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Preferred Power Supply Brand
Poll Results: Favorite PSU Brand?
Poll expired: Mar 1, 2012
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5% (5)Antec
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1% (1)CoolerMaster
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31% (27)Corsair
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3% (3)Enermax
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3% (3)OCZ
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1% (1)Rosewill
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34% (29)SeaSonic
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1% (1)Silverstone
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2% (2)Thermaltake
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3% (3)XFX
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11% (10)Other
85 Total Votes
post #2 of 40
11/30/11 at 5:35pm
- brackberry
- 1.3ghz
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Definitely Seasonic for me. Corsair would be a close second.
Lian Li LAN Rig
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 2500k | ASUS P8Z68-M Pro | EVGA GTX 680 SC+ | 16GB Mushkin Enhanced Frostbyte |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Crucial M4 128GB | LG GH24LS50 | Noctua C12P | Windows 7 Pro |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Mionix Zibal 60 | Cyberpower CP1500AVRLCD | Lian Li PC-V354B | Logitech G400 |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | ||
| Mionix Sargas 900 | Corsair SP2500 / Bose Cinemate Series II | ||
| View all | |||
Lian Li LAN Rig
(14 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i5 2500k | ASUS P8Z68-M Pro | EVGA GTX 680 SC+ | 16GB Mushkin Enhanced Frostbyte |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Crucial M4 128GB | LG GH24LS50 | Noctua C12P | Windows 7 Pro |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Mionix Zibal 60 | Cyberpower CP1500AVRLCD | Lian Li PC-V354B | Logitech G400 |
| Mouse Pad | Audio | ||
| Mionix Sargas 900 | Corsair SP2500 / Bose Cinemate Series II | ||
| View all | |||
post #3 of 40
11/30/11 at 5:38pm
- ramkatral
- 671 grains of diplomacy
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OCZ has treated me well.
Not So Po No Mo
(19 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5 2500k @ 5.0Ghz / 1.474v | ASRock Extreme3 Gen3 Z68 | Sapphire 6970 - 1024 / 1475 @ 1.26V | 8GB Patriot Viper Extreme 1600 8-9-8-24 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| Crucial M4 64GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB | Swiftech Apogee HD CPU Block | EK 6970 v2 Full cover GPU block / Backplate |
| Cooling | Cooling | OS | OS |
| XSPC EX240 Radiator / XSPC RS240 Radiator / Yat... | XSPC 750 Pump / Res Combo - Bitspower compressi... | Slackware Linux 13.37 64-bit | Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit |
| Monitor | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
| Acer S232HL 23" LED 1080p 75 Hz | Acer X203H 21" LCD 60 Hz | CoolerMaster Storm Quickfire | OC-Z ZT Series 750W |
| Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad | |
| CoolerMaster 690II Advanced | Razer Naga 5600dpi | Razer Goliathus Control - Extended | |
| View all | |||
Not So Po No Mo
(19 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5 2500k @ 5.0Ghz / 1.474v | ASRock Extreme3 Gen3 Z68 | Sapphire 6970 - 1024 / 1475 @ 1.26V | 8GB Patriot Viper Extreme 1600 8-9-8-24 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| Crucial M4 64GB SSD | Seagate Barracuda 1TB | Swiftech Apogee HD CPU Block | EK 6970 v2 Full cover GPU block / Backplate |
| Cooling | Cooling | OS | OS |
| XSPC EX240 Radiator / XSPC RS240 Radiator / Yat... | XSPC 750 Pump / Res Combo - Bitspower compressi... | Slackware Linux 13.37 64-bit | Microsoft Windows 7 64-bit |
| Monitor | Monitor | Keyboard | Power |
| Acer S232HL 23" LED 1080p 75 Hz | Acer X203H 21" LCD 60 Hz | CoolerMaster Storm Quickfire | OC-Z ZT Series 750W |
| Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad | |
| CoolerMaster 690II Advanced | Razer Naga 5600dpi | Razer Goliathus Control - Extended | |
| View all | |||
post #4 of 40
11/30/11 at 5:40pm
Antec, Silverstone and Corsair. Have had PSU's of all them and they're mighty without doubt.
