Hmm.. no mention of a CX430 V3? It's what I have.
The author of the article that was taken from is an exceptionally busy person right now. :/
The problem wasn't that what he was saying was wrong, it was technically sound with data to back it up. The problem was we were giving the OP some sound suggestions and he was trying to not only flaunt his knowledge
I'm going to stop you right there because I'm insulted. I am
not flaunting my knowledge! I never do that and I never will. I feel that that's what immature people do, so that's why I'm insulted. All I was doing was trying to help Drops, and I was also simultaneously having to continually post proof for everyone who didn't like what I posted (I think I had to defend every post I made). I do not help others in order to impress people because I know that it's not about me; its about them. I help others because they need help. When there are facts to post, I post them. If I recognize that I'm not being taken seriously like what happened here in this thread, I put more effort into it and I stop sugar-coating it. When I feel that no one is listening, I persist until someone finally recognized that maybe I
do know what I'm talking about. If that counts as flaunting my knowledge, then maybe I should stop coming to SevenForums because this is how I am on Overclock.net and there isn't one single person who has ever expressed a problem with the way I help others and with the way I post information. I get nothing but appreciation and gratitude over there. I'm just stating how it is; I'm not bragging or anything immature like that. When you get to know me, you'll find that I put everyone else first.
To be honest, I feel like I'm getting this kind of response on here because I'm a new member. I came here because I was told that this place is superior to Overclock.net in the respect that the people here are far more professional and friendly. I did not expect to be received like this just because I am new here. I had hoped that I would never be judged by my join date. At least, I hope that's not what's happening here. I would just like to be treated as an equal.
I apologize that I persisted, but you tend to do that when you know what you're talking about but no one is listening and instead even acting like you don't really know what you're talking about.
but indicate that we didn't know what we were talking about.
I kinda lost my patience after I recognized no one was taking me seriously. Can you blame me after making all those posts and not having anyone say things like, "I didn't know that. Thank you"? This is why I think I'm being judged by my join date here on the forums. I mean instead, it seems like it didn't matter what I posted, the only kind of response I feel I received is closer to the likes if,
"Sit down, kid. You don't know what you're talking about" I know that no one said this. I'm just saying that this is kind of how I feel about the responses I received.
I suggested the high end SeaSonic and Corsair PSU's for the OP's new build, and I didn't need charts and posts from another forum to back it up. Everybody knows those are great PSU's, and I personally own one and I can attest to the build quality. If the OP wanted to know mathematically the bare minimum he could get by with, his posts would have been golden..........he didn't though.
I am
not recommending the bare minimum; I'm recommending the sweet spot. I'm I made that clear many times already. This is what makes me angry: no one is listening to me because I'm new! Does being new mean that I also don't know what I'm talking about? What do I have to do in order to be taken seriously? Do I have to have a giant well-made image in my signature and a bunch of fancy badges in my postbit? Do I have to have fancy formatting in my posts? Do I have to invite friends from Overclock.net to back me up?
Anyway, again, I am not suggesting the bare minimum., but the sweet spot.
I don't harbor any grudge towards him because like it or not, he did his homework and I can respect that. In fact, I saw another thread where he offered some great advice and I thought I may have been a little edgy with him in this thread.........but I got over that. The important thing is, the OP got a good tutorial in PSU's and some good recommendations....it's all good in the hood.
Kelly
I don't know how this is going to sound, but I don't care at this point: I have spent over 4 years on Overclock.net, over 18+ hours per day (ever day) during that entire time. For some reason, I spent the majority of my time obsessing over power supplies; I just kind of fell into it. Today, I focus mainly on PSU-related threads. There are at least a half a dozen true PSU experts over there who I've learned from. I've also learned from experience and also by posting a ton of incorrect information because they have corrected me each time. When I'm corrected, I
remain corrected. Thanks to them, I no longer post incorrect PSU-related information. I feel responsible for the advice I give, and so I don't mess around.
If you want to look me up, then here's my account link:
http://www.overclock.net/u/78996/twocables
I am not saying that I am a PSU expert. On the contrary, I look like a beginner in comparison to the real PSU experts on Overclock.net. I'm just hoping to be taken seriously from now on when I talk about PSUs. I will never B.S. anyone. I will never allow myself to post bad advice or incorrect information. I will never allow myself to recommend anything that would put the person I'm helping at risk in the future. If I'm not 100% sure about something, then I will tell you. If I am stating something with confidence, then it's 100% fact (unless I clearly state that it's either a guess or my opinion). So when I told Drops that all he needs is a 400-450W power supply if he will never have more than one video card, I mean it! That's
not the bare minimum! That's the sweet spot and it will continue to be the sweet spot for a long time to come. Then with each new generation of CPUs and GPUs, this 450W recommendation becomes more and more overkill. If someone wants to challenge this information, then I'll post the proof again which has been ignored so far.
I actually like these type of threads, as long as they don't get out of hand. I think the subject was very well discussed and many people probably learned a lot from it. The OP certainly got his money's worth of info and can make an intelligent buying decision. Kelly's right, Twocables was correct in that he could run that rig on 450-500W. But, I would rather have too much than not enough. I could probably run mine on the same, but me and my AX850 tells you how I feel on the subject. If I decide I want to add another card, I don't have to upgrade my PSU too. And, I'm subject to do something like that. Personally, I enjoyed the thread and hope to see more like it.
My recommendation is the sweet spot, not a bare minimum or anything close
to it. I know how dumb it would be to recommend the bare minimum.
You could have two GTX 670s on a quality-made 550W power supply and it would never break a sweat. You could have two GTX 680s on a quality-made 650W power supply, and again, it would never even break a sweat. These are not the bare minimums: these are the sweet spots. Your AX850 has enough power to have four GTX 670s! You could even have four GTX 680s if you don't overclock anything.
Your actual gaming load right now with one GTX 670 is at about 250-300W. With two GTX 670s, your gaming load would never exceed 375-450W. So a better fit for your system would be a quality-made 550-650W power supply. This would also maximize your average PSU efficiency. Right now you're getting about 80+ Bronze because of the tiny load on it. Your average load when you're
not gaming is closer to about 100-125W. Right now while I'm typing this up, my system is only pulling about 65-70W. These days, I only use my computer for internet and e-mail and this means I could (and probably should) be using a 350W power supply with no problems whatsoever.
To everyone: I apologize for everything. I can only hope for your forgiveness and understanding.
Apparently you do know more than everyone else
