Looking for a new power supply.

Cybie1111 · Mar 28, 2006

I decided its the right time for me to upgrade my power supply before I get a new motherboard/CPU in June (Yes, delayed again, but it will be worth it. :ohwell:

). I am looking for a Modular or part modular setup with a wattage range of 500-700 watts. I am willing to spend around 200 dollars.

While searching, I found something interesting. Does anybody have some knowledge of these brands of PSUs? It looks like it would go well for you future quad SLi users (not me of course :laugh:

).

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817189008
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817189009
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817189011

I have completely no knowledge of this brand. :confused:

bruins004 · Mar 28, 2006

XClio isnt a bad brand. But there is better out there. Simply just get an OCZ PowerStream 600W (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817711001). I honestly think a Antec TruePower 550W or an OCZ PowerStream 520W is enough for your upgrade. The reason I say that is because the newer CPUs are consuming less power.

noneed4me2 · Mar 29, 2006

my brother has this and he runs 2 7800 gtx sli http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1273353&CatId=106 if you just want to shop at newegg your choices should work fine, but newegg doesn't carry Ultra and they have been doing modular for awhile now. Bruins004 is right Antecs are great and are SLI certified, but i understand if you want a showcase and want no cable clutter.

bruins004 · Mar 29, 2006

Just out of curiousity, I was curious how are the ultras PSUs?
I heard that the x-connects (not the x2-connects) actually started to blow up some systems, even though they got good reviews. Also, if you want a modular PSU check out the hiper PSUs...

noneed4me2 · Mar 29, 2006

i too read that earlier version of the x-connects had issues, mine is an ultra x-finity with these nice flex cables, not modular but alot better than standard psu wire clutter. My x-finity is also a second revision dual rail and has been real stable, but my pc isn't that all demanding. The only other upgrades i will do on my current rig is either an x1800 or better card and with that if my current PSU can't handle it, another PSU. I have so many old pc's lying around that I throw together for friends and familys that don't have any that i can usually put together a computer or two just from the spare parts i have after various upgrades. In the next couple years i am going to build my own dream machine, AMD and ATI based crossfire setup, but its gotta have dual core. Plus I want to wait to see how much further the tech evovles and either go budget on an older 939 or AM2 socket or a "money is no object" based on tech we have yet to see.

Fleabus · Mar 29, 2006

Before deciding on the modular PSU, make sure you
have looked at these:
http://www.enermaxusa.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=21_45

Happy trailz,

noneed4me2 · Mar 29, 2006

those enermax liberty's are sweet didn't even know they made modular. Price wise they are more inline with the Xclio.

Cybie1111 · Mar 29, 2006

I agree the Enermax PSUs are good looking and they are small. But I am focusing more on extra wattage and hoping to get 4 12+ volt rails, which the Xclio's have (and strong ones too, 18 amps each.) and it seems to have the same size as the Enermax. It also seems that the xclios are the better buy price and wattage/rail wise.

I need more opinions please by the end of this week. That is my planned date to purchase a PSU. Thanks to all for your help.

Also note I will not be available in the forums until Friday. I have a extremely busy work week.

wtf8269 · Mar 29, 2006

Since when have they been making 4 12v rail PSUs? What are the other two for? I know with duals one was for the motherboard/cpu/ram, and the other was pretty much for everything else. What does having four do?

yogurt_21 · Mar 29, 2006

lol considering you don't add rails, more doesn't nessesarily equal better. 4 rails seems like a waste as most boards simply can't divide the power 4 ways. even the beast pc power and cooling only divides 3 ways and they have set parameters on the psu to regulate the power and insure that each rail goes to the right area.
granted there is the whole issue of the new power hungry rigs
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=30053
it seems that no matter what you do, you never have enough power lol.

Cybie1111 · Mar 31, 2006

Maybe I should get this. It has what I want at a great price. Should I go for this instead? Too bad the blue one is sold out.

yogurt_21 · Mar 31, 2006

should be plenty of power.

Cybie1111 · Apr 1, 2006

Bump. Need more opinions on the PSU from last post.

