520w or 620w

A2Z · 17 Jan 2007 at 13:58

ive got a corsair 520w coming on friday (had to order from competitor as needed it delivered to address other then billing address)

anyway its £77 from them, but now im thinking is it worth paying £97, £20 more, to get the 620w

it would be powering [email protected], 3/4 HD, pci sound card, x800 as my x1800xt busted, but will probably get x19xx some time soon

i know for all that 520w would be fine, but in a few months i might even be tempted to get a 8800, or even go conroe at some point, not to mention whatever new AMD bring out,

so will that 100w extra make a difference in the future, or will power need to be a lot more, so they will bring out new 700w etc etc?

TC1 · 17 Jan 2007 at 13:59

520w is more than enough.

Trusty · 17 Jan 2007 at 14:03

Could make a difference if you decide to sli gtx's but at the moment its more than enough!

A2Z · 17 Jan 2007 at 17:16

ok well i will NEVER go SLI

ill stick to the 520w

thanks

drunkenmonkey · 17 Jan 2007 at 21:33

what happens if you want to go quad core and run a single 8800gtx in the future!

.....would 520w or 620w be enough!

stickroad · 17 Jan 2007 at 21:37

Personally if you can afford a mere 30 pounds more get the Corsair 620 watt PSU, mainly for the future.

Tetras · 17 Jan 2007 at 21:39

what happens if you want to go quad core and run a single 8800gtx in the future!

Yup, Quad core CPUs don't use that much more power than dual cores (AMDs "QuadFX" excluded

), Corsair HX520 would be fine.

Guigsy · 17 Jan 2007 at 22:01

Tetras said:
Yup, Quad core CPUs don't use that much more power than dual cores (AMDs "QuadFX" excluded ), Corsair HX520 would be fine.

And a Conroe uses less juice than an Opty. 520w is fine.

agnes · 17 Jan 2007 at 22:05

do what i did and go over the top!! dual Corsair 620's in the lian li pc-a10 case

oh my, the electric bill is going to be joy in summer

ags

p.s. on a serious note, the 520 is a very reliable psu, go with that, unless you want to be really future proof for a while and can afford that extra bit of money, get the 620

ants83 · 18 Jan 2007 at 00:03

520w!

agnes · 18 Jan 2007 at 00:14

ants83 said:
520w!

620w!!

humax · 18 Jan 2007 at 00:50

get a 620 .i just got one myself .u might need it in the future

A2Z · 18 Jan 2007 at 01:06

lol argh !

is 100W worth £25?

agnes · 18 Jan 2007 at 01:10

A2Z said:
lol argh !

is 100W worth £25?

does that even qualify as a question?

ags

A2Z · 18 Jan 2007 at 01:18

agnes said:
does that even qualify as a question?

ags

lol

i know the answer is no

humax · 18 Jan 2007 at 01:29

yes it is . u will kick yaself if u dont get the 620 .

A2Z · 18 Jan 2007 at 01:30

humax said:
yes it is . u will kick yaself if u dont get the 620 .

lol omg i duno what to do

50/50 to stick with 520 or get 620 :confused:

agnes · 18 Jan 2007 at 02:22

just get the damn 620, the 520 is simply there for people with a really tight budget....

get it, end of

ags

A2Z · 18 Jan 2007 at 02:32

agnes said:
just get the damn 620, the 520 is simply there for people with a really tight budget....

get it, end of

ags

bah! ok ordered, thats another £20 gone

not gona upgrade PSU for a LOOONG time !

ChroniC · 18 Jan 2007 at 02:34

You might be suprised who knows. To know im running 3hdd 2 dvd roms, numerous usb devices, a pci lancard/tvcard/soundcard of a 350watt psu, with zero problems for the last 3 years.