Best 1000w PSU

TAX · 19 Aug 2008 at 10:16

Malazan said:
I'd go with the Corsair 1000W.

Greebo · 19 Aug 2008 at 10:21

Mud said:
What are you basing this on?

I'm guessing since he's an ocuk tech, he gets all the psu returns to check.

Strife212 · 19 Aug 2008 at 11:09

Mud said:
What are you basing this on?

The fact he works at OcUK and gets to see what gets sent back?

fulcrumer · 19 Aug 2008 at 11:54

mrbios said:
What on earth do you have to require a 1000w PSU? Overkill much?

The ONLY reason i could understand is if you have quadSLI, which if your sig is right you dont have, why would you want to waste money on a PSU that big? its not like power usage is going to constantly go up at the rate it has been,

I thought that when I bought the 600w. Its fine for the present rig but I fear I will need more when I up grade this week. besides it does not come with 6 to 8 pin PCI-E converters - have you seen the price of them!!! It will continue happily in rig 2 which I shall build from spares. So I need another PSU anyway - might as well get some head room.

fulcrumer · 19 Aug 2008 at 12:00

The Corsair is what i had in mind - so a Corsair it is then. Thanks all.

badbob · 19 Aug 2008 at 12:02

Power output isn't the limitation, it's the current on the 12v rail, I think my Enermax Liberty 620W is 36A, not sure if this is good enough for new cards now or in the future. Even though 620W is plenty for a gaming rig,

Mud · 19 Aug 2008 at 13:03

Greebo said:
I'm guessing since he's an ocuk tech, he gets all the psu returns to check.

Strife212 said:
The fact he works at OcUK and gets to see what gets sent back?

Perhaps, but numbers are good. Also, OcUK don't treat all brands the same, check here...ThermalTake aren't listed, so I don't know OcUK's policy on them and therefore whether any get returned to OcUK.

mrbios · 19 Aug 2008 at 13:06

fulcrumer said:
I thought that when I bought the 600w. Its fine for the present rig but I fear I will need more when I up grade this week. besides it does not come with 6 to 8 pin PCI-E converters - have you seen the price of them!!! It will continue happily in rig 2 which I shall build from spares. So I need another PSU anyway - might as well get some head room.

What are you upgrading to?

marktime · 19 Aug 2008 at 13:06

Smirnoff said:
PC Power and Cooling 1000w beats all the above supplys.

That's what I've been reading recently

fulcrumer · 19 Aug 2008 at 13:19

marktime said:
That's what I've been reading recently

At a near £300 notes - I think not.

fulcrumer · 19 Aug 2008 at 13:26

mrbios said:
What are you upgrading to?

PrimoChill Liquid Utopia Protective Fluid £4.99
(£5.86) £4.99
(£5.86)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail £184.99
(£217.36) £184.99
(£217.36)
Hazro HZ24Wi 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black Aluminium £389.99
(£458.24) £389.99
(£458.24)
Corsair HX 1000W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-1000HXUK) £139.99
(£164.49) £139.99
(£164.49)
BFG GeForce GTX 280 H2OC 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £339.99
(£399.49) £339.99
(£399.49)

C64 · 19 Aug 2008 at 13:28

Talk to seasonic they may well send you the converters
never mind...

Greebo · 19 Aug 2008 at 14:11

fulcrumer said:
At a near £300 notes - I think not.

Nobody said it was value for money, just the best

fulcrumer · 19 Aug 2008 at 14:13

C64 said:
Talk to seasonic they may well send you the converters
never mind...

No harm in trying I guess - i will give it a go

Strife212 · 19 Aug 2008 at 14:16

Power and Cooling PSU looks bad compared to the Corsair.

Yes, I would actually chose a PSU based on how it looks, but ONLY because the Corsair is already damn good. Runs at full load, within spec, when 10 degrees C over the rated temperature. What more do you want?

Bradley8988 · 19 Aug 2008 at 15:04

gotta be silverstone if moneys no object.

Smirnoff · 19 Aug 2008 at 20:12

CyZMyAssBaby said:
Are these Psu's modular?

Nope all solid wires, They dont believe in modular connections as it add resistance to the supply.

The stats on my 1200w PC Power and cooling supply

Seven year warranty aswell
+3.3v @ 24 Amps
+5v @ 30 Amps
+12v @ 90 Amps
-12v @ 0.8 Amps
+5vSB @ 4 Amps

Peak 12v output = 100 Amps
+5v @ +3.3v output = 200w max
Continuous Power = 1200w
Peak power = 1300w

AbsenceJam · 19 Aug 2008 at 20:15

fulcrumer said:
PrimoChill Liquid Utopia Protective Fluid £4.99
(£5.86) £4.99
(£5.86)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail £184.99
(£217.36) £184.99
(£217.36)
Hazro HZ24Wi 24" Widescreen LCD Monitor - Black Aluminium £389.99
(£458.24) £389.99
(£458.24)
Corsair HX 1000W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU (CMPSU-1000HXUK) £139.99
(£164.49) £139.99
(£164.49)
BFG GeForce GTX 280 H2OC 1024MB GDDR3 TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £339.99
(£399.49) £339.99
(£399.49)

You don't need anywhere near 1000w with a single 280.

james.miller · 19 Aug 2008 at 20:26

adds resistance lol

Smirnoff · 19 Aug 2008 at 20:54

Any connect in a circit will add resistance, Modular connections are hardly high quality gold plated affairs