new psu

[ckool]

Hi guys,
I am in the market for a new psu and i have my eye on 2 atm,i have read a couple of reviews but decided to make a thread here for better advice since alot of pros hang out here

Here's the 2 psu that i have my eye on

http://www.silverstonetek.com/products/p_contents.php?pno=ST1500&area=
http://thermaltake.com.au/Products/PowerSupply/W0171/Toughpower1500W.aspx

TBH i like the silverstones price,but is it a better quality than the Thermaltake? or should i just shell out the extra $$$ for the Thermaltake?? or maybe theres a better one that i dont know about,The prices that i can get them for is like this
SilverStone = $390Aus
Thermaltake = $567Aus

Regards
ck

 

[c627627]

Welcome to the forums, what will a 1500W PSU be used to power?


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Intel i7 920 [211] BCLK x 19 = 4.0 GHz @ [1.4500] CPU Voltage & [1.35000] QPI/DRAM Uncore Voltage, Batch 3836A394
3 x 1GB G.SKIL DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) [DDR3-1691MHz] 10-10-10-24 @ 1.64 DRAM Bus Voltage
ASUS P6T Deluxe v.1 [LGA 1366 Intel X58] BIOS 1606
Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme 1366 RT with 120mm Scythe S-Flex F fan
ASUS EAH4850 TOP Radeon HD 4850 512MB @ 680 MHz GPU & 2100 MHz Memory
Antec nine hundred case, two front 120mm fans, one back 120mm Fan, one top 200mm fan
Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750W

 

[ckool]

Welcome to the forums, what will a 1500W PSU be used to power?


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Intel i7 920 [211] BCLK x 19 = 4.0 GHz @ [1.4500] CPU Voltage & [1.35000] QPI/DRAM Uncore Voltage, Batch 3836A394
3 x 1GB G.SKIL DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) [DDR3-1691MHz] 10-10-10-24 @ 1.64 DRAM Bus Voltage
ASUS P6T Deluxe v.1 [LGA 1366 Intel X58] BIOS 1606
Thermalright Ultra-120 eXtreme 1366 RT with 120mm Scythe S-Flex F fan
ASUS EAH4850 TOP Radeon HD 4850 512MB @ 680 MHz GPU & 2100 MHz Memory
Antec nine hundred case, two front 120mm fans, one back 120mm Fan, one top 200mm fan
Corsair CMPSU-750TX 750W

Thank you Sir ,it will be used to power up 2 x 5870x2 when they get released and all my wc gear,I will be wc just about everything cpu,mobo(crosshairIII),and the 2 x 5870x2 when they release the water blocks for it and a few leds & Cold Cathode Lights.
Forgot to mention i need to power up 3 x 140mm fans and about 9 x 120mm fans

Regards
ck

 

[c627627]

I would seriously look into whether 1500W is overkill.

Doing an Advanced Forum Search for posts by Senior Member
Oklahoma Wolf

would probably set anyone reading this thread in the right direction.


Use his user name on the right and Keyword(s) on the left such as
1200W
1000W
850W

 

[diaz]

1000watts is more than sufficient for thr rig mentioned. Assuming the 5870x2's should be at LEAST as efficient as the later 4870x2's, a 800Watt power supply should suffice.

That said, if you buy a 1500W power supply, then you will have tons of wattage to spare, which translates into a cooler setup and also a more quiet running PSU.

I would read reviews on both before buying. The reviews for the thermaltake show great quality, but I havent found any for the silverstone.

-D

 

[sobe]

I'd say go for the Silverstone if those are your only 2 options, Thermaltake isn't too great to go with, but personally if I were in your shoes I would look into a higher end Corsair offering.

If you need to go above 1,000watts, then I'd say take a look at the Enermax Galaxy EVO EGX1250watt, I believe that's the one I saw over at JohnnyGuru with great reviews.

 

[Jolly-Swagman]

This corsair HX-1000 would be enough
http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_354&products_id=6887

 

[ckool]

Thanks for everyones advice so far,Can someone please tell me the diffrence between the Enermax GALAXY EVO 1250W CrossFire X & the Enermax GALAXY EVO 1250W SLI ?? I can only find the Sli version in Aus but not the Xfire one.
Do i need the Xfire one specifically because i am gonna be using Ati Gpu's?

http://www.enermax.com/home.php?fn=eng/product_a1&lv0=1&lv1=15

Regards
ck

 

[Oklahoma Wolf]

There's no difference. Same unit. They only did two models because nVidia won't certify something AMD did, and vice versa

 

[ckool]

There's no difference. Same unit. They only did two models because nVidia won't certify something AMD did, and vice versa

ahh i see lol,seems i can get Enermax here too in Aus,I will do some more reading before making the decision.Thanks

Regards
ck

 

[mjw21a]

I daresay 1500W is an overkill. Maybe take a look at some of the 1000W units available. Should still be more than you need while take future upgrades into consideration.

Corsair units are pretty common here in Australia too mate.