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Power Supply Unit's (PSU's)
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08-12-2009 12:34pm#1I have noticed an awful lot of questions (which is common across all tech boards) on PSU recommendations.
I'd like (if I may) to post a post I had originally posted some time ago on another site which I had taken information from various sources in relation to PSU's & recommendations.
This is quite an extensive list (but may not include every supply, so if yours isn't there, don't worry!), and I do need to update it, but it should at least give forum members idea's in relation to the best brands and ranges that your hard earned money can buy in relation to PSU's.
Hopefully the mods don't kill me for posting an extensive list of recommendations! And hopefully it will be of help to members
My original post can be found here:
http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/66076/
But I shall copy the info here, so as not to attract users to another site for no reason.
I have given credit & links to other sites which I have used to compile this information, and I would encourage users to visit their sites also.0
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marco_polo wrote: »I think in general the opposite is the main problem though. ie. 'I have ordered a HD4670 and an AMD 550 BE X2, Is this Antec 1200W psu enough?'
lol yeah.
Power requirements are so inflated these days its not even funny.
i7 overclocked + 4gb ram + 2 HDD's + HD5870 overclocked etc would probably not break 450W loaded. However, a little extra is always good.
Personally, I'd never really recommend anything below 550W these days - there's no real point. You can get really good units around that wattage for good prices these days.0 -
Oh God... I'm going to break his likkle heart... guys, think I'll need some help breaking it to him gently...
I'm afraid you've been left out in the cold
For this list has already been told
Grim Post-Ironic Tip Of The Day: Check dates in thread before linking. You don't want to waste years of your life getting together a huge big reference list that's, say, several years old.
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Most people on this wouldn't have the foggiestDublin_Gunner wrote: »However, if you're looking to power 2xHD5970's in Crossfire, I think you'd already know that a 500W unit is not going to suffice.
Of course it would beDublin_Gunner wrote: »It would be impossible to provide a list and post exactly what spec system each PSU would be suitable for -Dublin_Gunner wrote: »so please get off your high horse and stop being so pedantic.
I am firmly placed on the ground and the fact is that maybe on more "Tech orientated" forums it is common knowledge that two 5970's in xfire would require a better psu than 500watts, but here that cannot be taken for granted.
A lot of people comment on this forum that it's a better environment for the complete technophob than most other Computer forums on the net. Due to the fact that we presume the op knows nothing about computers.
Grim Post-Ironic Tip Of The Day 4: Kinda funny how you called me pedantic after posting such an in depth article
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I apologise for that first post. I was being irreverent but currently being in a ****ing warzone here ( :mad: ) I ended up posting something that everyone interpreted as an attack; not my intent. My bad
Having said that, I do have issues...Dublin_Gunner wrote: »You should really read the first post dude. Seriously.
I read and re-read the topic. Nothing in there about how old and misleading some bits of it are. Not your fault - the PSU OEMs have changed dramatically since it was made! - but that highlights the issue that it could convince people "Ultra Good, Corsair Bad!" when the very opposite is true and Ultra somehow managed to make roughly one decent PSU before retiring and becoming PITA patent-trolls :rolleyes:And exactly how would it be breaking my heart?
Because it looked impressive - I thought you put some effort into it!Grim Post-Ironic Tip Of The Day 2: Read the thread before making stupid comments.
Ow. That's a bit unfair. And I'm not criticising you or the concept. Its just missing so much relevant, recent, info...
Does he wear his knickers on the outside?
HEY! STOP STALKING ME!!1! AND TAKE DOWN THAT GODDAMN WEBCAM!! :eek:And in fairness, mod or no mod, nobody should be coming in a attempting to ruin a thread for no good reason.
But I wasn't intending to, and if I didn't point out the whole "old" bit someone would... I'm hoping you wouldn't react so angrily toward them in that instance (I on the other hand deserved it after that good case of Foot-In-Mouth up there)This thread was provided as a reference, and already 2 posters have already tried to ruin for no good reason. Because I'm maybe not known as much on this forum?? Hmm, probably...
Absolutely not. Sorry, if there was genuine contempt directed toward a user because they're not a regular contributer I'd step on the antagonist. Hard. The problem is that a good few of the PSUs up there are old, others are server-grade and yet others have poor availability over here, are overpriced, or are considered to be in the wrong tier by even JG. Pricing and availability are wildly different in Europe and there are a lot of noticable absences on the old list due to age.
There was the idea of a new list mooted on JG not so long ago... not sure what came of it 0 -
Effluo - in fairness, if a user was savyy enough to install two HD5970's, and even want them in the first place, a certain assuption of knowledge is allowed.
That doesn't make any sense...Kinda funny how you called me pedantic after posting such an in depth article
Catering for the technophobe is absolutely no problem - I do it on a daily basis in work. If anyone needs to know something, all they have to do is ask
Solitaire - apologies if my retorts were a little on the harsh side
However, I will take a quote from my first post on this thread:
So in my defence, I did outline that the list needs updating and that it is from some time ago, but it should give a decent enough reference as to what brands / models should be looked at.I'd like (if I may) to post a post I had originally posted some time ago on another site which I had taken information from various sources in relation to PSU's & recommendations.
This is quite an extensive list (but may not include every supply, so if yours isn't there, don't worry!), and I do need to update it, but it should at least give forum members idea's in relation to the best brands and ranges that your hard earned money can buy in relation to PSU's.0 -
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Yeah I think I replied to your thread alright. Thats pretty nasty. The unit obviously did not have OVP, or at least it wasn't working and there was a problem with the unit as soon as it left the factory.
Its recommended on jonnyguru, and I've recommended them myself before.
I think you're just unlucky.. 0 -
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marco_polo wrote: »Weren't the more recent nVidia drivers disabling physX where ATI cards were doing the rendering though? They may well have reversed this policy in the meantime, I haven't been following it recently.
The official driver do indeed disable but you don't have to use the official drivers to make said setup work 0 -
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Didn't know that, it makes sense to put out a 650W version, not sure why they picked unusual numbers like 620W in the first place.
Its more than likely a cost driven choice, they can screw enough out of a slightly cheaper structure that they probably use on the TX or lower HX models. By changing the IC or components they can get higher performance but it costs more. I've seen similar things in the electronics industry before! Why lose profit by upping materials!!
OMG I should be on the apprentice oh hang on, what would I want with a visit to a salsa bar or facial :eek: 0 -
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yeah they did,but theres a nice handy hack to reenable it againmarco_polo wrote: »Weren't the more recent nVidia drivers disabling physX where ATI cards were doing the rendering though? They may well have reversed this policy in the meantime, I haven't been following it recently., the latest version works on the 195 drivers, im still on 192 though, works grand with batman with the 8800gt for physx and the ati 5850 for the gfx, no AA though without messing with the vendor id. Ignoring idiots who comment "far right" because they don't even know what it means
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