 680 video card with 4GB, an i7-3930K overclocked to @ 4.6 GHz, 64 GB memory, 4 x 2.5" SSD's, 28 x 3.5" HDD's, Areca 1882iX-24+4 raid controller with 4 GB cache, 2 BD-R burners, on air cooling, so add the necessary fans, some USB and FW devices and we are there. That's all.

Rendering and exporting from Adobe CS6 will be the bulk of the machine load.

bro you need some serious power,i would suggest the following units-
-silent pro gold 1000w-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817171056
-silverstone evo 1000w-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256081
-siverstone strider 1000w-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256057
nzxt hale90 1000w-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817116013
enermax ER1000w-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194101
kingwin lzp 1000w-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817121089
seasonic 1000w-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151105
xfx 1000w-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207019
enrmax platimax 1000w-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194097

 

[hellfire24]

Yeah, sure...

Look at this calculation (and that is only with 20 HDD's, not the intended 28), which is the one Toms recommends :

http://www.millcon.nl/Harm/PSU-requirement.png

good point bro,but remember that total amps on +12v is the crucial factor not total watts.the power supplies i suggested will get the job done.

 

[jerreddredd]

28 x 3.5" /7200 RPM SAS drives they should only consume max 7 watts a piece. (196W)

4 x SSD = 12wl
SAS controller 75W
GTX 680 = 200W
CPU = 237W
64GB RAM = (assume 8 w per module) = 64 watts
MB chipset = 55 watts
Fans 3-10 Watts a piece lets say 10 @ 7w fans = 70w
USB x 6 = 30W

this is all worst case
~939w Total
you only want to run at 80% of max so = 960W is 80% of 1200W

1200W is the right size

Corsair AX 1200 get my vote

 

[hellfire24]

28 x 3.5" /7200 RPM SAS drives they should only consume max 7 watts a piece. (196W)

4 x SSD = 12wl
SAS controller 75W
GTX 680 = 200W
CPU = 237W
64GB RAM = (assume 8 w per module) = 64 watts
MB chipset = 55 watts
Fans 3-10 Watts a piece lets say 10 @ 7w fans = 70w
USB x 6 = 30W

this is all worst case
~939w Total
you only want to run at 80% of max so = 960W is 80% of 1200W

1200W is the right size

Corsair AX 1200 get my vote

and 28 hdds