PSU questions.

Exavier · Dec 23, 2008

not sure if this is the right section..
basically, I used a PSU Calculator to determine what I would need to power everything and it came to 620w exactly..
..which obviously maxes out my Corsair HX620.
:cry:

so basically, I'm looking to upgrade..
and I found two Silverstone PSUs which seem very enticing.
Silverstone Decathlon DA850 £130

Silverstone Strider ST85F £105

are they both good choices? is the Decathlon worth the extra money? (£25 more than the strider) are there any other good Modular PSUs worth considering?

please help guys! I'm finding this really hard as this PSU has been exemplary to me..
of course now you get to see it in a FS thread.. haha

ShadowFold · Dec 23, 2008

Those would be downgrades.. Corsair PSU's push out way more than what they are rated for.

LittleLizard · Dec 24, 2008

and whats the problem of running it at 100% per cent, for that is what the psu are designed and specially the good ones (not like mine one)

Exavier · Dec 24, 2008

just worried about it being over what the calculator says..
how much higher can it go over 620w?

I based this on how I want my rig to be by february..
q6600@3.6
4x2GB RAM
4 total HDDs
(still) one optical drive
PCI or PCI-E soundcard (debating)
8 120mm fans (feser 480) OR 6 140mm fans (feser monsta)
two ddc-1t pumps

I'm just worried. lol

ShadowFold · Dec 24, 2008

Dude your fine

Exavier · Dec 24, 2008

I sure hope so man, I sure do.
I'll let you all know how I get on..with sexy pix

mlee49 · Dec 24, 2008

Yeah I'm pretty sure your good with that set up. But an upgrade would be the 750W TX.

Overclockers Club has the 750 for under 100
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...name=Corsair TX 750W ATX2.2 SLI Compliant PSU

Gam'ster · Dec 24, 2008

I would say running it at 100% all the time is not from the efficiency stand point a good thing.
But THIS is a good PSU with Nippon Chemi-Con caps throughout and is made by seasonic according to THIS Review and a 60amp rail its win - win for the price of £ 103 ( five year warranty as well ),It comes in red for xfire and also black for nvidia fans, If i had the cash i buy it now...well is on my wish list for the time being.
Hope this helps you out m8.

EDIT: Psu calcs usually over estimate but if you are thinking of adding another card then i would say a definite yes to an upgrade. Im not sure if the water system your thinking of adding will push your psu closer to its limits, But its better to be safe than sorry and yes corsair psus are top notch but everything has a limit

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Woody112 · Dec 24, 2008

Only thing better than a corsair is a PCP&C. Even then their pretty much equal. My rule has always been to stay withing 80% of a PSU's max output.

francis511 · Dec 24, 2008

http://www.specialtech.co.uk/spshop/customer/product.php?productid=6212&cat=0&page=1
cheaper silencer

http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=391679
silverstone

Exavier · Dec 24, 2008

ideally modular psus would be nice..hence the DA850..
I was worried about stressing it at 100% hence the move to higher W
why would the DA850 be a downgrade?

Damian^ · Dec 24, 2008

Exavier said:
just worried about it being over what the calculator says..
how much higher can it go over 620w?

I based this on how I want my rig to be by february..
q6600@3.6
4x2GB RAM
4 total HDDs
(still) one optical drive
PCI or PCI-E soundcard (debating)
8 120mm fans (feser 480) OR 6 140mm fans (feser monsta)
two ddc-1t pumps

I'm just worried. lol

PSU calculators are shit. They assume the computer is at full load 100% of the time and then give off bad readings based on it.
I can tell you right now, the most that computer would run at is about 300W idle. (no gpu)

Stick with the Corsair unit.

LittleLizard · Dec 24, 2008

Exavier said:
ideally modular psus would be nice..hence the DA850..
I was worried about stressing it at 100% hence the move to higher W
why would the DA850 be a downgrade?

it wouldnt be a downgrade by any means. both manufacturers are of quality (silverstone and corsair), i only say that your current psu can handle your config but if you want to be sure, then go for it

Damian^ · Dec 24, 2008

Exavier said:
I was worried about stressing it at 100% hence the move to higher W

heh to run a power supply at 100% would require hardware beyond a "dual card setup, bagillion fans, overclocked madness ect" its called a PSU load tester.

spearman914 · Dec 24, 2008

Exavier said:
ideally modular psus would be nice..hence the DA850..
I was worried about stressing it at 100% hence the move to higher W
why would the DA850 be a downgrade?

I would never stress my psu to 100%. Seriously the PSU is like the heart of the computer (disregarding the mobo).

Exavier · Dec 24, 2008

This PSU Calculator is http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

also if it calculates it to be 620w under load total, how is that not 100% usage of my PSU?

LittleLizard · Dec 24, 2008

because there are two diferent things, load and peak.

load is constant and peak is not, peak is like playing crysis on a campment full of vietcongs with all in ultra high in directx 10 and load is where you play in a NORMAL ENVIROMENT.

that calculator could be calculating the peak load and anyway, your psu handle 620w in load, in peak it should handle like 700w

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