The Little Beefed-up Rig that Could Swim
(25 items) |
$20 Nuclear Submarine (BOINC/HTPC)
(24 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xeon W3530 | ASUS Rampage III Extreme | Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive |
| Samsung MV-3V4G3D/US | Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 | Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 | LG DVD-RAM GH22NS70 |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| EK Supreme HF Cu *CPU* | EK-FB RE3 *Motherboard* | 2x Alphacool NexXxoS ATXP ATI 7970/50 Polished ... | Black Ice Pro II *Top Rad* |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Black Ice GT Stealth 240 *Bottom Rad* | Laing DDC-1T + Watercool DDC Pump Top LT *Pump* | Danger Den Single 5 1/4" Bay *Reservoir* | Sunbeam Rheosmart 3 *Fan controller* |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 6x Gentle Typhoon AP-2150 *Rad fans* | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Dell SP2309W | CM Storm QuickFire Rapid - Browns |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad |
| Seasonic Platinum-1000 | CM 690 II Advanced | Razer DeathAdder Black 3.5g | Evangelion Cloth Pad |
| Audio | |||
| Realtek ALC889 *Onboard* | |||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 2600K | AsRock P67 Extreme4 | MSI GTS 450 | MSI GTS 450 |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| Samsung MV-3V4G3D/US | Samsung F3 | Samsung DVD-RAM | EK-Supreme HF - Nickel/Plexi v1 *CPU* |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Swiftech MCR220 *Rad* | Laing DDC-1T + Watercool DDC Pump Top LT *Pump* | Swiftech Micro *Reservoir* | 2x Artic Cooling F9 PWM *Case fans* |
| Cooling | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| 2x Gentle Typhoon AP-2150 *Rad fans* | Petra's UV Red *Dye* | Windows 7 Professional x64 | Dell SP2309W |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Audio |
| Corsair TX750v2 | Generic Modded | Adesso MCE ARC-1100 | Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS |
| Other | Other | ||
| 2x 92mm Nexus Filters | 3x 120mm Silverstone Filters | ||
| View all | |||
The Little Beefed-up Rig that Could Swim
(25 items) |
$20 Nuclear Submarine (BOINC/HTPC)
(24 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xeon W3530 | ASUS Rampage III Extreme | Sapphire Radeon HD 7950 | AMD Radeon HD 7970 |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive |
| Samsung MV-3V4G3D/US | Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2 | Seagate Barracuda ST2000DM001 | LG DVD-RAM GH22NS70 |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| EK Supreme HF Cu *CPU* | EK-FB RE3 *Motherboard* | 2x Alphacool NexXxoS ATXP ATI 7970/50 Polished ... | Black Ice Pro II *Top Rad* |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Black Ice GT Stealth 240 *Bottom Rad* | Laing DDC-1T + Watercool DDC Pump Top LT *Pump* | Danger Den Single 5 1/4" Bay *Reservoir* | Sunbeam Rheosmart 3 *Fan controller* |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 6x Gentle Typhoon AP-2150 *Rad fans* | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 | Dell SP2309W | CM Storm QuickFire Rapid - Browns |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad |
| Seasonic Platinum-1000 | CM 690 II Advanced | Razer DeathAdder Black 3.5g | Evangelion Cloth Pad |
| Audio | |||
| Realtek ALC889 *Onboard* | |||
| View all | |||
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 2600K | AsRock P67 Extreme4 | MSI GTS 450 | MSI GTS 450 |
| RAM | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| Samsung MV-3V4G3D/US | Samsung F3 | Samsung DVD-RAM | EK-Supreme HF - Nickel/Plexi v1 *CPU* |
| Cooling | Cooling | Cooling | Cooling |
| Swiftech MCR220 *Rad* | Laing DDC-1T + Watercool DDC Pump Top LT *Pump* | Swiftech Micro *Reservoir* | 2x Artic Cooling F9 PWM *Case fans* |
| Cooling | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| 2x Gentle Typhoon AP-2150 *Rad fans* | Petra's UV Red *Dye* | Windows 7 Professional x64 | Dell SP2309W |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Audio |
| Corsair TX750v2 | Generic Modded | Adesso MCE ARC-1100 | Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS |
| Other | Other | ||
| 2x 92mm Nexus Filters | 3x 120mm Silverstone Filters | ||
| View all | |||
post #5 of 40
11/30/11 at 5:41pm
- Spct
- 4.0ghz
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Im a Corsair man.
My First Build
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| I7-860 2.8/OC'ed 3.60 FPO/batch # L935B730 | Asus P7P55d Evo | MSI 580 TF II OC | 8 Gig Corsiar DDR3 1600 XMP |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| WD Black 750 | Samsung | H50, pull/push | Win7 Pro 64 |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| HP 2509B 25" 1920x1080 | Steelseries backlit Merc | Corsiar TX650 | Thermatake V9 Black |
| Mouse | Audio | ||
| Rat 7 | Asus Xonar DG | ||
| View all | |||
My First Build
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| I7-860 2.8/OC'ed 3.60 FPO/batch # L935B730 | Asus P7P55d Evo | MSI 580 TF II OC | 8 Gig Corsiar DDR3 1600 XMP |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| WD Black 750 | Samsung | H50, pull/push | Win7 Pro 64 |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| HP 2509B 25" 1920x1080 | Steelseries backlit Merc | Corsiar TX650 | Thermatake V9 Black |
| Mouse | Audio | ||
| Rat 7 | Asus Xonar DG | ||
| View all | |||
- Phaedrus2129
- Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner
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post #7 of 40
11/30/11 at 6:45pm
- MR KROGOTH
- The Overclocker
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Logisys

Rosewill.

Rosewill.
