what psu should i get..

[nsgnsg]

alright well my setup is gonna be

q6600
8800gt (1gig version)
4 gigs of 800 ram
ip35 pro or p5k deulux wifi or p53
1 (later maybe2) 500gb hard drive
antec 900


can anyone recomend a power suply.. i know it depends on my budget but can someone list a couple good modular ones at diffrent price points... cause for all i know a good psu could be 120 bucks or be 300 bucks... so i dont have a budget price...would like to keep under 200 ..
under 150 if possible.. i live in canada.. so just find us price if u want.. but ignore sales sence it wont be valid here.. and please name a bunch of good ones since boxing day is near i myte be able to find a good deal...

(will not sli)

thnx alot..

[RollingThunder]

alright well my setup is gonna be

q6600
8800gt (1gig version)
4 gigs of 800 ram
ip35 pro or p5k deulux wifi or p53
1 (later maybe2) 500gb hard drive
antec 900


can anyone recomend a power suply.. i know it depends on my budget but can someone list a couple good modular ones at diffrent price points... cause for all i know a good psu could be 120 bucks or be 300 bucks... so i dont have a budget price...would like to keep under 200 ..
under 150 if possible.. i live in canada.. so just find us price if u want.. but ignore sales sence it wont be valid here.. and please name a bunch of good ones since boxing day is near i myte be able to find a good deal...

(will not sli)

thnx alot..

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=373100

[nsgnsg]

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=373100

thnx.. but isnt that a little to weak,,, i mean its only 520w..

i thought i would need atleast 700w..

well if thats enoough taht would be great cause in canada it would be 100 bucks so thats great...

[muddocktor]

If you think the 520 will be a little too small for your future needs, then get the CMPSU-620HX (http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=373110) instead. I have one of those and have been very pleased with it's performance.

[jmsanders2]

The 520 is not too weak for your current system setup, and it should suit you fine even for sli. When in doubt, like the mudd mod said, the 620HX should give you complete piece of mind for as long as the pin connectors are around. Either work like a charm.

[RollingThunder]

thnx.. but isnt that a little to weak,,, i mean its only 520w..

i thought i would need atleast 700w..

well if thats enoough taht would be great cause in canada it would be 100 bucks so thats great...

You're putting out maybe 350-375w with a good overclocked CPU (150-175w). The 8800GT may use ~100w. The 520hx is 40 amp single rail. If you feel more comfortable with more, then I agree with Doc, the 620hx is just fine, 50 amp single rail. More won't hurt at all, just costs more.

[nsgnsg]

alright then i will go with the smaller one(power wise)... thnx...

still cant belive it though... but if u guys say its enough its enough

so theirs more to psu then just the watage isnt their???

[RollingThunder]

alright then i will go with the smaller one(power wise)... thnx...

still cant belive it though... but if u guys say its enough its enough

so theirs more to psu then just the watage isnt their???

Yep, quality comes first and Corsair is top quality. They put out what they say they do under tough conditions.

Here's a few reviews:

http://jonnyguru.com/review_details.php?id=28
http://jonnyguru.com/review_details.php?id=32
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTQyMCwsLGhlbnRodXNpYXN0
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/article.html?art=MTMwMSwsLGhlbnRodXNpYXN0

You'll love either model.

[nsgnsg]

alright thnx..

[muddocktor]

Just to give you a little idea on how much a higher end non-sli system draws, I can give you some numbers on my main rig here. It's a Q6600 overclocked to around 3250 presently and running Seti, but not playing any games right now. This rig also has a 7900GTX, 1 hard drive and 1 DVD burner and my UPS software is presently showing a power draw of only 250 watts or so from the UPS (processor at 100% load on all 4 cores). I imagine that when I'm gaming the power draw will go up to around 300 watts due to loading the vid card down. So you see, even a 520 watt psu should be more than enough to power a non-sli system unless you really load it down with a lot of hard drives and fans and other high draw equipment. BTW, my main rig is being powered by a PCP&C Turbo Cool 510AG, FYI.

[nsgnsg]

I was gonna order the 520 for 100 bucks but decided to pay 15 bucks more and get the 620, this way it myte even be enough for my next computer in the future...


the funny thing is when i came on these forums like 6 months ago and asked for a modular psu every one was showing me stuff arround 240... they where telling me i need atleast 700 watts..