is this a good PS

[BigBooRRTX]

so i picked out a good ps than it gets sold out on new egg what do you think about this one?




SILVERSTONE DECATHLON DA850 850W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256022

[Drew1Down]

PC Power & Cooling PPCT860 860W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703013

why?

860W Continuous (930W Peak)

that Decathlon is a 850w peak, but whats its continuous?????

[Oklahoma Wolf]

that Decathlon is a 850w peak, but whats its continuous?????

850W continuous. Not peak. I don't recommend the Turbocool for anyone who minds loud fans.

[BigBooRRTX]

i am trying to stay in the 200$ range and relay looking for Modular any other suggestions? must have 2X8 pin 2X6 pin

[Drew1Down]

Modular NOOOOOOOOO, increased resistance PLEASE read this..

http://www.motherboards.org/articles/guides/1488_1.html

Lots of Fact 0% Fat!

[Oklahoma Wolf]

There's nothing wrong with going modular.

[EarthDog]

Modular NOOOOOOOOO, increased resistance PLEASE read this..

http://www.motherboards.org/articles/guides/1488_1.html

Lots of Fact 0% Fat!2.5 y.o article...that is horsehooey anyway with any medium quality modular PSU.

[Drew1Down]

sooo resistance doesn't exist? WOOHOO :beer:

Anytime you have a connector you have resistance, it my be a little, but you have resistance, the date of the article has no impact on the basic principles of how current flows

and yes i know we have come a LONG way in terms of PS and the quality of there power they put out. but unless you REALLY need that extra space that 4 to 5 extra cables will take up and want to show off your water cooling hoses then yes i say go modular, you will have the cleanest computer innard around and post worthy pics i can drool over

[Oklahoma Wolf]

Anytime you have a connector you have resistance, it my be a little, but you have resistance

Did you see the connectors on the other end of the cables? The ones that plug into mainboards and peripherals?

The impact of the connector resistance is negligible, and is actually lower than the wires themselves. These units are designed to be within ATX specs to the ends of the cables, and every one I have reviewed (and I've reviewed a lot of them) has not suffered because of it.

Like I said - there's nothing wrong with modular units in general. All the issues presented by PC P&C on their myths page are non issues. In fact, both of PC P&C's own suppliers, Win-Tact and Seasonic, offer modular units.

[Drew1Down]

Did you see the connectors on the other end of the cables? The ones that plug into mainboards and peripherals?

The impact of the connector resistance is negligible, and is actually lower than the wires themselves. These units are designed to be within ATX specs to the ends of the cables, and every one I have reviewed (and I've reviewed a lot of them) has not suffered because of it.

Like I said - there's nothing wrong with modular units in general. All the issues presented by PC P&C on their myths page are non issues. In fact, both of PC P&C's own suppliers, Win-Tact and Seasonic, offer modular units.

negligible + negligible + negligible = not so negligible

im sticking to my guns here, the more connectors you have the more resistance.:bang head

btw, thank you for bringing up ATX standards, as we are now up to the latest ATX12V v2.2 that was realeased waaaaaay back in 2004 :eek:

every brand has an off shoot brand, hell there ocz power supplies have about 90% of there line with multi rails and modular cables.

EDIT: Antec SG-850, ahhhhh i think you mistake my posts as personal attacks. im sorry we are on WAY different sides of the spectrum

OW- multi rails and modular ps
D1D- single rail and non modular ps

[trueplaya4ever8]

negligible + negligible + negligible = not so negligible

im sticking to my guns here, the more connectors you have the more resistance.:bang head

btw, thank you for bringing up ATX standards, as we are now up to the latest ATX12V v2.2 that was realeased waaaaaay back in 2004 :eek:

every brand has an off shoot brand, hell there ocz power supplies have about 90% of there line with multi rails and modular cables.

I'd take what Oklahoma Wolf has to say seriously, he doesn't test power supplies or anything :beer:

[Drew1Down]

oh yea, he makes some very good points, and i enjoy reading his posts!

[BigBooRRTX]

lol ok so what ps should i get =P

[RollingThunder]

lol ok so what ps should i get =P

Hard to say Boo, nobody knows what you're building. Can you list your rig specs?

[BigBooRRTX]

LIAN LI PC-60BPLUSII
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112116

ASUS M4A79 Deluxe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131361

AMD Phenom II X4 940
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103471

SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102768

ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019

OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227289

2x Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB in raid 0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136296

LITE-ON Black 22X DVD+R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106280

Vista 64


open to any ideas on a psu i was looking at
ENERMAX INFINITI EIN720AWT 720W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194021
but its now sold out with no date on restock
looking to place order in the next few days

[Oklahoma Wolf]

negligible + negligible + negligible = not so negligible

Not when the unit stays in spec. You could have several Molex Mini-Fit Juniors plugged together and still not add up to the resistance of the actual wires themselves. While we're at it, let's just cut the ATX connector off and solder the wires down to the mainboard.

im sticking to my guns here, the more connectors you have the more resistance

Doesn't matter. It's compensated for in the design. It's a non-issue.

D1D- single rail and non modular ps

Single rail... that's another myth that needs popping. I had a car accident today, and I don't need any more elevation to my blood pressure, so I'm checking out of this thread right here. I'll let a friend of mine do the talking in this thread:

http://www.jonnyguru.com//forums/showthread.php?t=3990

Agree or disagree, it's up to you. But you're going to need a whole lot more than PC P&C's myths page to counteract my 21 years in electronics and change my mind.

To the OP - the Infiniti wouldn't be my first choice. The 750W of the Silverstone you mentioned would do it nicely.

[RollingThunder]

LIAN LI PC-60BPLUSII
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811112116

ASUS M4A79 Deluxe
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131361

AMD Phenom II X4 940
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103471

SAPPHIRE 100251SR Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102768

ZALMAN CNPS9700 LED 110mm
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019

OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820227289

2x Western Digital VelociRaptor WD1500HLFS 150GB in raid 0
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136296

LITE-ON Black 22X DVD+R
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16827106280

Vista 64


open to any ideas on a psu i was looking at
ENERMAX INFINITI EIN720AWT 720W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817194021
but its now sold out with no date on restock
looking to place order in the next few days

Boo,

Nice rig. If you haven't had Velociraptors before, you'll like them. They are much different than the older Raptors. Good luck.

[Ichelo351]

just saying my .02
pc p&c has the best warrenty support i've ever seen, my brother had a 500 watt psu that after 3 years died, he called them up, and they overnighted him a new power supply and a prepaid box to ship the old one back in.
if for no other reason, that why I still buy them, and they are also very nice units, and my 750 is very very quiet.

[Oklahoma Wolf]

I've heard nothing but good things about PC P&C customer service... now that's a reason to get one of theirs. Get 'em because they're good units with good support, not because the myths page says there are no other options ;)

[Drew1Down]

just saying my .02
pc p&c has the best warrenty support i've ever seen, my brother had a 500 watt psu that after 3 years died, he called them up, and they overnighted him a new power supply and a prepaid box to ship the old one back in.
if for no other reason, that why I still buy them, and they are also very nice units, and my 750 is very very quiet.

another great reason!

if you want a quite PS, get the silencer, and yes some of the non-silencers can be loud

[Oklahoma Wolf]

If you want a quiet PSU, PC P&C is the last company one should buy from. You can get actual Seasonic branded units that will hand the Silencers (which are Seasonic anyway) their 80mm fans.