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After lots of research I came up with these specs, going to buy this week, any thoughts?

Cooler Master GX650W PSU
2 x Kingmax 2GB DDR3-1333MHz
Cooler Master Centurion 5 Chassis
Leadtek® nVidia® GeForce GTX460 - 1024MB GDDR5
GIGABYTE® 890GPA-UD3H
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
LG 22X SATA DVD WRITER
Seagate HDD

Whole Package is R 8300,00

Any better prices also welcome!:D
 
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Get a 450W corsair PSU instead of the Gigabyte. Maybe even a 500w.
 
Tiaan said:
After lots of research I came up with these specs, going to buy this week, any thoughts?

GIGABYTE® ODIN 585W PSU
2 x Kingmax 2GB DDR3-1333MHz
Cooler Master Centurion 5 Chassis
Leadtek® nVidia® GeForce GTX460 - 1024MB GDDR5
GIGABYTE® 890GPA-UD3H
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
LG 22X SATA DVD WRITER
Seagate HDD

Whole Package is R 8300,00

Any better prices also welcome!:D
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Where did you get such good prices from?

I was working on something, but ran over budget, must have been the graphics card, it's a 465 not a 460, see if any of the following are cheaper, they all include vat

GIGABYTE® ODIN 585W PSU - R562

http://www.ngrcomputers.co.za/gigabyte-odin-585w-24pin-power-supply-molex-sata-power-p-12742.html


2 x Kingston KVR1333D3S9/2G Value Select 2GB (1 x 2GB) So-Dimm 204 Pin DDR3 1333 [ME-KN2GD313] - R523.26 x 2 = R1046.52

http://www.landmarkpc.co.za/store/kingston-kvr1333d3s92g-value-select-sodimm-ddr3-1333-p-3498.html


Cooler Master Centurion 5 Chassis ???


Leadtek nVidia GeForce GTX465 [LEADTEK GTX465] - R3128

http://www.ngrcomputers.co.za/leadtek-nvidia-geforce-gtx465-p-39239.html


GIGABYTE 890GPA UD3H AMD 890GX Chipset Socket AM3 5200MT [GA-890GPA-UD3H] - R1626

http://www.ngrcomputers.co.za/gigabyte-890gpa-ud3h-890gx-chipset-socket-5200mt-p-38415.html


AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Thuban 2.8GHz Socket AM3 [CP-AAH1055T] - R2110.39

http://www.landmarkpc.co.za/store/phenom-1055t-thuban-28ghz-socket-p-4578.html


LG GH22NP20 DVD Writer - DVD±R 22x, DVD±RW 8x, DVD-Ram 12x, DVD- [GH22NP20] - R244

http://www.ngrcomputers.co.za/gh22np20-writer-dvd±r-dvd±rw-dvdram-p-13500.html


Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 Series - 250GB Serial ATA II (SATA2) P [ST3250318AS] - R362

http://www.ngrcomputers.co.za/seagate-barracuda-720012-series-250gb-serial-sata2-p-13685.html

Ancalagon said:
Get a 450W corsair PSU instead of the Gigabyte. Maybe even a 500w.
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Then what will power his graphics card? :wtf:
 
NomNom said:
Then what will power his graphics card? :wtf:
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Uhhh.... not sure I understand. Rephrase please.

You know that "585W" gigabyte is rated at peak and not actual power right? In other words, it never gets close to 585W. While the Corsair PSUs are rated at or below their average output.
 
NomNom said:
Then what will power his graphics card? :wtf:
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The Corsair VX450 is good for ~570W and will be over 80% efficient at the same time.
The Odin series typically state the peak power and that's probably at 25 degrees C.

Corsair VX450 connectors in red:
24-pin Motherboard Connector 1 1
4+4-pin +12V CPU Connector 1 1
6-pin PCI-E Connector 1 1
SATA Connectors 5 6
4-pin Peripheral Connectors 4 6
4-pin Floppy Connector 1 2
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Also, at Corsair's 450W rating the VX450 can deliver 33A on it's 12V rail vs two rails (16A & 18A) for the Gigabyte.
 
Tiaan said:
After lots of research I came up with these specs, going to buy this week, any thoughts?

