Hey guys, this is probably a dumb question but I'd rather be a fool for a day than to pay the ultimate price.
I've been running an Enermax EGX1000EWL pretty much 24/7 since it was released in 2007 (reviewed here at [H]) and while I have absolutely no issues with it but i fear that with recent upgrades I may be pushing the poor thing to its limit due to its age. Going by this psu calc I seem to require 833w/883w recommended with no capacitor aging selected.
Again, this psu is amazing and I have zero stability issues or weird noises coming from it under full load. I just don't want it dying and taking other things with it.
My budget is about $200 if I were to replace it and have been eying this or maybe this one at our local MC.
What do you guys think? Stick with it or play it safe with one of the above? I'm kinda leaning towards the Sparkle since it would have more power to spare.
Many thanks
I've been running an Enermax EGX1000EWL pretty much 24/7 since it was released in 2007 (reviewed here at [H]) and while I have absolutely no issues with it but i fear that with recent upgrades I may be pushing the poor thing to its limit due to its age. Going by this psu calc I seem to require 833w/883w recommended with no capacitor aging selected.
Again, this psu is amazing and I have zero stability issues or weird noises coming from it under full load. I just don't want it dying and taking other things with it.
My budget is about $200 if I were to replace it and have been eying this or maybe this one at our local MC.
What do you guys think? Stick with it or play it safe with one of the above? I'm kinda leaning towards the Sparkle since it would have more power to spare.
Many thanks