the PCP&C units are always a solid choice, personally I've used a lot
of these http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004&Tpk=corsair%20550vx
lately without issue
Really you don't NEED anything over a good quality 400w unit,
especially if you're not loading in a big videocard,
My tri-harddisk, 4Ghz OC'd E8400 with 8GB of DDR2-800 @ 2.2v/890Mhz
and an 8800GTX draws 380w _at the wall_ when flat out, it has a 550w
corsair unit in it, with no OC and no big GPU you're looking at well
down into 400w is ample territory.
500-550w is very comfortable, the vast vast majority of machines do
NOT need >600w PSU's, that's just into the realms of lunacy and bigger-
number-chasing in the vast majority of cases. (I've got an Opteron 175
box I use as a server with 2GB of ram and 10 disks in it, that draws
~200w under load, ~100w with the disks spun down and C'N'Q engaged...
makes the 565w Enermax PSU in it seem a bit... overkill)
On 4 Nov 2008, at 16:02, DHSinclair wrote:
It occurred to me this am over coffee that I might need new psu's
for the planned new systems.
Sure enough, after some quick checks in the P5Q3 UM, I do......and
it is qty=3.
OK, went to Newegg and found this appealing choice:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817703005
Comments? I am still researching the "size" issue mentioned in some
comments/reviews.
Has Seasonic stopped building? Or, are they just so popular now that
they are mostly always sold out?
Was thinking of the S12-600Wht. Have yet to find one though. But
then, I do not use many different vendors. Hmm.....anyone have
quality links.....?
Best,
Duncan