GIGABYTE® ODIN 585W PSU
2 x Kingmax 2GB DDR3-1333MHz
Cooler Master Centurion 5 Chassis
Leadtek® nVidia® GeForce GTX460 - 1024MB GDDR5
GIGABYTE® 890GPA-UD3H
AMD Phenom II X6 1055T
LG 22X SATA DVD WRITER
Seagate HDD

Whole Package is R 8300,00

Any better prices also welcome!:D
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Nice build but change that power supply. Coolermaster GX 550watt would do well there.
 
kelevra said:
585w is peak and 460w continious power....
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Considering the fact it will be less efficient than a Corsair unit, will it ever produce 585W of power? It might draw 585W at the wall, I dont think it will be able to produce that amount for consumption by the components though.
 
Ancalagon said:
Considering the fact it will be less efficient than a Corsair unit, will it ever produce 585W of power? It might draw 585W at the wall, I dont think it will be able to produce that amount for consumption by the components though.
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If it's peak power is 585W and it's efficiency is 70% it will draw 585/0.7 = 836W vs 570/0.81 = 704W for the Corsair.

Form Hardwaresecrets:
We decreased two amps from the +12 V output and we could make our 450 W power supply to work stable at 570 W at 48º C and with 81% efficiency! Holy cow! You can see the summary for this test in the table below.
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KhoisanX said:
If it's peak power is 585W and it's efficiency is 70% it will draw 585/0.7 = 836W vs 570/0.81 = 704W for the Corsair.

Form Hardwaresecrets:
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But is that peak power output or peak power draw? More likely its draw, and thus your 70% 585W PSU would produce 585*0.7 = 409W.

And thats its peak power, which it would probably not often realistically produce.

Whereas the Corsair can draw as much as 570, but its 80% efficient, hence it can produce 456W at maximum.
 
Ancalagon said:
But is that peak power output or peak power draw? More likely its draw, and thus your 70% 585W PSU would produce 585*0.7 = 409W.

And thats its peak power, which it would probably not often realistically produce.

Whereas the Corsair can draw as much as 570, but its 80% efficient, hence it can produce 456W at maximum.
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No... sigh... If a PSU says it can do 585 watts (in this case thats the peak it can achieve) then thats what it provides to the PC, ie power draw is 585/0.7 (70% efficiency) = 835W draw from the wall plug.
 
Ancalagon said:
But is that peak power output or peak power draw? More likely its draw, and thus your 70% 585W PSU would produce 585*0.7 = 409W.

And thats its peak power, which it would probably not often realistically produce.

Whereas the Corsair can draw as much as 570, but its 80% efficient, hence it can produce 456W at maximum.
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Going a bit OT now.

From HW:
Input Maximum
Total 571.9 W
% Max Load 127.1%
Room Temp. 47.8º C
PSU Temp. 48.9º C
AC Power 705 W
Efficiency 81.1%
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Ancalagon said:
But is that peak power output or peak power draw? More likely its draw, and thus your 70% 585W PSU would produce 585*0.7 = 409W.

And thats its peak power, which it would probably not often realistically produce.

Whereas the Corsair can draw as much as 570, but its 80% efficient, hence it can produce 456W at maximum.
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Going a bit OT now.

For the VX450W:
Input Maximum
Total 571.9 W
% Max Load 127.1%
Room Temp. 47.8º C
PSU Temp. 48.9º C
AC Power 705 W
Efficiency 81.1%
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WOW guys, never knew PSU could get so technical... I would consider going bigger with the PSU but I am getting the Gigabyte at R 315,00 and I am pretty much maxed out on my budget! How big a diffrence would this make? Will the Gigabyte be able to give my GTX 460 the power it needs?
 
Thing is this - a PSU forms the backbone of your computer. If it dies, nothing will work. Best case scenario it dies quietly, worst case it takes your CPU, GPU, motherboard with it. Spend an extra R300 and make sure you get quality. You wouldnt buy cheap tyres for a new Ferrari would you? So then dont buy a cheap PSU for your PC.
 
Is not like the Gigayte ODIN PSU is that cheap? Its a quite allright product is it not? I cant find a reasonable PSU that delivers quality and value.
 
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