hipper type r psu (ease my mind plz)

smiley · 13 Nov 2006 at 21:17

I am getting the new nvida 8800gtx for christmas year and i was wondering whether a my hipper type r 580 watt psu would provide suffceint power for the 88oogtx bearing in mind i have two hard drive running of it 4 fans and overcloacked cpu, two dvd burners and a, creative sound blaster thx for the repleys
smiley

Slinwagh · 13 Nov 2006 at 23:09

Various threads on here Im afraid with not a lot good to say about the Hiper. On Friday my 580w Type R packed up, luckily no other hardware was damaged.

Thinking about it I have had a friend who has had one give up the ghost too.

n3x · 14 Nov 2006 at 10:57

mine packed up a couple of months ago too after less than a year.

mikeymike · 14 Nov 2006 at 10:59

it is powerful enough, its just an issue of whether it packs up and takes your nice new 8800 with it

Paul_Robson · 14 Nov 2006 at 12:13

Enermax all the way for me, hope this helps.

gunner · 14 Nov 2006 at 12:24

There are plenty going strong too. Bearing this in mind I think you will be fine.

harris1986 · 14 Nov 2006 at 12:49

to be honest the Hiper type-r's have got a bad reputation but mine has been perfect without so much as a quibble out of it!

Snow-Munki · 14 Nov 2006 at 13:05

yup, got a hiper psu here, probably have had it a good 6/8 months with no problems whatsoever.

BennyC · 14 Nov 2006 at 14:34

yeh, i had a 480 watt and upgraded to a 580 type r when i went conroe last month, not had any problems with it, long as you get a reliable one shouldnt be any problems. *Thumbs up*

Tute · 14 Nov 2006 at 14:58

Got a Hiper here, been rock solid for me.

They're supposed to be "SLi certified" so i'd be really shocked if it couldn't power at least one 8800GTX without a struggle.

pastymuncher · 14 Nov 2006 at 15:20

Sli certified for everything up to but not including 7900/7800 GTX 512mb cards. Any thing under that is ok. Alledgedly!

I had the 580 Type R for over a year until it went bang and took my mobo with it.

I would never buy another.

harris1986 · 14 Nov 2006 at 15:45

i have had mine for coming up 2 years now!

J.T · 14 Nov 2006 at 17:06

Had my 580W Type R for a year now with no problems what so ever...

I really hope I haven't just jinxed my self!!! :rolleyes:

jrodga2k5 · 16 Nov 2006 at 12:34

ah same here as well

1 year and counting, got a new conroe rig coming and an 8800gtx to be bought alongside it, many negative thoughts but positive ones too!

RoboCod · 16 Nov 2006 at 12:53

Tagan or Enermax for you

pastymuncher · 16 Nov 2006 at 14:20

Just got my Seasonic 650w energyplus psu and i am really pleased with it. Quad 12v rails and it's really quiet. All the cables are braided too. Much nicer than my Ex-Hiper.

Darg · 16 Nov 2006 at 17:20

The R580 can only handle 20A on the 12V rail. Doesn't the 8800 need 30A??

ghgh · 16 Nov 2006 at 18:16

Darg said:
The R580 can only handle 20A on the 12V rail. Doesn't the 8800 need 30A??

dont they have dual 12v rails? one is 20a and the other is 18a.

ive had mine for about a year with no problems at all running 24/7. (580w)

tsinc80697 · 16 Nov 2006 at 19:34

just bought one to solve my problem after my last PSU burnt out a connector on my motherboard, still works though!
Hiper is v quiet, hope i dont have any problems like some people on here though

Darg · 17 Nov 2006 at 00:33

Maybe somebody can help clear up this 30A mystery for me then. My titan 550W truepower2 has 19A on each of its 12V rails. Does this essentially mean that I have a total of 38A that should easily handle a 8800 or does it mean that I need a PSU with 30A on a single 12V rail?