PSU help!

mattyfez · 16 Oct 2007 at 13:36

been looking at the corsair hx520, will it be ok for the following?

OC'd Q6600
4x1 GB ram
1 8800GTX (maybe OC'd)
6x120mmfan (inc cpu)
1 ide dvd-r
1 fdd
2-3 500gb sata HDDs

thanks

Wiggins · 16 Oct 2007 at 13:42

In all honesty, your better off with the 620W if your overclocking both the Quad and the 8800GTX and also with having 6x12cm fans especially if their on 12v.

mattyfez · 16 Oct 2007 at 13:56

Thanks, hmm was thinking that...I also read a review on the 620 version that said the 5v rail wasnt 100% which could cause problems if running lots of hard drives, I wil be running a maximum of 3...will that be ok do you think?

Admiral Huddy · 16 Oct 2007 at 14:23

yeah, I've just ordered one for my new system.. Same specs as yours so should be fine. But as Wiggins says go for the 620

Wiggins · 16 Oct 2007 at 14:24

You could get the Thermaltake Toughpower 750w as its £10 cheaper. Although the Corsair has 30A on the 5v rail and the Thermaltake has 28A on the 5v rail, either will take 10 HDD's easily.

mattyfez · 16 Oct 2007 at 17:40

Thanks, just purchased the 620!

This might sound weird, but it smells really nice when you open the box lol!

Wiggins · 16 Oct 2007 at 18:11

mattyfez said:
Thanks, just purchased the 620!

This might sound weird, but it smells really nice when you open the box lol!

Just make sure it aint plugged in before you throttle Kojak over it

mattyfez · 17 Oct 2007 at 12:28

Lol,

heres probably a stupid question,

PCI-e and mobo connectors aside, theres 5 general power sockets on the PSU, now ive managed to rig everything up just using two of these sockets,

Socket1... has a 500GB HDD, a DVD-r, and a floppy attached.

Socket2... has 4 x 120mm case fans, with a spare molex for another case fan, not yet fitted.

Is it ok to put all this stuff over two PSU sockets or should I use more cables to spread the load? I was just kind of asuming the PSU would divert the nessesary power to those two outputs?

Ive got plenty of cables so I can use more PSU outputs if nessesary.

Its probably a stupid question, but I thought I should ask anyway....

thanks.

Admiral Huddy · 17 Oct 2007 at 12:46

I tend to spread them over different cables. Like one set for HDDs, one set for fans, etc. It's not a bad idea to distribute the load evenly as you can.

what case is that?

mattyfez · 17 Oct 2007 at 13:58

Thanks for that, somthing to think about....Ive currently run out of money so cant afford to finish the build yet anyway...

Case is a Lian-Li PC A10

I might have to flip the PSU back plate around, so the fan is facing inwards, as im not comfortable with the PSU fan only having an inch of breathing space against the case side panel.

mattyfez · 17 Oct 2007 at 14:09

the back plate is removable, so I think puting it on back-to-front will let the psu breath better...