1000W+ PSUs, Superflower or EVGA the best?

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Hi all, just a quick question. I'll probably be upgrading my psu soon and want to make sure I'm definitely covered for whatever gpu's I end up getting (up to possibly tri-fire 290x) so I want go for something pretty meaty. In the 1000w+ area are Superflower and EVGA pretty much the best choices for quality or are there any others I should be considering?

Many Thanks,

Ross
 
They are both great units, they are actually the same, all bar the lighting.

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Yeah I'm leaning towards the EVGA ones for those exact reasons myself.
It will be going in the machine in my sig but only when I also upgrade the gpus. My current psu is a good few years old now and wasn't a very good model even when it was new so I want something decent when putting more strain on it. I think the 1000w will probably be more than enough but then it's only an extra £10 to upgrade to the 1300. Are there any particular downsides to running a well over specced psu?
 
Yeah most likely worst case will be a pair of 290x's but a very outside chance of going trifire 290x. Only reason I really considered the 1300w is that if I'm going to spend £140 anyway then I might as well spend the extra tenner to get 30% more power :)
 
I went with the 1000w Evga because it is value for money, could have gotten less but the 10 year warranty made it for me although I forgot to sign up to EVGA and only got 3 year warranty :/ If going crossfire R9 290 1300w would be good if it doesn't cost to much more, add another later or overclock like hell it is up to you with no restraints.
 
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Ok well the Black Friday deals made my mind up for me in the end. I've gone for an 850w Superflower and a nice Gigabyte 295x2 to go with it. Should be plenty of power for that and I doubt I'll need to be going tri-fire any time soon now :)
 
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