Will this be worth it?

[Dethred]

Hey guys, I have an option to trade + a few bucks, from a Hiper Type R 580W PSU to an OCZ StealthXstream 600W PSU. The reason I consider this, is because I am upgrading from an 8800GTS to an 8800GTX in a few days.

I love my HIPER but the 12V rail is weak (~360W) and the OCZ can handle 580W on the 12v rail. I have a feeling, that with the system specs in my sig, I am already pushing it to its limit.

What do you all think? Get the OCZ or keep the HIPER?

 

[jonnyGURU]

So you're upgrading the card, but still not going SLI though?

Then keep the Hiper. You're still not pushing it too much.

 

[Dethred]

Thanks! I was worried, because all the PSU calculators were estimating 700W+ for a heavily overclocked Q6600, 10x120mm Fans, a pump on High speed, an 8800GTX overclocked to 600mhz+, 4gb of ram, a sound card, 3 hard drives, and a disk drive. Should I still consider the 600W for future upgrades or just wait until I need to get an 800-1000w PSU?

 

[Dethred]

Just to be sure, does anyone else have any opinions?

 

[Rabid Badger]

Stick with what you have. The OCZ is rated higher, but in reality the amount of clean power it can output isn't much more than the Hiper.

 

[jonnyGURU]

Thanks! I was worried, because all the PSU calculators were estimating 700W+ for a heavily overclocked Q6600, 10x120mm Fans, a pump on High speed, an 8800GTX overclocked to 600mhz+, 4gb of ram, a sound card, 3 hard drives, and a disk drive.

I've done tests and even with 8800GTX in SLI I don't need 700W. I would have to have a dual proc (not just dual core) system like a Quad FX, dual Opty or dual Xeon to justify a 700W or higher.