August 2, 201015 yr Hi there,I am looking for a good power supply unit that will provide my system with enough power. My system specs are...Intel i7 930 (processor) ASUS LGA 1366 - Intel X58 - Republic of Gamers - ATX Motherboard Rampage III Extreme CORSAIR XMS3 6GB (3 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Triple Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model EVGA GeForce GTX480 Superclocked 1536 MB DDR5 PCI-Express 2.0 Graphics Card Noctua 6 Dual Heatpipe with 140mm/120mm Dual SSO Bearing Fans CPU Cooler NH-D14 Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit System Builder 1pkIntel 2.5-Inch 160 GB X25-M Mainstream SATA II MLC Solid State Drive x2 for RAID 0SILVERSTONE SDP08 3.5 to 2 X 2.5-Inch Bay ConverterCreative Sound Blaster X-Fi XtremeGamer Sound Card Buttkicker BK-GR 2ASUS DVD E818A6T - Disk drive - DVD-ROM - 18x - Serial ATA - internal - 5.25"Cooler Master HAF 932 High Air Flow ATX Full Tower Case Black Will this system (which will be aimed to be overclocked at 4.0 or at 4.2ghz) be able to handle a 750W PSU or a 850W PSU?CheersAlexander Michael Alexander Michael
August 2, 201015 yr You can't go too high. I'm up for a 1000+ W PSU when "time" allows, 'cause I can't get to 4.2GHz on my Q9650. Spent too much time clocking, not realizing my system was starving for juice. Especially if you have power hungry gpu as well, it's good to have more than enough effect from the PSU. "I´ll rather be down here wishing I was up there than be up there wishing I was down here"
August 2, 201015 yr Yeah the 1000w by corsair is fine - overkill imho thoughThis is all you need:http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...9&Tpk=tx850It's not about the watts, its more about the amperage on the 12V rail... Some PSU's have multiple 12v rails, but this one listed has a single powerful 70A rating... that's what you want.This Seasonic unit is another great choice, this one has two 12v railshttp://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817151083 | My Liveries | FAA ZMP | PPL ASEL | | Windows 11 | MSI Z690 Tomahawk | 12700K 4.7GHz | MSI RTX 4080 | 64GB 6000 MHz DDR5 | 500GB Samsung 860 Evo SSD | 2x 2TB Samsung 970 Evo M.2 | EVGA 850W Gold | Corsair 5000X | HP G2 (VR) / LG 27" 1440p |
August 3, 201015 yr Author Thanks for the reply guys, i am thinking of leaning towards going with the Ultra Products X4 850W modular power supply. Any opinions?CheersAlex Alexander Michael
August 3, 201015 yr Thanks for the reply guys, i am thinking of leaning towards going with the Ultra Products X4 850W modular power supply. Any opinions?CheersAlexThe Ultra Products X4 850W is made by Andyson who also make units for Hiper and Sunbeam, as such I would consider them fairly low end.If you want quality then get a Seasonic or a Corsair, the Corsair HX units are mostly made by Seasonic.The Corsair TX units are mostly made by Channel Well Technology also a decent manufacturer but not in the class of Seasonic.
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