PSU any good?

BigBruiserAl · 4 Jun 2009 at 11:46

Hi All

Whats the general feedback on :

850W Silverstone SST-DA850, 100% modular, 70A on single +12V rail, 80% efficiency

I know there cases are 1st class but i love the fact that the psu is 100% modular 70A is enough for me any use them or rate them?

Admiral Huddy · 4 Jun 2009 at 11:48

anything 80% and above is going to be good

why do you need an extra 150w

BigBruiserAl · 4 Jun 2009 at 13:01

Admiral Huddy said:
anything 80% and above is going to be good why do you need an extra 150w

cos im greedy

, nah with some of the 4870 under £100 would be rude not to try crossfire, never had x2 gpu's which is still overkill but more so for modular.

wbc1 · 4 Jun 2009 at 13:12

I'd thought a 700W PSU should be enough for two 4870 in crossfire.

pastymuncher · 4 Jun 2009 at 13:16

wbc1 said:
I'd thought a 700W PSU should be enough for two 4870 in crossfire.

Easily. My whole rig only draws 274w at the wall and that's when running Orthos and Fur stability test at the same time.

BigBruiserAl · 4 Jun 2009 at 17:22

BigBruiserAl said:
cos im greedy, nah with some of the 4870 under £100 would be rude not to try crossfire, never had x2 gpu's which is still overkill but more so for modular.

but more so for modular

icysniper · 4 Jun 2009 at 19:13

wbc1 said:
I'd thought a 700W PSU should be enough for two 4870 in crossfire.

yer i agree, 700w is fine, try the OCZ 700w

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-032-OC

wbc1 · 4 Jun 2009 at 19:17

icysniper said:
yer i agree, 700w is fine, try the OCZ 700w

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-032-OC

He's already got one.

BigBruiserAl · 4 Jun 2009 at 21:04

The ocz 700w is cheeky small print is only 50A as oposed to 72A plastered over website...anyhow think just about every has no missed the point of thread

i was asking if Silverstone are good as i never hear people talk about them on here always be quite and corsair..the 100% modular is what attracted me

JonJ678 · 4 Jun 2009 at 21:14

Do you know who actually makes it? It's likely to be specced by silverstone and built by someone else.

100% modular isn't so great, you want the 24 pin cable attached really. Avoids problems with the resistive heating of the additional contact between cable and psu, and every box needs an atx power cable.

I've not heard anything about silverstone supplies. That's probably a bad sign. If it costs more than the corsair/be quiet, get the corsair. If it costs less, ask yourself why and whether the implied lower quality is worth the risk.

Cheaper <> better with psus, about the worst thing to save money on.

JoeH · 4 Jun 2009 at 21:15

I also looked into Silverstone PSUs and I saw the SST-ST85F. Basically the same but bigger fan (less noise) and the 12V rail is split four ways instead of a single one. Plus I found it to be cheaper.

But instead of buying that I'm going to wait for the HX750 and see what reviews for that are like, since Corsair have a 7 year warranty on it!! Then again the SST-ST85F is only £5 than the Corsair..

Hope that opened your choices, SST-ST85F is still 100% modular btw, but cheaper

Greebo · 4 Jun 2009 at 22:25

Silverstone psu's are among the best. Check out www.jonnyguru.com for reviews.

I can't find your model but in general Silverstone are up there amongst the best.

Sasahara · 4 Jun 2009 at 22:45

DA850
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=50

Pretty decent, they are certainly up in the group of decent PSUs, naturally you need research the individual models and if you can find out how good their RMA department is.