RSS Rules

Notices

Overclockers Forums > Hardware > Power Supplies and Electronic Devices
Power Supplies and Electronic Devices
Forum Jump

Powersupply for video card

Post Reply New Thread Subscribe Search this Thread
 
 
Thread Tools
Old 03-01-06, 06:45 AM Thread Starter   #1
fhanderson
Member



Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Parma, OH

 
Powersupply for video card

This may be of interest to every one. This could most likely be adapted to run a 12V water pump or extra fans.
Powersupply

__________________
1.2G Celeron at 1740
Asus TUSL2-C
P4 650, 4.42G
DFI LP 875-PT
OCZ PC 4200
P 930D at 4.2G
P5WD2 P OCZ DDR2 667
fhanderson is offline   QUOTE Thanks
Old 03-01-06, 10:51 AM   #2
!King_Amazon!
Registered



Join Date: Feb 2006

 
I recommend a powmax they were very well recommended in my other thread.
!King_Amazon! is offline   QUOTE Thanks
Old 03-01-06, 11:20 AM   #3
David
Forums Super Moderator
Overclockers.com Lead Editor


 
David's Avatar 

Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Hiding from Americans and making pretty colours in a drybox in St Andrews

10 Year Badge
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by !King_Amazon!
I recommend a powmax they were very well recommended in my other thread.
Incorrect.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Oklahoma Wolf
One of the worst. They will take other hardware along when they die. The PC P&C 1kW is very much overkill... you could power at least 5 such systems from it. I haven't recommended it for a single computer yet - there just isn't anything out there outside the server realm that requires it.

My suggestion: http://www.directron.com/atx350pa.html

There are a lot of other very good models from the likes of Fortron, Sparkle, OCZ, Tagan, Enhance, Silverstone, Seasonic, Antec, and Enermax to name a few. All of them will hold up better over time than a Powmax. Just be sure the new PSU is capable of at least 18A on the 12v rail(s) and you should be ok.

Powmax are one of the worst brands.

__________________
David J. Nelson MChem(Edin) PhD(Strath) AMRSC [Academia Profile]
OC Forums Super Moderator // Overclockers.com Editor

The Workhorse: [Lenovo W510] Intel Core i7-720QM / 8 GB DDR3 / nVidia Quadro FX880M / Crucial M4 256 GB SSD / Windows 7
The HTPC/Server: AMD Phenom X4 9650 / 6 GB DDR2 / nVidia 8300 / 5 TB of HDDs / Antec Solo II Case / Windows 7
The Gaming Rig: AMD Llano A6-3650 / 4 GB DDR3 / nVidia GTX260 / 2x 500 GB HDD in RAID0 / Antec Dark Fleet DF-85 Case / Windows 7
The Benchmarking Setup: Various LGA775 chips / Asus Rampage Formula / 2 GB OCZ 1066 MHz DDR2 / nVidia Quadro NVS 285 / 320 GB HDD / Windows 7

My research fellowship is eating all my time, so I may be slow to reply to emails and private messages.
David is offline Author Profile Benching Profile Folding Profile   QUOTE Thanks
Old 03-01-06, 11:23 AM   #4
Oklahoma Wolf
Senior Warranty Validity Sealed Stick Remover

 
Oklahoma Wolf's Avatar 

Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Saskatchewan

 
Quote:
Originally Posted by fhanderson
This may be of interest to every one. This could most likely be adapted to run a 12V water pump or extra fans.
Powersupply
Interesting little PSU, though I'd like to see Fortron release an equivalent to Zippy's PSL-6701P instead

__________________
Asus P8Z68 Pro-V Gen3
2500K @ 4600 w/ Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme
16GB G.Skill Ripjaws
Inwin GRone, Corsair AX860i
Gigabyte HD6870 Super OC
640GB WD Black, 2TB Samsung F4, 3TB Seagate 7200.14
Lite-On iHAS324, LG BH14NS40, Samsung SH-S223L
Oklahoma Wolf is offline Heatware Profile   QUOTE Thanks
Old 03-01-06, 12:16 PM   #5
grumperfish
Member

 
grumperfish's Avatar 

Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: South Florida

 
Quote:
Originally Posted by !King_Amazon!
I recommend a powmax they were very well recommended in my other thread.

My favorite quotes from Newegg regarding the Powmax "Demon" psu:

"it burnt out while my comp was in "standby." explain that one."

"There are some great fans on this, but the amount of air they can move is reduced by about 2/3 by some flashy metal plates that you actually have to open the power supply to remove. I never did this, as heating wasn't an issue with a dead PS"

"Plugged it in, heard a loud pop, then the house circuit breaker tripped."

