Help and recommend a new Power supply

fullinfusion · Mar 13, 2014

Well last night I was having a benching session and I have a wattage meter form the wall socket to the power supply.

I'm using a Corsair HX850 and the highest I seen it go was around 850 with two 7970's clocked hard.

Well I'm now using two R9 290's in crossfire and I was seing wattage draw of 1050 and at I believe the highest I did see the meter read was 1058 watts.

This to much for this HX 850?

Also What brand on modle would you all recommend?

Is a digital psu a good choice over the standard type of PSU? recommend

This is what I'm looking at but are there similar ones from different manufactures of this digital design?

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX40937

And will that size fit in my Corsair 650D?

FX-GMC · Mar 13, 2014

fullinfusion said:
Well last night I was having a benching session and I have a wattage meter form the wall socket to the power supply.

I'm using a Corsair HX850 and the highest I seen it go was around 850 with two 7970's clocked hard.

Well I'm now using two R9 290's in crossfire and I was seing wattage draw of 1050 and at I believe the highest I did see the meter read was 1058 watts.

This to much for this HX 850?

Also What brand on modle would you all recommend?

Is a digital psu a good choice over the standard type of PSU? recommend

This is what I'm looking at but are there similar ones from different manufactures of this digital design?

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX40937

And will that size fit in my Corsair 650D?

Way too much for an 850w PSU. Any particular reason it has to be that specific digital design?

fullinfusion · Mar 13, 2014

FX-GMC said:
Way too much for an 850w PSU. Any particular reason it has to be that specific digital design?

Nope just Digital sounds better so thats why Im asking.

Need to know so I can order one today before the wife spends all the cash lol

Norton · Mar 13, 2014

fullinfusion said:
Nope just Digital sounds better so thats why Im asking.

Need to know so I can order one today before the wife spends all the cash lol

You're pretty much good to go for years to come by getting an AX1200i or the original AX1200* :toast:

* Corsair even sells pretty nice cable sets, available in a variety of colors, for both models!

FX-GMC · Mar 13, 2014

fullinfusion said:
Nope just Digital sounds better so thats why Im asking.

Need to know so I can order one today before the wife spends all the cash lol

I agree with @Norton. The corsair model will do well. In fact I pretty much go with anything that jonnyguru approves of.

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX48291 (Sorry, just noticed that it is out of stock in most places

)

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=349 (fixed..)

Norton · Mar 13, 2014

fullinfusion said:
And will that size fit in my Corsair 650D?

I had mine in a ~~Corsair 350D~~ Fractal Arc Mini for a little while and it fit in that one! (will add a pic later if I can find it)

**EDIT-

fullinfusion · Mar 14, 2014

Pulling over 1KW tonight boys, Is it true a HX850 is really a re-branded 1000W corsair unit?

@Norton I cant have a psu that has the fan blowing into the case. Gawd I have have enough heat from my second 290 heating shit up with the case closed. I forgot to enable ULPS last night and holly hell batman the air coming out the top of the rad this morning was killer. I need a big psu with bottom air draw, not one that vents into the case!

One with fancy led display and led lights showing wattage and such would be sweet!

rubenclavs · Mar 14, 2014

Seasonic PSU would be better I guess?

fullinfusion · Mar 14, 2014

Who makes Corsair psu's? seasonic?

ne6togadno · Mar 14, 2014

fullinfusion said:
Who makes Corsair psu's? seasonic?

depends on the model.
axi are flextronics. regular ax are seasonic. rm are CWT for all but 750 and 850 (750 and 850 are CPT)

edit:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page541.htm

Norton · Mar 14, 2014

fullinfusion said:
Pulling over 1KW tonight boys, Is it true a HX850 is really a re-branded 1000W corsair unit?

@Norton I cant have a psu that has the fan blowing into the case. Gawd I have have enough heat from my second 290 heating shit up with the case closed. I forgot to enable ULPS last night and holly hell batman the air coming out the top of the rad this morning was killer. I need a big psu with bottom air draw, not one that vents into the case!

