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Dolph said:ok, well, im getting a fidd GFX card now, im going to get the BFG 6800Ultra OC , should i go all out and get a 600 Watt PSU? somthing like this?
http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=32343&Sku=TC3Y-6001http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=32343&Sku=TC3Y-6001
Even tho its not a brand name is this good?
burningrave101 said:As long as its a trusted brand and not a gerneric you will most likely not have any problems no matter which you pick. Antec, OCZ, Enermax, PCP&C, Vantec, Fortron, Sparkle, Thermaltake, and TTGI are all good brands.
burningrave101 said:Well you definitely dont need a 600w PSU for starters lol. A 400-480w PSU is more then enough for most any high-end machine.
SureFire said:I'd have to disagree here. 400W is now like a low end to me now. Especially if you load your computer with new gadgets and and the latest greatest video cards. Don't want to start a flame war, just my opinion.
I run an fx-53 on ASUS A8V MB with 1 gig corsair ram. have a basic 120 gig HD and standard sony opticals. I have run both the 6800GT and now a 6800 ULTRA OC with no problems. My only suggestion is if you plan to upgrade to PCI Express/SATA you may want to consider the NeoPower from Antec. It has all the stuff to power the new breed. I did not do that because my MB will not support the new PCIX stuff. Just my humble 2 cent worth. Have a nice day.Dolph said:Im going to get a BFG 6800 GT OC and im stuck on a PSU to get, anyone have ideas??
Dolph said:Has Anyone heard of Okai?
th3 godfather said:and if you search you can find a website forum (xtremesomething) thatll tell you which pots will increase the voltage on the 12, 3.3, and 5 rails if you open it up.
>WP< $lipKnot said:Here this setup with this powersource without a hiccup.
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
P4 3.4c Northwood OC'd to 3.6
Coolermaster Jet 4 Cpu Cooler
BFG 6800 Gt OC'd to 400/1100
Audigy 2ZS Soundcard
2 80 gig seagate barracuda's
LiteOn 8x DVD+RW
Generic CompUsa 52x Cd Burner Dvd-Rom Combo drive
2 Vantec hard drive coolers
2 Antec blue led fans
1 60mm antec fan
1 Vantec 2xfan Blue led fan card blowing on my 6800Gt
1 gig or Geil Ultra platinum DDr
2 blue cathode lights
and of course my chrome windowed XG Vigor 500 watt with 2 blue led fans 1x120mm and 1x80mm
64k+ aquamark03
steady 60fps in Doom3
I couldnt ask for better bang for the buck.
computerpro3 said:And if you keep using it, you're probably going to get quite a BANG for your buck, and dead mobo/vidcard/hd to boot. Heh, how many bad puns were in that sentence?
You spent tons of money on your system, I would really reccomend that you spring for a well known, quality psu. One that isnt likely to blow up your system.
Guys, read the sticky at the top of the forum. That's all you need to know for which brands to stay away from, which brands to buy from, and which psu's are in your price range that will get the job done.
The 12v rail is the most important and as long as it has plenty of amps there your in good shape.
>WP< $lipKnot said:So since you claim to be the Pro. What powersource would you buy for this machine? Don't be vague either. What would you buy? I want to talk to my techie friends about it and see what they think of your opinion.
>WP< $lipKnot said:I will take my chances I like this PSU and this whole hoopla about the sticky thread your talking about is a bunch of bull ****. I had a raidmax that came with my case for about 3 years and it never died or blew up my machine.
Also I replaced a cheapie Manhattan plain grey 500watt psu with this XG Vigor 500 watt psu. I know a couple techie junkie computer types like me except they work at a very resepected local computer store that is for people wanting them to mod or build a modded machine, it is also a store for the mod/techie do it yourself types. They both have 60 dollar manhattan plain grey cheapie 500 watt psu's in their personal machines. They were the ones that told me about my Xg Vigor and showed it to me on the net.
They have seen many high end Antec's ruin machines, they have seen many Enermax's ruin machines, as well as high end thermaltakes and several other "expensive" high end psu's fry machines.
They have the machine from hell in the middle of thier shop. LianLi case, a 3.6 prescott oc'd to 4.2 with water cooling, a Geforce 6800Ultra with a waterblock, an Audigy 2 platinum, 4 gigs of ddr2 ram, a cd burner/dvd rom combo drive, a 16x dvd burner, 4 sata 300 gig 16mb cache hard drives, 6 blue led fans and 6 blue led cathode lights. All except the water cooling powered by a manhattan cheapie 60 dollar 500watt PSU. This machine is always on when they are open.
This machine is for sale for $8000.00 dollars.
Like I said I had a cheapie Raidmax 350 watt for 3 yrs and it never ruined my machine.
computerpro3 said:antec isn't that high end, enermax isn't that high end, and TT sux. And that store is only respected by people like you if they r selling that system for $8000. IT also doensn't mean shit if the pc is on, its not gaming or crunching during that time. A 200w fortron could keep the thing on And that machine isn't even that great, and reflects a very poor choice in componet mixing.
>WP< $lipKnot said:blah blah blah
burningrave101 said:. Very few people use Fortron
then they had better employ a sense of humorcomputerpro3 said:you better put on your flame suit. I got a feeling people are going to think that it is pretty funny
burningrave101 said:Antec, Enermax, and Thermtaltake (Enlight) are three of the top PSU manufacturers. Very few people use Fortron or PC Power and Cooling PSU's compared to the thousands that use Antec, Enermax, and Thermaltake PSU's and very few have power issues.
The new Thermaltake PSU's have been in alot of reviews on high-end machines and have run them just fine. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend one. But with any PSU you have to first look at the specs and see if it will hold up to the rig your trying to stick in it. The 12V rail is always the most concern.
The ugly Fortrons and the overpriced PC Power and Cooling PSU's aren't the only PSU's in the world worth buying.
computerpro3 said:Do you know how many companies the FSP group produces for?
computerpro3 said:and your comment about few people using fortron...ummmmmm HAHA I'd be willing to bet that more people use psu's with fortron innards then Antec's. Do you know how many companies the FSP group produces for?
computerpro3 said:BTW you are the only person on the entire internet that likes raidmax.
And if your techie friends pointed you to that mge or the raidmax, then they dont deserve their "techie" status one little bit.
computerpro3 said:glad to see that I helped you
let that be a lesson to anyone who thinks that a generic psu makes no difference....200mhz is one big ass difference.
And for the raidmax case; ya some of them do look pretty nice. But again, there is a reason they cost $30 on newegg when there are cases out there that cost $250.
it's like a good psu, once you use it you never go back. Of course, the raidmax case isn't going to kill your pc like their psu's will, so if you like it, keep it.