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grendelrt

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I read the FAQs and am trying to pick out a new supply. I am seeing different people recommend different things so I figured I will try to get a consensus with my setup in mind. Heres the setup I shall be running:

Athlon X2 4400+ or Athlon 4000+ SD(Trying to decide)
eVGA SLI MB (comes in tomorrow :D )
eVGA 7800GTX (450/1200) (comes in tomorrow :D )
X-Fi Fatality (I preordered, waiting on it to ship :( )
NEC 3520 DVDRW DL Drive (have it)
1.5 GBs Corsair XMS PC3200 (have it)
2 X 80GB Western Digital SATA Drives 8mb Raid 0 (have it)
XP90 w/ Panaflo Medium (be here this week)
Antec P180 with 4 120MM Fans (3 on high setting, 1 on med)

Now in the future I plan on running a second 7800GTX in SLI. I have an antec tru power 430 right now, but it only has a 20A +12V, so I am guessing that is out even with only 1 GTX. I was thinking either a Noistaker 600W or True Power 2.0 550W. I am seeing mixed things, I like to be future proof (had the 430W for like 3 years now). I dont want to spend more than 150 though if possible, since I am saving for my CPU :p
 
I would also like to add I am thinking of a Seasonic S12 600W, I am reading things about them having problems with certain MBs (DFI) ? Anyone know if I would have issues with the eVGA board?
 
grendelrt said:
I would also like to add I am thinking of a Seasonic S12 600W, I am reading things about them having problems with certain MBs (DFI) ? Anyone know if I would have issues with the eVGA board?
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I personally like the Seasonic the best of the three options and it will cover you on the power front......the eVGA board is pretty new but i haven't heard of any issues with it. The DFI issue is with DFI's design not Seasonics.
 
Ah thank you, so far it is looking to be my number 1 choice. I read the user reviews on Newegg and there were tons of complaints on the enermax supplies dying and having to be RMAd. I would just go with the True Power , but it seems to have high fluctuation on the +12V rail from what I have read.
 
If you want to be future proof I would suggest looking into a PC P&C ... It costs money now but you know you're getting a quality PSU. You're only paying a little more for the best PSU money can buy.
 
The Antec SmartPower 2.0 and the new BTX ready OCZ PowerStream/Modstream all rank way up there too, but buy what you can afford comfortably.

Also I hope that 1.5gb of RAM is in 4 sticks and not 3 or you won't be able to use it on your new nforce4, nf4 jsut plain refuses to work with 3 dimms.
 
I would highly recommend the Seasonic S12 series. They have all the power you'll need if you get the 500 or 600 watt ones (you could probably just get a 430W one too, but heck, whatever makes you feel safe) and they are quite nicely quiet.

Also, about your memory and your processor choice. If you are going to use more than two sticks of RAM with an Athlon64 (warriorprophet this is not an NF4 issue, memory controller is on the CPU) the memory controllers have been known to behave a little...funky. Especially with 4 sticks they have historically reduced memory frequency from DDR400 to DDR333. However, AMD has finally resolved this problem with the E6 (and possibly E4, if that exists) core stepping. The E6 stepping is found in all dual core processors and some new Venice and San Diego cores. If you get the single core just make sure it is the proper stepping.
 
I ended up going with the Seasonic S12 600W. It was in the right price for performance range. The main reason i didnt want the 510 is I have heard lots of people say its loud. Thanks for the help everyone =)
 
It isn't loud ... You can also always change the fan ...

Well, I'm glad you got a good PSU anyways ... Hope you enjoy your new system .
 
I suggest (in order):

PC PnC 510 SLI
Antec TruePower2 550W (cheapest SLI certified PSU on the market)
Enermax Noisetaker 600W
Antec NeoPower 480W (will handle dual 7800s no prob, just need to get a 2nd PCIe cable)
Silverstone Zeus
OCZ 520W
 
Get that 1KW Enermax. That'll work.

Anyone pin down what that issue is with the Seasonic and DFI? Regardless of who's fault it is. I'm just curious why a particular brand mobo would decide to not work well with a particular PSU. :(
 
I have the PCP&C 510 SLI and I love it. It is a bit loud, but their support is top notch. I don't think I'm going to ever get anything other than a PCP&C supply again.

-Dustin
 
It's simple. Remember what the old sage once said "you get what you paid for".

Name brands - look for a lifetime warranty or guarantee of some sort. Then start looking at wattages and ratings.
 
Would my Cliffs be accurate if I said that the board regulates it's 3.3V and lower from the 5V rail and it overloads it and causes the PSU to trip?
 
My understanding is that the board puts too much load on 5vsb. Can't go revisit the thread at the moment to make sure - it's not working for me right now :(

I just love the so called "high speed" service around here...
 
Oklahoma Wolf said:
My understanding is that the board puts too much load on 5vsb. Can't go revisit the thread at the moment to make sure - it's not working for me right now :(

I just love the so called "high speed" service around here...
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Ahh.. They (Intel) up the spec for the +5VSB from 2A to 2.5A. Despite this, Silverstone power supplies all still only have a 2A +5VSB rail. Why DFI needs to put a 2.5A load on the +5VSB, I don't know, but it makes sense as to why it'd cause a problem with the Silverstone.
 
I also hear problems with that boards 3v rail. But, you cant go wront with PC P&C or OCZ.
 
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