Would this run my SLI setup?

[vistageek92]

Been looking for a PSU to run my SLI setup. I found this today and it looks pretty good.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817152036

My Specs:

e8400
780i
4gb 800mhz
8800GTS 512's in SLI
160GB HDD
x6 fans
2 LED lights
x1 CD/DVD drive.

input would be nice....

[CaligulaPwns]

Is that a joke? Raidmax? Did you not look at the PSU guide you were directed to when this issue came up in another, similar thread of yours? Anyway, I would get this personally.

Corsair 650TX $90 after MIR

[vistageek92]

LOL! I am exploring. I am not looking to spend a lot of money. I have been doing my homework on this one....looks 'ok' i think it would do me. But i am just checking what other people have to say.

Other then not being Name Brand what can you actually say about it thats bad?

[CaligulaPwns]

I could care less about namebrand. Raidmax was a notoriously horrible PSU. If that has changed, I dont know it.

If you did your homework, you didnt do it well. Pick something you can afford off the PSU list with at least 40A available. I would suggest putting away some more coin and get a proper PSU. Nothing like having a decent rig like you have a having a **** PSU potentially take it out.

Corsair HX520 $96 ($76 after mir) would do you fine as well though not leave a lot for upgrades.

[vistageek92]

Originally Posted by CaligulaPwns

Corsair 650TX $90 after MIR

Yea but i am kinda looking for a modular PSU because my case isn't the biggest. But this has been my 1st choice. Also i found a 620watt corsair modular in the FS section.....he wants like 100 shipped or something like that.

[CaligulaPwns]

Check my edit out...

And that 620HX in the classies is the best you are going to get. Go for that one.

[vistageek92]

Yea just did.....yea i really like Corsair and i am seriously thinking about getting the 620. Modular, Corsair, single rail. Sounds great. Just need some money now....

Thanks Cpwns...

Sorry for all the PSU threads but i was just trying to find a cheap way around....but i don't want to frag my system

[mpilchfamily]

Never go cheap on a PSU. If the price is low its for good reason. They are using cheap parts which tend to fail.

See most of the PSU "manufactures" don't actually make the PSU. They go to companies like Chennel well, FSP, Seasonic and others. They are the true manufacuters and they offer many base line models. Then companies like Corsair and Raidmax com along and choose the base model they want and make changes too it. Companies like Raidmax generally stick with the base model and ask that cheaper parts be used or try to spice it up with LED fans. Good companies like corsair sit down with the manufactures and lay out the specs they want the PSU to have and the quality parts that should go into it.

So untill Raidmax changes the way they do buisness with the actuall PSU makes there PSUs will continue to be at the bottom of the pile.

[davidhammock200]

Other then not being Name Brand what can you actually say about it thats bad?

Assuming that it will power your system during heavy gaming, and that is an assumption, not a given, when it fails there is a very good chance it will take some GPU's & maybe a CPU/mobo with it. Raidmax's have a proven history of doing this.

My Specs:

e8400
780i
4gb 800mhz
8800GTS 512's in SLI
160GB HDD
x6 fans
2 LED lights
x1 CD/DVD drive.

Those GPU's are hungry critters & although the Corsair HX620 (+12V@50A@50C) will feed them and still have sufficient overhead for transient response & cool/quiet cooling, there is not much room left for OC'ing or anything else.

They are not modular but the Corsair TX750W (+12V@60A@50C) is only $80@Provantage & the TX850W (+12V@80A@50C) is only $100, & either of these would give you room for OC'ing & future expansion.

Always Build with the Best!
Dave

[CaligulaPwns]

Do the GTS 512's use more than the 320?

[kleinteich2]

Originally Posted by CaligulaPwns

Do the GTS 512's use more than the 320?

yes. the 512's are die shrinks of the 320/640 cards.

[CaligulaPwns]

Die shrinks usually use less power, but ok.

[901-Memphis]

That Raidmax 730 is inferior to any Corsair / Silverstone / PCP&C and many others.

Don't just settle with something that might be adequate.... Its not worth it to have to replace it and maybe a gpu when it goes up in smoke.

[kleinteich2]

Originally Posted by CaligulaPwns

Die shrinks usually use less power, but ok.

lol.. srry but i did mean that the 512's use less power... im sorry...

[Slizzo]

Originally Posted by davidhammock200

Assuming that it will power your system during heavy gaming, and that is an assumption, not a given, when it fails there is a very good chance it will take some GPU's & maybe a CPU/mobo with it. Raidmax's have a proven history of doing this.Those GPU's are hungry critters & although the Corsair HX620 (+12V@50A@50C) will feed them and still have sufficient overhead for transient response & cool/quiet cooling, there is not much room left for OC'ing or anything else.

They are not modular but the Corsair TX750W (+12V@60A@50C) is only $80@Provantage & the TX850W (+12V@80A@50C) is only $100, & either of these would give you room for OC'ing & future expansion.

Always Build with the Best!
Dave

Err... My 620W seems to be humming along just fine with hardware in my sig??

[CaligulaPwns]

Im curious, and man I hate to question dave and get called out by Mr scott again, but the GTS isnt that power hungry. It consumes less power then the GTS320 iirc. The reason why I would be questioning him is b/c I saw a reccomendation of his for the 620 for 2 GTS320's I believe. Im trying to find the post now...

[davidhammock200]

Originally Posted by Slizzo

Err... My 620W seems to be humming along just fine with hardware in my sig??

I'm sure it is. I was one of the first to be sent the HX520 & HX620 by Corsair when they first came out, they were and are remarkable PSU's, vastly under-rated!

That being said & 100% true, there are now better options within the Corsair line-up at even lower prices, if being modular is not a primary concern.

Always Build with the Best!
Dave

Originally Posted by CaligulaPwns

Im curious, and man I hate to question dave and get called out by Mr scott again, but the GTS isnt that power hungry. It consumes less power then the GTS320 iirc. The reason why I would be questioning him is b/c I saw a reccomendation of his for the 620 for 2 GTS320's I believe. Im trying to find the post now...

If I did, it was probably because of very limited options in their part of the world & they were not OC'ing or perhaps they already had the HX620 & just wanted to know if it would work. Although an excellent PSU, it would not normally be my 1st choice for CF/SLI.