I'd never have thought I'd ever say this, but I'm actually thinking of picking up a 900W Rocketfish unit from Best Buy. It's on sale right now for $129.99, and seriously ... it's looking like an amazing deal.
Now I know what you're thinking ... Rocketfish? Best Buy? HUNTKEY?!?
Friggin SRSLY, brett?!?
And I don't blame you. But hear me out here...
First off, it took me awhile to find a review of this unit, but there's one here:
http://www.itocp.com/htmls/47/n-647-14.html
and man, that has to be the most detailed psu review I've ever seen. It makes Jonny/OK and Gabe's reviews (who I have the utmost respect for, don't get me wrong) almost seem like 'overviews' in comparison. Not that I understand > about 30% of what this Travis guy is talking about anyways, but ... it's impressive the amount of detail that goes into his reviews. Dude clearly knows his stuff.
As I was reading through the review, and then the performance stats afterward, with every page I kept saying to myself ... 'OK, well THAT looks really good, but on the next page of stats, this thing has GOT to fall on it's face! It's a HUNTKEY, it MUST totally suck somehow!?!'
But then ... it never happens. The thing looks friggin solid, man.
Here's how the reviewer sums up his review of this unit:
Huntkey X7 900W is a power supply that impressed us. It is indeed a solid power supply which not only succeeded in our full-load torture test, but boasted very good performance in every aspect. The internal build quality is another highlight of this product, being exceptionally good compared to some other popular OEMs.
My summary goes something like this:
Pros:
* all modular except the ATX cable
* atx cable sleeved into the case
* not your typical Huntkey 'peak watt' scheme, the thing can actually put out 1000W.
* 80Plus Silver Certification
* 72A total on the 12V
* independently regulated design
* 5 12V rails with reasonably sensible rail distribution (the 2 PCI-Ex 8-pins each get their own rail, the two 6-pins share a rail)
* impressively low ripple on all rails
* totally adequate voltage regulation (+/- 3%)
* very clean soldering job
* almost zero power draw in standby mode
* it's a totally adequate 900W Silver-Cert Modular PSU for $129.99 (right now, anyways).
Cons:
* it actually falls *slightly* short of true Silver cert according to Travis (by like 1% at full load)
* a little loud when it's under a high load
* weak warranty (2 yrs)
* while most of the caps are nippon chemi-con and teapo, there are a few Chinese ones that Travis was unfamiliar with, so he was unsure about the quality of.
* the heatsinks look like a bit of joke, but this doesn't seem to cause any problems.
* extremely boring exterior
Now ... don't get me wrong ... at full price ($160) I'd choose the new Silverstone 850W Strider over this unit. But on sale for $130? The Rocketfish 900W from Best Buy really looks like the best PSU deal going right now if you want a no-frills, efficient, high-wattage sli/xfire-ready unit.
Now I know what you're thinking ... Rocketfish? Best Buy? HUNTKEY?!?
Friggin SRSLY, brett?!?
And I don't blame you. But hear me out here...
First off, it took me awhile to find a review of this unit, but there's one here:
http://www.itocp.com/htmls/47/n-647-14.html
and man, that has to be the most detailed psu review I've ever seen. It makes Jonny/OK and Gabe's reviews (who I have the utmost respect for, don't get me wrong) almost seem like 'overviews' in comparison. Not that I understand > about 30% of what this Travis guy is talking about anyways, but ... it's impressive the amount of detail that goes into his reviews. Dude clearly knows his stuff.
As I was reading through the review, and then the performance stats afterward, with every page I kept saying to myself ... 'OK, well THAT looks really good, but on the next page of stats, this thing has GOT to fall on it's face! It's a HUNTKEY, it MUST totally suck somehow!?!'
But then ... it never happens. The thing looks friggin solid, man.
Here's how the reviewer sums up his review of this unit:
Huntkey X7 900W is a power supply that impressed us. It is indeed a solid power supply which not only succeeded in our full-load torture test, but boasted very good performance in every aspect. The internal build quality is another highlight of this product, being exceptionally good compared to some other popular OEMs.
My summary goes something like this:
Pros:
* all modular except the ATX cable
* atx cable sleeved into the case
* not your typical Huntkey 'peak watt' scheme, the thing can actually put out 1000W.
* 80Plus Silver Certification
* 72A total on the 12V
* independently regulated design
* 5 12V rails with reasonably sensible rail distribution (the 2 PCI-Ex 8-pins each get their own rail, the two 6-pins share a rail)
* impressively low ripple on all rails
* totally adequate voltage regulation (+/- 3%)
* very clean soldering job
* almost zero power draw in standby mode
* it's a totally adequate 900W Silver-Cert Modular PSU for $129.99 (right now, anyways).
Cons:
* it actually falls *slightly* short of true Silver cert according to Travis (by like 1% at full load)
* a little loud when it's under a high load
* weak warranty (2 yrs)
* while most of the caps are nippon chemi-con and teapo, there are a few Chinese ones that Travis was unfamiliar with, so he was unsure about the quality of.
* the heatsinks look like a bit of joke, but this doesn't seem to cause any problems.
* extremely boring exterior
Now ... don't get me wrong ... at full price ($160) I'd choose the new Silverstone 850W Strider over this unit. But on sale for $130? The Rocketfish 900W from Best Buy really looks like the best PSU deal going right now if you want a no-frills, efficient, high-wattage sli/xfire-ready unit.