"Other Thoughts: don't buy it"


--maybe one of their cases might be alright, but I wouldn't touch a Powmax with a ten foot pole tied to a dead cat tied to a fishing rod... err, I mean, if I had one of those... It's also interesting that this thing used to have alot more negative reviews... now pages 11-15 of the reviews are all positives... hmm. Shady, newegg, shady.

__________________
Desktop: i7 2600K @ 4.6ghz w/ TR HR-02 + SD 120x38mm // Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P // XFX 6950 2GB
16GB G-Skill RipjawsX 1600mhz // Samsung 830 128GB // 6TB // Thermaltake Armor // Corsair TX750
Server: Q6600 G0 // Gigabyte EP35-DS3R // 4GB G-Skill DDR2 // 4850 512MB // 4.25TB // Corsair TX650
Laptop: Latitude D630 // C2M T7300 // 4GB DDR2 // X3100 // 160GB
Smoothwall: P4 2.4C // 1GB DDR // AOpen MX4GVR // 80GB // Corsair CX430
I like HEAT
grumperfish is offline Heatware Profile   QUOTE Thanks
Old 03-01-06, 12:28 PM   #6
!King_Amazon!
Registered



Join Date: Feb 2006

 
Quote:
Originally Posted by !King_Amazon!
I recommend a powmax they were very well recommended in my other thread.
No they are not very good and stop recomending them I recommend a Fortron or an OCZ instead.
!King_Amazon! is offline   QUOTE Thanks
Old 03-01-06, 12:39 PM   #7
J-Mag
Member

 
J-Mag's Avatar 

Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Bay Area, CA

 
Quote:
Originally Posted by !King_Amazon!
No they are not very good and stop recomending them I recommend a Fortron or an OCZ instead.
Do you have multiple personality disorder?
J-Mag is offline   QUOTE Thanks
Old 03-01-06, 12:47 PM   #8
!King_Amazon!
Registered



Join Date: Feb 2006

 
Quote:
Originally Posted by J-Mag
Do you have multiple personality disorder?
Please help me it's like being stuck in a nightmare
!King_Amazon! is offline   QUOTE Thanks
Old 03-01-06, 02:56 PM   #9
JCLW
Member

 
JCLW's Avatar 

Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Toronto

 
Neat idea.

I don't know why video card manufacturers don't just provide external power bricks now.

__________________
♫♪ ☺ ♫♪
JCLW is offline   QUOTE Thanks
Old 03-01-06, 03:02 PM   #10
hawtrawkr
Member

 
hawtrawkr's Avatar 

Join Date: May 2003
Location: galesburg illinois

 
Quote:
Originally Posted by JCLW
Neat idea.

I don't know why video card manufacturers don't just provide external power bricks now.

saw one of those for the dual 7800gt they had out (think it was asus not 100% though) looked pretty interesting.

Quote:
Originally Posted by J-Mag
Do you have multiple personality disorder?
laff i was wondering that too when i read that.
hawtrawkr is offline   QUOTE Thanks
Old 03-01-06, 03:20 PM   #11
CGR
Member

 
CGR's Avatar 

Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: Lower NY

10 Year Badge
 
A lot of tower cases can have two PSU's... The problem is everyone wants a small little Mid tower or smaller... MEN want TOWERS OF POWER!!!!!!!!

__________________
Main System:.................................................. ......................Second System:
DFI BloodIron P35-T2RL w/ Q6600 GO@ 3.2 (9x360), 1.4v....DFI Ultra-D w/Opteron 170 @ 2.7
G.skill 4GB (2x2gb).................................................. ..............G.Skill Extreme 2GB (2x1gb)
HIS 4850 680/1108.................................................. .............Nvidia 7600GT
WD VRaptor 300gb/Seagate 1TB..........................................Raptor 74gb/Seagate 200gb
OCZ GameXtreme 600SLI
CGR is offline   QUOTE Thanks

Post Reply New Thread Subscribe


Overclockers Forums > Hardware > Power Supplies and Electronic Devices
Power Supplies and Electronic Devices
Forum Jump

« Previous Thread | Next Thread »
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search


Mobile Skin
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:10 AM.
Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2013, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
You can add these icons by updating your profile information to include your Heatware ID, Benching Profile ID or your Folding/SETI profile ID. Edit your profile!
X

Welcome to Overclockers.com

Create your username to jump into the discussion!

New members like you have made this the best community on the Internet since 1998!


(4 digit year)

Why Join Us?

  • Share experience
  • Max out your hardware
  • Best forum members anywhere
  • Customized forum experience

Already a member?