Solved Power supply idea input please

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Hey guys, I am thinking about upgrading my Power Supply to something with a little more grunt due to only having a Corsair GS800 (which does fine for now) powering 2 GTX480's. I have used a watt meter from the wall an I know if a PSU is pulling say for eg 600w from the wall, then your psu is outputting around 450w-500w.

I would like something with headroom, so I was wondering if you guys know of a good quality power supply for around £150 - £200 max, got to be modular and 1000w minimum

Thanks people :)

PS: when using Furmark and OCCT an the same time, I pulled 675w from the wall (i know Furmark is unrealistic when compared to games ect but I just want too upgrade for future use)
 

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Adam23 said:
Hey guys, I am thinking about upgrading my Power Supply to something with a little more grunt due to only having a Corsair GS800 (which does fine for now) powering 2 GTX480's. I have used a watt meter from the wall an I know if a PSU is pulling say for eg 600w from the wall, then your psu is outputting around 450w-500w.

I would like something with headroom, so I was wondering if you guys know of a good quality power supply for around £150 - £200 max, got to be modular and 1000w minimum

Thanks people :)

PS: when using Furmark and OCCT an the same time, I pulled 675w from the wall (i know Furmark is unrealistic when compared to games ect but I just want too upgrade for future use)
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Newegg.com - SeaSonic X-SERIES X-1050 1050W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Newegg.com - XFX ProSeries P1-1050-BEFX 1050W ATX12V 2.2 / ESP12V 2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

Above are the only 2 "full modular" power supplies with at least 1000 watts now available at the best known US supplier--Newegg.

I have no idea of prices outside the USA.
 

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Corsair HX 1050w Semi Modular
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No contest.

Get the XFX or the Seasonic. Both of those are made by Seasonic and should be nearly identical. Seasonic is the premier manufacturer of PSUs.

The OCZ is not made by OCZ. I'm not sure they actually make anything. They just tack on their brand name. OCZ usually uses a bunch of different companies to manufacture their PSUs---Channel Well, FSP, Sirtec, etc. You never know who built the thing, but none of those brands are in Seasonic's league.
 

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Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
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Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
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Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
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Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
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Pale Moon
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All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
ignatzatsonic said:
No contest.

Get the XFX or the Seasonic. Both of those are made by Seasonic and should be nearly identical. Seasonic is the premier manufacturer of PSUs.

The OCZ is not made by OCZ. I'm not sure they actually make anything. They just tack on their brand name. OCZ usually uses a bunch of different companies to manufacture their PSUs---Channel Well, FSP, Sirtec, etc. You never know who built the thing, but none of those brands are in Seasonic's league.
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You saying that, I build Pc's for people (mainly using Corsair PSU's) and in 6 months I have had two customers return there OCZ SSD's due to failing :what:

I have heard nothing but good things with Seasonic and you have just confirmed it my friend, end of the month I shall be getting that bad boy.

Thanks mate +1 rep :)
 

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Corsair HX 1050w Semi Modular
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Corsair Carbide 500r White
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9 120mm
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Microsoft x8, Logitech G13
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Corsairs are pretty good too---some of the 500 to 800 watt models are made by Seasonic.

I'm not sure if Corsair has a full modular with at least 1000 watts. And I'm not sure if any of those 1000 watt plus models are Seasonic-built. Why take a chance?
 

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Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
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Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
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Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
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AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
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Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
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System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
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PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
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Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
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Pale Moon
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All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
ignatzatsonic said:
Corsairs are pretty good too---some of the 500 to 800 watt models are made by Seasonic.

I'm not sure if Corsair has a full modular with at least 1000 watts. And I'm not sure if any of those 1000 watt plus models are Seasonic-built. Why take a chance?
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Newegg.com - CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX1200 (CMPSU-1200AX) 1200W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Certified 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

I believe only they are fully modular, but on that note, my close friend recently bought a bundle (Motherboard, i7, 8GB kingston) and bought a 560ti and a Corsair hx850w, 2 nights ago, he smelt burning an his pc shut off, power supply had died an took his gpu too.