Processor	Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 3.33 Ghz 1333 FSB
Motherboard	Gigabyte P965-DS3 rev 1.0
Cooling	Zalman CNPS 9700 Cooler
Memory	Patriot Viper 4 GB (2x2GB) DDR2 800
Video Card(s)	(Sapphire) ATi Radeon HD 4870 1GB
Storage	Western Digital 160GB/500GB Drive + Seagate 320GB Drive
Display(s)	Samsung Syncmaster T240HD 24" HDTV
Case	CoolerMaster Stacker 832 Full Tower Case
Audio Device(s)	SB X-Fi Platinum
Power Supply	Enermax Liberty 620 Watt Modular
Software	Dual Boot Windows Vista Ultimate / Windows XP Pro

System Name	TheloneFrakker..;)
Processor	Q6600 GO FSB333@3.04ghz
Motherboard	Asus P5E3 Deluxe Wifi
Cooling	Stock for now
Memory	2x1gb/Gskill DDR3 1333@9,9,9,24 1t
Video Card(s)	Sapphire HD2900XT
Storage	Seagate Barrucuda 7200.11 500gb SATAII 32mb cache
Display(s)	Sceptre xw20g Naga 20.1"
Case	Thermaltake Bach VX w/Side window
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Hiper 580w Modular
Software	XP Pro/Vista Home Premium 64bit
Benchmark Scores	None yet, coming soon...

System Name	TheloneFrakker..;)
Processor	Q6600 GO FSB333@3.04ghz
Motherboard	Asus P5E3 Deluxe Wifi
Cooling	Stock for now
Memory	2x1gb/Gskill DDR3 1333@9,9,9,24 1t
Video Card(s)	Sapphire HD2900XT
Storage	Seagate Barrucuda 7200.11 500gb SATAII 32mb cache
Display(s)	Sceptre xw20g Naga 20.1"
Case	Thermaltake Bach VX w/Side window
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Hiper 580w Modular
Software	XP Pro/Vista Home Premium 64bit
Benchmark Scores	None yet, coming soon...

Processor	AMD Athlon 64 X2 4800+ Toledo
Motherboard	Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe nForce4 SLI X16
Cooling	Zalman CNPS9500 LED Copper HSF/FanMate2 controller
Memory	2GB Corsair XMS-3500LL PRO DDR PC3500 CL2/1T
Video Card(s)	ATI Radeon X1800XT 512MB PCI-E
Storage	2x500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 SATA 3Gb/s 7200RPM 16MB
Display(s)	2 x Samsung SyncMaster 213T Black 21.3” TFT 1600x1200 60Hz native
Case	Antec P180 w/3 120mm TriCool fans/Thermaltake Hardcano13 fan controller
Audio Device(s)	TB Montego DDL 7.1 to Denon 3802 based 7x110W DD/DTS ES/ DPL II HT
Power Supply	Enermax Liberty EL620AWT 620W Modular PSU ATX12V v2.2
Software	MS Windows XP Pro SP2

System Name	TheloneFrakker..;)
Processor	Q6600 GO FSB333@3.04ghz
Motherboard	Asus P5E3 Deluxe Wifi
Cooling	Stock for now
Memory	2x1gb/Gskill DDR3 1333@9,9,9,24 1t
Video Card(s)	Sapphire HD2900XT
Storage	Seagate Barrucuda 7200.11 500gb SATAII 32mb cache
Display(s)	Sceptre xw20g Naga 20.1"
Case	Thermaltake Bach VX w/Side window
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Hiper 580w Modular
Software	XP Pro/Vista Home Premium 64bit
Benchmark Scores	None yet, coming soon...

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System Name	Onus
Processor	E8500 @ 3.95ghz ~1.25v
Motherboard	ASUS P5E Deluxe
Cooling	Scythe Orochi cpu, 5x 120mm Zalman red LED case fans, stock GPU coolers
Memory	8gb (4x2gb) G.Skill PC8000 5-5-5-15
Video Card(s)	2x ASUS 3870x2s
Storage	4x160gb RAID 0 Main, 2x 500gb RAID 0 media storage.
Display(s)	LG W2600H
Case	Lian Li PC-A70B, painted black and other modded aspects :)
Audio Device(s)	HT Omega Striker. Klipsch RF-3II fronts, Yamaha NS-A222 rears, Klipsch RC-3II center, Klipsch SUB12
Power Supply	Corsair CMPSU-750TX
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate x64, lots of games, photoshop n stuff.

System Name	Thought I'd be done with this by now
Processor	i7 11700k 8/16
Motherboard	MSI Z590 Pro Wifi
Cooling	Be Quiet Dark Rock Pro 4, 9x aigo AR12
Memory	32GB GSkill TridentZ Neo DDR4-4000 CL18-22-22-42
Video Card(s)	MSI Ventus 2x Geforce RTX 3070
Storage	1TB MX300 M.2 OS + Games, + cloud mostly
Display(s)	Samsung 40" 4k (TV)
Case	Lian Li PC-011 Dynamic EVO Black
Audio Device(s)	onboard HD -> Yamaha 5.1
Power Supply	EVGA 850 GQ
Mouse	Logitech wireless
Keyboard	same
VR HMD	nah
Software	Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	no one cares anymore lols