What's the best PSU?

[QSDT]

Now money is not in the equasion so what is the best ATX power supply. You know the one that you've always wanted? Getting it bought for me by someone who ownes me a fair bit.

[Super Nade]

Well, what are your system specs?

High end Etasis, Silverstone, Zippy or PC Power and Cooling PSU's are absolutely top tier (in my book). Next come OCZ (not the dual 12V rail version) and Fortron.

[QSDT]

It's for my AN7 Barton 2500+ @ 2384 with a Agp 6600gt, 1x sata hdd, water cooled so it's running the pump to, and will be running about 5x 80mm fans 2x 90mm fans. But also want one that will be good for later updates was looking at this one: http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=24500

[noob]

Absolute best - no worries about money, most probably never have to upgrade until MB's use a different voltage?

PC P&C Turbo Cool 1KW

Followed by:

PC P&C Turbo cool 850SSI

[QSDT]

They r nice, I don't think it will fit in my case but it is worth checking looking at the 850 watt.

[surlyjoe]

IMO the PC power and cooling units are way overpriced, not to say that they are not qouality, but the price is just rediculous compared to other PSU's of the same or higher quality, I mean c'mon $500 for a PSU?

[noob]

Yes they may be a bit overpriced, but you pay for a Lamborghini, you not only pay for the car, but also the brand.

Ferrari's have to be the most overpriced car for what you get - but again you pay for the brand.

Rolls Royce, Bugatti, Nike, Reebok, Denon, Marantz, Meridian (audio), Bose, Audi, BMW, Fiat, Volkswagon, DFI, BFG, Via Epia, OCZ, Mushkin, etc, etc, etc

You know you are going to get quality, but you get it at a price.

How about:

Silverstone ST75ZF

or

Silverstone ST46GF

or

Silverstone ST65ZF


AMD and Intel don't count - AMD are cheap and Intel are not quality

[skool h8r]

i strongly recommend Hiper 580W Type-R modular PSU. I've got it. It's inaudiable (ok, about 15db) and is true wattage which means that there's not much varying off of the original 580w. About £60 - £75 but it is very well worth it.

[QSDT]

What do you guys think of this one? http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/...view/index.htm

[dsio]

I consider Enermax, Seasonic, OCZ and PC P&C.

I've dealt with the Hiper's and though you may like it, the stability of the thing left much to be desired, and I wouldn't be game place it under high load.

Your Athlon64 is rather low on the power usage so I wouldn't be too bothered about it though.

I consider the Enermax 400-520 Noisetaker range (the old model) to be the best price and performance combination on the market. Anything less is sub standard.

[noob]

I actually quite like the Fortron / sparkle / FSP PSU's

They are stable, reliable, have enough amps on the correct rails (12V), and most importantly you can get a 400W for $40 on newegg - even in NZ they are cheap.

[cloasters]

I have three PC P&C PSU's, they were expensive. However, I think they are the best available. The last one I bought is a Turbo Cool 510 Express/ SLI. At $197.10 I think it's worth it. The 850W and 1000W models are hella expensive, I'd need to have a box full of very expensive components before I'd even consider shelling out a small fortune. I hope that the 510 Turbo Cool sees me through the next machine I build!

[Daishi]

As dsio said enermax is a good choice i have an enermax 550watt i have so much crap hooked up to it and it still is going strong.

[dsio]

Nice to see you again Daishi mate.

[Daishi]

yeah i havent been here in a bit. Thought id stop by

[NarkotikBuzz]

Im with DSIO on this one. I shopped around alot before getting my Enermax PSU, and it is VERY stable and reliable and easily the best choice possible for performance and price. Its easily worth more than it cost, and it runs 24/7 with no issues whatsoever. I will be an Enermax buyer for life.

[dsio]

Yea, I bought my first enermax about 5 years ago, and its still going strong in one of my Athlon XPs. Its been going pretty much 24/7 for that length of time, so I really have to give it credit.

I was so impressed with the first that I kept buying them, and at this point I have about 4, the latest of which is the previous model, the noisetaker. I might get a new liberty high wattage unit when I do the AM2 / PCI-E swap at the end of the year.

[QSDT]

Well I got the Antec Neo HE 500watt. Got the rest he owed me cash. Well I've got to say that I'm happy with it my old PSU's 12volt rail would drop to only 11.54 volts and I would get a restart. The Antec will only go down as low as 11.94 volts so I'm now much happier. Thanks for the info though.

[Super Nade]

MB is DFI LP-Expert

I have upgraded to the Epsilon GLN-600. Boy are the rails stable or what

This is what I see at stock settings (no OC) under load, whilst running 3DM01. System in sig.


http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2347/pict01046qs.jpg
http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/9656/pict01050bm.jpg


The 12V line is overvolting a bit. I measured these from a Molex.


Check these out, under a little memtest load

Settings:

http://img434.imageshack.us/img434/8514/pict01106wh.jpg

http://img434.imageshack.us/img434/9554/pict01069am.jpg

12 V remains almost the same (overvolting a bit more now!):
I'm using all the native 12V plugs, i.e 2 x SLI + 2 x EPS. (DFI-NF4 Expert)


http://img434.imageshack.us/img434/4599/pict01086yx.jpg

This is what I see at stock settings (no OC) under load, whilst running 3DM01. System in sig.


http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/2347/pict01046qs.jpg
http://img400.imageshack.us/img400/9656/pict01050bm.jpg


The 12V line is overvolting a bit. I measured these from a Molex.

PS*
dsio, you guys were whipped by SA. Wow, I didn't know the mighty Aussies couldn't defend 420+ in a one dayer !!!
I suppose the pitch was so flat and the ground so small, that any N00b could have slogged his way out of this. Really exposed your bowling. Without Warney and McGrath, you guys are looking a bit shaky in the bowling department.

[dsio]

That +12V figure is fine. You should see a 12V rail at around 12.3-12.4. Most video cards in fact like more voltage on the +12V (nvidia) and +5V (ATI) to keep those regulators better fed.

And yes, when you take them out, its a good side. When you have the two best bowlers in the world on the one team it gets unfair towards SA. Its nice to give them the impression that they can win by letting Austalia's "B" team play them.