One with fancy led display and led lights showing wattage and such would be sweet!

iirc the psu fan is an intake fan and the heat is exhausted out of the back. I generally mount mine fan side up so I don't have to deal with clogging up a dust filter under the case- psu mounting (fan up/fan down) is a user based decision

Fun fact- according to Hardware Secrets, the Corsair HX1000 is actually 2x 500w psu's spliced together :twitch:

DF is BUSY · Mar 14, 2014

agreed with the mentioned 1200i from corsair.

or the evga 1300 supernova g2

or the rosewill lightning 1300w (cheapest option out the 3)

all have great reviews from jonnyguru

R3ign · Mar 14, 2014

I would recommend a Corsair PSU - even though i've had some issues with my original purchase (their RMA service is fast) have had no problems since

manofthem · Mar 14, 2014

I agree with @Norton due to the fact that he knows this stuff, and it lines up with on my own experience.

The HX1000 is an amazing psu! I bought mine used, and then used it for years, never having any issues.

Just recently upgraded to an AX1200, the very one in Norton's pic I believe, and it too is fantastic, more efficient than the HX1000.
:toast:

Aquinus · Mar 14, 2014

I personally really like my Seasonic 1000W Platinum. It's a little expensive but it's worth every penny. It's one +12v rail of awesome.

@crmaris 's review on it seems to be pretty favorable as well, sans the price. Granted it was cheaper when I bought it.

fullinfusion · Mar 16, 2014

how about a 1000watt unit? if my benching is pulling 1050+ watts at high benching load using an 850 watt unit and still chugging along... but I think its the cause of my oc limit on both cards. really anything over 1kw the prices just get way to high so whats your. guys thoughts on a good 1kw unit?

FX-GMC · Mar 16, 2014

fullinfusion said:
how about a 1000watt unit? if my benching is pulling 1050+ watts at high benching load using an 850 watt unit and still chugging along... but I think its the cause of my oc limit on both cards. really anything over 1kw the prices just get way to high so whats your. guys thoughts on a good 1kw unit?

If you don't cheap out on it you could probably get away with it. The 850w PSU is evidently spec'd higher than the label says. Most seasonic units are more capable than what they put on the label (which is how a power supply should be.)

fullinfusion · Mar 16, 2014

I like the evga 1300 w for just over 200$ so illcheck what ncix and others have for price

Norton · Mar 16, 2014

fullinfusion said:
how about a 1000watt unit? if my benching is pulling 1050+ watts at high benching load using an 850 watt unit and still chugging along... but I think its the cause of my oc limit on both cards. really anything over 1kw the prices just get way to high so whats your. guys thoughts on a good 1kw unit?

The other thing to remember is that the psu is rated on the DC side so the AC reading will be higher anyway.

How much heat are you exhausting from the psu at full load?

fullinfusion · Mar 16, 2014

didnt check the exhaust. will check later this week.

MxPhenom 216 · Mar 16, 2014

fullinfusion said:
Pulling over 1KW tonight boys, Is it true a HX850 is really a re-branded 1000W corsair unit?

@Norton I cant have a psu that has the fan blowing into the case. Gawd I have have enough heat from my second 290 heating shit up with the case closed. I forgot to enable ULPS last night and holly hell batman the air coming out the top of the rad this morning was killer. I need a big psu with bottom air draw, not one that vents into the case!

One with fancy led display and led lights showing wattage and such would be sweet!

No, the 1000w version is 2 450w PSUs taped taped together. The hx850 is quite a bit different and better. get the ax1200i

xhawn11 · Mar 16, 2014

Get Evga g2 1300 and save some $.

FX-GMC · Mar 16, 2014

xhawn11 said:
Get Evga g2 1300 and save some $.

I agree. From the johhnguru review of that psu.

Holy guacamole. Under 15mV on all three main rails throughout load testing. Pardon me, I think I need to go squee like a little girl getting her very own pony for a while.

This is, again, beyond excellent. This is also better ripple suppression than that big Seasonic I just namedropped. Think about what that means. Seasonic is close to getting toppled off their throne, at least at this power level.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story4&reid=349

manofthem · Mar 16, 2014

You obviously need this

/thread

HammerON · Mar 16, 2014

I have had my AX1200 for a couple years now and would definitely recommend it (or the AX1200i).

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