I am definitely going with this one XFX 1000W Pro Series Black Edition Full Modular PSU | Ebuyer.com
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64xAMD FX 8350 8 coreCorsair Vengeance 16gb (stock)GTX 680 2GB
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OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64x
CPU
AMD FX 8350 8 core
Motherboard
Gigabyte 990fxa-ud3
Memory
Corsair Vengeance 16gb (stock)
Graphics Card(s)
GTX 680 2GB
Sound Card
On board
Monitor(s) Displays
Acer 23" HDMI, Samsung Sync master 22" HDMI
Screen Resolution
Acer 23" 2ms gaming monitor,Samsung Syncmaster 22" 1920x1080
Hard Drives
120GB OCZ-VERTEX PLUS R2 SATA Disk Device (SSD)
600GB Hitachi HDT721064SLA360 SATA Disk Device (SATA)
250GB ST3250820AS SCSI Disk Device (SATA)
2000GB Western Digital WDC WD20EARS-00MVWB0 SCSI Disk Device (SATA)
1000GB Seagate ST310005 28AS SATA Disk
PSU
Corsair HX 1050w Semi Modular
Case
Corsair Carbide 500r White
Cooling
9 120mm
Keyboard
Microsoft x8, Logitech G13
Mouse
Logitech G500
Internet Speed
latest test 104.76Mbps Download..... 9.89Mbps Upload
Antivirus
Trend Micro
Browser
Google Chrome
Other Info
Standard cooler for now, LG External Multiburner, Gamecom 780 7.1, Logitech Z5500.
Adam23 said:
ignatzatsonic said:
Corsairs are pretty good too---some of the 500 to 800 watt models are made by Seasonic.

I'm not sure if Corsair has a full modular with at least 1000 watts. And I'm not sure if any of those 1000 watt plus models are Seasonic-built. Why take a chance?
Click to expand...

Newegg.com - CORSAIR Professional Series Gold AX1200 (CMPSU-1200AX) 1200W ATX12V v2.31 / EPS12V v2.92 SLI Certified 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply

I believe only they are fully modular, but on that note, my close friend recently bought a bundle (Motherboard, i7, 8GB kingston) and bought a 560ti and a Corsair hx850w, 2 nights ago, he smelt burning an his pc shut off, power supply had died an took his gpu too.

I am definitely going with this one XFX 1000W Pro Series Black Edition Full Modular PSU | Ebuyer.com
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According to this, that Corsair 1200 is made by Flextronics.

http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/psu_manufacturers

Flextronics is a major subcontractor for all kinds of parts for the computer industry---keyboards, motherboards, whatever. They can make good stuff or bad stuff---whatever the subcontract specification calls for.

The Corsair HX850 is made by Channel Well.


Good move to stay with the XFX.
 

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Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bitIntel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Ignatz Special; 4 speed manual gearbox; factory air conditioning; one of one
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium SP1, 64-bit
CPU
Intel Skylake i5-6600K, not overclocked
Motherboard
AsRock Z170M Extreme 4, micro ATX
Memory
8 GB HyperX DDR4-2666 (2 x 4 GB)
Graphics Card(s)
none; graphics are integrated on CPU
Sound Card
onboard: Realtek ALC1150; external: USB Behringer UF0-202
Monitor(s) Displays
Dell S2340M 23 inch IPS
Screen Resolution
1600 x 900
Hard Drives
System: Crucial MX100 series SSD, 128 GB;
Data: Samsung Spinpoint 103SJ, 1 TB;
Backup: WD Caviar Green WD30EZRX-00D8PB0, 3 TB
PSU
Rosewill SilentNight 500 watt fanless, semi-modular
Case
Antec Solo II
Cooling
Noctua NH-U12S; Noctua F12 intake, Noctua S12A exhaust
Keyboard
Microsoft 200 6JH-00001 USB
Mouse
Dell or Microsoft optical wired; USB
Antivirus
Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Pale Moon
Other Info
All fans PWM; speeds at idle: CPU circa 500 rpm; intake circa 600 rpm; exhaust circa 600 rpm; CPU temps 27 idle and 47 C load in a warm room (27 C/81 F) when running Intel Extreme Tuning Utility stress test.
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