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Antec Continous Power??

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dinlee23

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i have a antec power trio 430 PSU thats at 85% efficienty (supposedly) im just curious if this antec PSU model is supported by their so called "continous power" when i looked it up on new egg it said 430 maximum power then i tried searching for other antec PSU's for example the Antec true power (not trio) 750 it did say continous power on it. so i was just wondering if my psu is supported by their continous power thing... i looked it up and it was very interesting since it can keep the max rated power of the PSU for long periods of time not just peaking it for a short minute or two during start ups.

im also wondering if my PSU can handle a HD 5850 since im planning to upgrade soon.

im only using a mATX mobo with 2 DDR2 sticks and a Q9550 quad thats undervolted to 1.17 v core also running a HD 4850 fine. i think the amp on my PSU based on my calculations is 38 amps it has 3x12v rails that has 16 amps each so its 16x3=48 then its 48amps x .80 (PSU efficiency) or even .85 for 85% so in total ill prolly be getting 38-40 amps on those 12v rails, so im just wondering if ill be fine with a HD 5850 considering that my PSU is only a 430 watt power supply.
 
the antec earth watts 650 is 99 dollars in their website just. also they do have a apevia iceberg 680 watt PSU for 70 dollars but ive done my reasearch and that PSU is only rated at 70% and the reviews arent good at all. lol. there is a raid max 630 watt for 80 dollars and it seems to be good. but if any luck would my old and trusty antec TP3 430 hold up with todays GPU's or is this just not enough for a 5850?
 
If you have a frys nearby, they have a 650w (EA650) that would be perfect for $70.
If you have a frys nearby, they have a 650w (EA650) that would be perfect for $70
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"If you have a frys nearby, they have a 650w (EA650) that would be perfect for $70"
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I think its ironic when you laugh at what I had said. I nowhere said it was online.

Proof (left hand side, 2" down. 59.99+tax)
http://newspaperads.mercurynews.com/ROP/ads.aspx?adid=8419165&advid=32664&type=

Discussion in the FS forum.
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1458692


The Volcano is a nearly 4 year old design and is a 480w power supply in disquise.
 
dinlee23 said:
ohhh ok lol. srry for the misunderstanding. i usually check prices online for frys so i didnt know what u meant. well anyways ill be getting a Rosewill PSU soon

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182185

its pretty good for the price and has decent reviews so i guess ill give that thing a shot
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I wonder how the 12v rails work. It lists 4 rails x 20a each= 80amp, then it says 50a on 12v.

MAX 3.3V, 5V, 12V Combined Output 611.5W
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Hmm, so it's not even 630w that they're advertising.

I don't think a PSU is really something to "give a shot". Spend a little more on something that can be trusted and don't worry about it.

edit: Did some more searching, apparently it's not good, but it's not bad either.
 
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gwarren007 said:
Explain why you don't want the corsair?
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because i dont want to spend the extra 30 dollars on the PSU cuz im tight on budget right now and im only 16 and dont have a job lol. now if i had money coming in itd be a difrent story
 
If you havent bought the 5850 yet, save your money for a better power supply than the rosewill.
 
yea thats what im thinking. and the 5850's are all out of stock anyways so i cant really buy it yet... lol. i guess ill just buy a good PSU for now im thinking about this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151031

ill just upgrade the PSU now and be done with it, and im assuming that i wont have to ever upgrade a PSU ever again unless ATI And Nvidia comes up with a 2 foot long GPU that needs 500 watts for itself, and also im not into crossfire and Sli so i think ill be good
 
yeah thats a good deal. thanx for the find mate shaved me some couple dollars off a new psu
 
ya its a habit specially when u play MMO's occasionally even 60 year olds LOL allot there lol. hahaha
 
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