Recommend a PSU

paspc said:
Dang - that's a pricey PSU. But maybe it's worth taking the plunge and getting a PSU that will last a lot longer. Can you foresee graphics cards needing more than 1000W in a few years time?
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i would have thought that energy demand for gfx cards would have plateaued

- graphics cards are getting more and more powerful so need more power to run them

- but the shrinking of the die's means energy use is more efficient

so i;d imagine that energy use will be around the same...
 
panyan said:
i would have thought that energy demand for gfx cards would have plateaued

- graphics cards are getting more and more powerful so need more power to run them

- but the shrinking of the die's means energy use is more efficient

so i;d imagine that energy use will be around the same...
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Well a few years ago when I bought my 460W psu, could I have not said the same thing? Am I missing something?
 
paspc said:
Dang - that's a pricey PSU. But maybe it's worth taking the plunge and getting a PSU that will last a lot longer. Can you foresee graphics cards needing more than 1000W in a few years time?
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the demand for an PSU greater than 850W is so tiny that the companies have to sell them at higher prices to make money

i have found a couple at a lower price from reputable companies, but i would seriously go for the OCZ one simply because of it better efficiency (which will save you some money on the electricity bill)

PC power and cooling (not sure if good): http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-010-PP&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

Antec: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-150-AN&tool=5
 
Reaper 392 said:
the demand for an PSU greater than 850W is so tiny that the companies have to sell them at higher prices to make money

i have found a couple at a lower price from reputable companies, but i would seriously go for the OCZ one simply because of it better efficiency (which will save you some money on the electricity bill)

PC power and cooling (not sure if good): http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-010-PP&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=

Antec: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-150-AN&tool=5
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OK thanks, I'll go with the OCZ:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-053-OC&groupid=701&catid=123&subcat=1098

hopefully those extra £££ will be paid back in electricity bill savings ^_^
 
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