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auriga1000

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Hi guys

i have an asus p5q, q9550, club 3d 6950 2g, pair of terabyte hdd, a pair of dvdwriters, scanner, printer, usb hub with webcam and other peripherals.
have an ocz gamextreme 700w which is giving me problems(after 2 years). still under warranty but not sure if i want to replace with same or get
something different.
 
pc wasn't coming on or sometimes coming on and switching of randomly. at the last non-boot, psu was swapped and system booted immediately. swapped back and no boot. re-swapped and system booted.
 
Really depends on your budget. A entry level Corsair CX500 would be plenty, around R550. But personally I would recommend a Corsair TX620/650 minimum - if you have the cash.
 
The Corsair HX or TX 650W will do fine for a single gfx, even triple-HDD setup.
 
flarkit said:
The Corsair HX or TX 650W will do fine for a single gfx, even triple-HDD setup.
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Modern SATA HDDs use about 8 - 12 watts of power each. ;)

If one has the cash, definitely better to go bigger than necessary as lower load (on the total output) means less fan speed/noise.
 
Only the Coolermaster Silent Pro / Silent Pro Gold PSU's are good, but they're very expensive.
 
PostmanPot said:
No, they aren't good. Failed a few of the ATX standard tests IIRC, once it reached a certain output. Stay away!
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Where have you seen this? I've read more than a few reviews and they all say the GX series is the best series coolermaster has made with regards to power supplies.
 
Qwikslver said:
Where have you seen this? I've read more than a few reviews and they all say the GX series is the best series coolermaster has made with regards to power supplies.
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It's been well discussed on these forums. Lol at best series. Definitely not. :)
 
PostmanPot said:
No, they aren't good. Failed a few of the ATX standard tests IIRC, once it reached a certain output. Stay away!
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Please don't spread FUD. A few of the units in the old GX series, the higher power ones made by Seventeam, were poor with horrible ripple. The 400W and 450W made by Enhance have always been good, which is why they recently replaced the higher power units with ones made by Enhance. Be sure to get a model with D3 at the end of the product code (and not an old Seventeam one with E3 at the end) and you'll be fine.
 
PostmanPot said:
Modern SATA HDDs use about 8 - 12 watts of power each. ;)

If one has the cash, definitely better to go bigger than necessary as lower load (on the total output) means less fan speed/noise.
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I'm running an AMD 965BE OC'd with a GTX460, 3x12cm fans and 3x1Tb Seagate HDD's on a Corsair HX650W with zero issues and no sound from the PSU (I'm a silence freak). I do not see why the OP needs a bigger PSU for his setup
 
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