The Krogoth Gantry
(15 items) |
| Motherboard | Graphics | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte P35-DS3P | EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 SuperClocked | Mushkin 2x1GB PC6400 5-5-5-12 | 250GB Seagate IDE / 320GB Seagate SATA |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Lite-on CD/DVD Como | Asus Lion Square | W7 Ultimate x32 / WinXP x32 | VA1912WB TN |
| Power | Case | Audio | |
| Antec Basiq 450w | Koolance PC2 | Harmon/Kardon HK695 | |
| View all | |||
The Krogoth Gantry
(15 items) |
| Motherboard | Graphics | RAM | Hard Drive |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gigabyte P35-DS3P | EVGA GTX 260 Core 216 SuperClocked | Mushkin 2x1GB PC6400 5-5-5-12 | 250GB Seagate IDE / 320GB Seagate SATA |
| Optical Drive | Cooling | OS | Monitor |
| Lite-on CD/DVD Como | Asus Lion Square | W7 Ultimate x32 / WinXP x32 | VA1912WB TN |
| Power | Case | Audio | |
| Antec Basiq 450w | Koolance PC2 | Harmon/Kardon HK695 | |
| View all | |||
post #8 of 40
11/30/11 at 6:46pm
- microman
- Gadzooks
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antec mostly
micromans micro machine ver3.0
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 2600k 5000mhz(so far) | ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME | msi 6970 and 2 6950's | Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 2133mhz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| Force GT(os) M4 64gb(games) f3 1tb(other) | Samsung | Windows 7 64bit | Samsung BX2450 |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Black widow | XFX ProSeries 1050W PSU 80+Gold | Corsair 700D | Deathadder |
| Mouse Pad | |||
| nope! | |||
| View all | |||
micromans micro machine ver3.0
(13 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7 2600k 5000mhz(so far) | ASUS MAXIMUS IV EXTREME | msi 6970 and 2 6950's | Mushkin Enhanced Blackline 2133mhz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | OS | Monitor |
| Force GT(os) M4 64gb(games) f3 1tb(other) | Samsung | Windows 7 64bit | Samsung BX2450 |
| Keyboard | Power | Case | Mouse |
| Black widow | XFX ProSeries 1050W PSU 80+Gold | Corsair 700D | Deathadder |
| Mouse Pad | |||
| nope! | |||
| View all | |||
post #9 of 40
11/30/11 at 6:48pm
- Adam2190
- PC Gamer
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Seasonic since they made my XFX PSU.
My System
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5 2500k | ASUS P8Z68-VPro | MSI GTX 570 Twin Frozr lll | G-Skill RipjawsX 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB | LiteOn DVD/RW | Corsair A70, 2 Scythe GT AP-15's. | Windows 7 64 bit |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| Philips E-line 234EL | Microsoft Sidewinder X4 | XFX Pro 750W XXX | Corsair Carbide 500R White |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio | |
| Razer DeathAdder Black Edition | Razer Goliathus Fragged Control | ASUS Xonar DG | |
| View all | |||
My System
(15 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| i5 2500k | ASUS P8Z68-VPro | MSI GTX 570 Twin Frozr lll | G-Skill RipjawsX 2x4GB DDR3 1600MHz |
| Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling | OS |
| Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB | LiteOn DVD/RW | Corsair A70, 2 Scythe GT AP-15's. | Windows 7 64 bit |
| Monitor | Keyboard | Power | Case |
| Philips E-line 234EL | Microsoft Sidewinder X4 | XFX Pro 750W XXX | Corsair Carbide 500R White |
| Mouse | Mouse Pad | Audio | |
| Razer DeathAdder Black Edition | Razer Goliathus Fragged Control | ASUS Xonar DG | |
| View all | |||
post #10 of 40
11/30/11 at 6:55pm
Enermax.
The cables are stiff and ugly but never failed so far *fingers crossed*.
ケンジ
(16 items) |
| CPU | CPU | Motherboard | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7-3960X | i7-980X | GA-X79-UD7 / GA-X58A-UD9 | 7970 + 465 |
| Graphics | RAM | RAM | Hard Drive |
| 2x 6990 + 580 | 16GB 2133 MHz | 24GB 2000 MHz | 120GB x 2 RAID0 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| 120GB x 4 RAID0 | Raptor 300GB x 2 RAID0 | CPU-370 | CPU-370 |
| Cooling | Cooling | OS | Power |
| VID-AR699 | EK FB X58A-UD9 | Win 7 Ultimate x64 | 1500W / 1250W+1200W |
| View all | |||
ケンジ
(16 items) |
| CPU | CPU | Motherboard | Graphics |
|---|---|---|---|
| i7-3960X | i7-980X | GA-X79-UD7 / GA-X58A-UD9 | 7970 + 465 |
| Graphics | RAM | RAM | Hard Drive |
| 2x 6990 + 580 | 16GB 2133 MHz | 24GB 2000 MHz | 120GB x 2 RAID0 |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Cooling | Cooling |
| 120GB x 4 RAID0 | Raptor 300GB x 2 RAID0 | CPU-370 | CPU-370 |
| Cooling | Cooling | OS | Power |
| VID-AR699 | EK FB X58A-UD9 | Win 7 Ultimate x64 | 1500W / 1250W+1200W |
| View all | |||
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