http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006 - 20$ over but it's worth it.
Antec Earthwatts: Should I go 500 watt or 650 watt?
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but would 550 Watt be enough for an i7 with 6GB DDR3 and dual 4850s?
Originally Posted by hawaiian_geek  newegg in canada has a corsair 650 for $119.99 http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product...82E16817139005 I'd take the Corsair over the Antec. Antec's quality control the last few years have gone downhill. A few years ago I had a 650 Antec short out and it was brand spanking new. So I try to steer away from Antec if at all possible. I just used the Corsair 550 watt in a build I did last month for a cousin. Only thing is it's not modular. |
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I noticed that. I am considering corsair heavily though, as hawaiian_geek was kind enough to post a link to one, but for the price, I'm getting less wattage. I understand that the corsair one comes with more amps on the +12v, but I'm not going to be getting the hardcore power eaters (when I said 4850, i meant by in the future, something like 4850 performance, but lower power requirement, like a "Green edition" you can say.)
Great to get some actual confirmation on the power supplies that I posted though. Most likely will still buy Antec EA-650 but if Corsair drops to a real good price, I might buy em
Originally Posted by corky dorkelson Wow, everybody is in a Corsair feeding frenzy.... I own both, and they are BOTH good. Buy within your means, and only what you need it for. The earthwatts 500 can be found for $50-60 if you look around or are patient, and it will power your rig just fine. If you ever upgrade your GPU, it will handle well into the HD4870 range. If you ever decide to use it as a dedicated folding rig, it will run a nice amount of GPUs. So set yourself a budget, and get the best you can in that range. Corsair is a great company, but it is by no means the only choice you have. Good luck. |
Great to get some actual confirmation on the power supplies that I posted though. Most likely will still buy Antec EA-650 but if Corsair drops to a real good price, I might buy em
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I might end up CFing or SLIing, depends on how the GPU wars of the future goes. Thanks for telling me that.
When I bought my new parts, I had my self convinced that the power supply would in inadequate, but the TR2 is happily sucking away my power and running my rig. Great that I don't HAVE TO buy one a.s.a.p. and that I can wait until a decent price drop occurs.
Originally Posted by linskingdom 4850 is a 105w GPU. EA series psu is a solid psu. The EA500 can do 400w on 12v which is better than many generic 600w psu out there. Unless you do CF, EA500 should be fine. |
When I bought my new parts, I had my self convinced that the power supply would in inadequate, but the TR2 is happily sucking away my power and running my rig. Great that I don't HAVE TO buy one a.s.a.p. and that I can wait until a decent price drop occurs.
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LOL yeah, funny story about how i ended up with such a BS PSU. Last year, I had a research project due for school and I was going to work on it during the weekend. On Saturday morning I turned on my computer and I got a loud noise coming from the PSU, and the fan was barely spinning. I had to get a new one. I went out to a computer store and found ThermalTake TR2 430 Watt power supply for $55 and a generic 400 watt for $40. I bought the thermaltake because from what I knew at the time, they were a good brand (never knew that made crap PSUs until a few months later) and it had PCI-express connectors and dual 80mm fans.
Now when I look back, I should of payed more money and gotten that ne that I think was named Cooler Master (looked similar to this:http://www.canadacomputers.com/index...838&cid=PS.808)
Oh. thanks again for the help
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Originally Posted by linskingdom TR2 is the weakest series in TT psu. The TR2 430w psu only has 216w on 12v but the 4670 draws less than 60w so it should be fine. |
Now when I look back, I should of payed more money and gotten that ne that I think was named Cooler Master (looked similar to this:http://www.canadacomputers.com/index...838&cid=PS.808)
Oh. thanks again for the help
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This would be my choice. Nothing wrong with the Earthwatts line. They switched from Seasonic to Delta as their manufacturer a while back, but Delta is a fine maker, and it is a solid PSU.
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Originally Posted by sLowEnd Get this while it lasts! http://www.ncix.com/products/index.p...7&promoid=1066 |
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