Hiper PSU

wannabedamned · 6 Dec 2006 at 18:40

Surge Protector extensions are a good purchase

Akhamar · 6 Dec 2006 at 18:43

If you want a PSU with the same level of power (or better) and same price then consider the Antec NeoHE 430w (32A 12v). There may be others around that price range too if you look carefully.

Ignore the 580w rating on the Hiper. Comparable PSUs are in the 430-500w range, assuming a good brand (Tagan, Enermax, Antec) and that you use an up to date PC.

Ade74 · 6 Dec 2006 at 20:37

thanks.

XtAsY · 6 Dec 2006 at 20:42

OCZ also produce good PSU's. You should check out the 600 W OCZ GameXtreme > http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-018-OC

Don't buy Hiper, very mixed views. Half say they're fine, half say they're crap so don't take the gamble. Instead just spend that little more on a really good reliable one, thats my advice

Xtasy

Gashman · 6 Dec 2006 at 20:49

i use OCZ PSUs, have had a few, there all brilliant, rock solid stable, EXCELLENT build quality, warranty with OCZ, more or less silent, never heard of any OCZ power supplies biting the dust personally, seasonic are over-rated, OCZ FOR THE WIN! :rolleyes:

NightSt@lk3r · 6 Dec 2006 at 23:57

Gashman said:
i use OCZ PSUs, have had a few, there all brilliant, rock solid stable, EXCELLENT build quality, warranty with OCZ, more or less silent, never heard of any OCZ power supplies biting the dust personally, seasonic are over-rated, OCZ FOR THE WIN!

agreed, love my OCZ over my busted Hiper

dannyjo22 · 7 Dec 2006 at 06:50

wannabedamned said:
Surge Protector extensions are a good purchase

Are you talking about surge protector plug sockets or are there ones you can fit to protect the other components in event of psu failure?

hp7909 · 7 Dec 2006 at 08:14

Ade74 said:
{snip}...and i can not really afford any of the others that are the same approx wattage, as i am slightly over budget (£270 over) on the new system i am getting{snip}

Don't skimp on a PSU! (IMO) its the most important component of a build. Just remember you don't need crazy xxxWatts, e.g. a 450W PSU is even good enough for a 8800GTX based system!

What's your specs?

z0mbi3 · 7 Dec 2006 at 08:32

Ade74 said:
i am slightly over budget (£270 over) on the new system i am getting.

Over budget or not I don't think compromising on the PSU is a good idea, not with the hardware you'll be plugging into it.

Ade74 · 7 Dec 2006 at 09:18

hp7909 said:
Don't skimp on a PSU! (IMO) its the most important component of a build. Just remember you don't need crazy xxxWatts, e.g. a 450W PSU is even good enough for a 8800GTX based system!

What's your specs?

i was planning on these

GeIL 2GB (2x1GB) PC6400C4 800MHz Ultra Low Latency DDR2 Dual Channel Kit (GX22GB6400UDC) £154.99
(£182.11) £154.99
(£182.11)
Intel Core 2 DUO E6300 "LGA775 Allendale" 1.86GHz (1066FSB) - OEM £93.99
(£110.44) £93.99
(£110.44)
Gigabyte GA_965P_DS4 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard £99.99
(£117.49) £99.99
(£117.49)
Sapphire ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB GDDR3 HDTV/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail £114.99
(£135.11) £114.99
(£135.11)
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket 775) £13.99
(£16.44) £13.99
(£16.44)
Western Digital Caviar RE 250GB 2500YS SATA-II 16MB Cache - OEM £48.99
(£57.56) £48.99
(£57.56)

these will go in my thermaltake xaser case (5 fans) with 2 more sata harddrives and a dvd writer and dvd rom drive.

I will be overclocking.

the power calculator i checked out said i'd need 508w which is why i was considering the hiper 580 non modular

hp7909 · 7 Dec 2006 at 10:29

That's a nice setup

But how did you manage 508Ws? With above details & 100% TDP, (unnecessary) 15% Surge Compensation & 20% Capacitor Aging, only managed 377W :confused:

Anyway, any of these will do:

*Modular

Ade74 · 7 Dec 2006 at 10:49

hp7909 said:
That's a nice setup But how did you manage 508Ws? With above details & 100% TDP, (unnecessary) 15% Surge Compensation & 20% Capacitor Aging, only managed 377W

Anyway, any of these will do:

Seasonic S12 430W

Tagan TG430-U15 430W*

Enermax Liberty 400W ELT400AWT*

*Modular

Haven't got the link at work, possibly got an option messed up somehow.

Thought it seemed high! but with lots of post saying about how high W psu's are needed i figured it was just the new tech was more power hungry.

would this be slightly more future proof ? i.e. if at a later date i wanted to add another x1950 pro

Enermax Liberty 500W ELT500AWT ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU

£59.99
£70.49 inc VAT

Alexrose1uk · 7 Dec 2006 at 11:49

It should be, but it's a good PSU regardless. Would allow more room for wattage consumption though

hp7909 · 7 Dec 2006 at 15:39

Ade74 said:
{snip}i.e. if at a later date i wanted to add another x1950 pro{snip}

For that then you need to stretch for a PSU in the 600W range

Look at it as owning a 'luxury' car, i.e. don't/can't do it nor run it cheap