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Future-proofing your PSU upgrade
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Thats good info but very limited. Why not explain a bit on the typical amperage a gfx card needs etc. The average person on the street wouldnt know that one 500W PSU compared to another is like comparing apples and oranges when it comes to the amps they put out. You need 15A output on a 500W PSU for the typical home pc, and 30A for a gaming pc. This is something that only some people know
Very good opinions in this article!!!! I like!!! I also don't believe in cheapy PSU acquisitions... They can bite you if you don't have proper power protection and conditioning... A good solid PSU will walk a mile with you any day!
Indeed. As mentioned in the comment, I'd rather (and did) buy a quality power supply instead of a cheaper, more powerful one. Watts aint everything.
Quality and efficiency is pretty much what it's about.
Quality and efficiency is pretty much what it's about.
The_Ogre
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I think this whole "Buy a good powersupply" is overrated.
Each component needs to regulate its own supply and not be dependent on a PSU. So I'd rather spend money on a high quality motherboard and graphics card than to spend my money on a R2 000 PSU.
Also electronic components require less power with each iteration of the component. A 5 year old high end card will eat much more power than a current card with much higher performance.
Just my 2c
Each component needs to regulate its own supply and not be dependent on a PSU. So I'd rather spend money on a high quality motherboard and graphics card than to spend my money on a R2 000 PSU.
Also electronic components require less power with each iteration of the component. A 5 year old high end card will eat much more power than a current card with much higher performance.
Just my 2c
cerebus
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The article was barely even perfunctory. I was hoping for some actual technical detail.
drukkie
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You'll find that your PSU runs hot and will prob not last more than a year. but yeah...R2000 for a PSU is a bit overrated...
I'm getting my ax850w for my other 570 so I still think for high end gamers like me I would rather get a R2000 850w than a cheap 100w and my components are in danger or so. I would rather be 100% sure everything will be ok. Just like any computer component quality is everything. A cheap pc will last you about 2 years and a more expensive one will last you maybe 10+ years. Peple will say nou well in 2 years you will replace your pc anyway but you can always use your pc for stuff like Firewall or nas storage.
I blew a GTX570 last week on my corsair tx650w cause my power was not enough for SLi so thats why I'm going with only the best 850w ever.
Just to add another thing is the 12v amps is not everything. Ripple, noise and the voltage of 12v on load and idle is most important.
I blew a GTX570 last week on my corsair tx650w cause my power was not enough for SLi so thats why I'm going with only the best 850w ever.
Just to add another thing is the 12v amps is not everything. Ripple, noise and the voltage of 12v on load and idle is most important.
Actually: I have a Gigabyte Odin 720 watts running a i7 2600k @ 4.5ghz, 8 hdds, Ati 5850, 8gb ram. It's also rated 80%+ efficiency.
Thou I recently read an article online that the certification process is very flawed :/ Same power supply has been powering a Quad core @ 4ghz for well over a year now.
I've had it for more than four years...
I had a cheaper NO-NAME 700W that literally burst into flames one night while playing, the scene was worth what i paid for it
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I do believe the relatively cheap Gigabytes are more than enough I think these gamer-boys are flushing their money.
Chevron
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Nope. The "585watt" Odin is actually a 460watt. Cheap power supplies advertise their peak wattage while decent ones advertise their continuous wattage. Big difference.
Chevron
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Totally agree. I actually prefer my High-end power supplies to have a single rail.
Yup. There are quite a few brands that do this. When you check the side of the power supply, or the tech specs, it states (ie 450W) "shall not exceed 360W sustained".
Yup. I remember the hype when dual rails came out. To be honest it's nothing special.
Thats true. Still GIGAbyte is a brand I trust.
Anyway here is the article regarding the 80%+ Efficiency:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Can-We-Trust-the-80-Plus-Certification/856
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2011/09/15/80plus_irrelevant_to_you_when_buying_psu/
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It's basically marketing. There isn't any real difference.
I used the reviews on Hardware Secrets to get an idea of the real capabilities of various units. I think the only real advantage of buying a bigger supply than is actually needed is efficiency.