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Old 07-14-08   #1 (permalink)
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Default what do you think of this PSU Ante TPQ 850
is this an upgrade from my current PSU

i am upgrading to a crossfire setup with 4870's will this be better than my current since seeing that its a little more power and it has enough power connectors to run my setup

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371009
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IMO, the Corsair PSU is a better quality PSU but may not be enough to power your cards. That being said the TPQ is a good PSU but earlier revisions did have issues with NVIDIA cards.
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IMO, the Corsair PSU is a better quality PSU but may not be enough to power your cards. That being said the TPQ is a good PSU but earlier revisions did have issues with NVIDIA cards.
can i really beat it for the price tho? any other suggestions, i would like to stay under 200 and i want modular for sure


is thermaltake tough power any good or better, there is a guy selling a 1000W what is that compared?
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Yeah, it is a good idea to upgrade. It will probably be able to handle it, but you will be putting quite a load on your PSU since you have an OCed quad.
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IMO, the Corsair PSU is a better quality PSU but may not be enough to power your cards. That being said the TPQ is a good PSU but earlier revisions did have issues with NVIDIA cards.
nVidia drivers released after March 6 (or so) fix this problem. I would say quality is similar. It's a good deal for $150. How much is the Thermaltake going for? The 1kW Toughpower is a really nice unit, even better than your Corsair or the Antec.
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Can't attest to the overall quality of this specific PS but an OCZ 1000W for %90 after MIR. Some say its very loud though
http://www.overclock.net/online-deal...pply-90-a.html

Or for $100 after MIR Another OCZ 1000W
http://www.overclock.net/online-deal...u-99-99-a.html
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i would like some more opinions please, what is wrong with this PSU
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