Which one of these PSU's should i get? 800w, 900w or 1100w

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Hi - ive read reviews of this range of psu's and it seems reliable enough for me. I love the way the psu looks.

http://www.tagan.com.tw/page/products/products-bz.htm

I am unsure as to what watt version to go for. Day 1 any of the ones I am considering will do - but i want something future proof. I thought my 450w supply was future proof when i bought it but here i am a few years later and its well underpowered.

Should I go for th 800, 900 or 1100w version? Is there any DISADVANTAGE to buying the 1100w one apart from price? Is the 1100w one overkill though?

Cheers,
Dub
 
450W can still run pretty much any hardware. Will be under load though. If i'm honest around the 1KW mark will be significantly underpowered and so less efficient. 600W is the sweet spot at the minute, but wattage isn't everything. Rails, amps, cooling and efficiency are all important.
 
I'm still really confused about which one of the three to get =/ Don't wanna overspend.. but definitely don't wanna underspec.

Is the 1100w going to be less efficient than the 900w one at outputs they are both comfortable with?
 
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System spec will be covered by ANY of those - and even much less. I just want to get something that will be a little future proofed without being over kill.. i did write that in my original post mate.. =/
 
As kenny says, what is the full specs of the system you are planning to run it with? or are you just wanting a "Futureproof" power supply?- If that's the case, then get this one. Its likely far more power than you need, a lot more efficient than the Tagan, modular and comes with a 7 year warranty. Here is a review of it.
 
Hi Andi - the modular 850 corsair was my original choice. However, i love the looks of the tagan. I know that's a bit dumb but i just do :)
 
*Futureproof* could mean 2 totally different things, like if you have an old celeron, onboard graphics etc just now, a 500Watt would be Futureproof.

But if your sitting with an I7, 4890 etc you would need ~750+

So knowing what the system specs are really does help. :)
 
ok kenny - well day one the specs are

gigabyte ud5 i7 mobo with i7 cpu which i am planning to oc to 4ghz
6gb ram ddr3
9800GTX+ gfx card
2 optical drive
3 hard drive

The graphics card is likely to become at least a 5850 but maybe a 5870 pretty rapidly and would eventually become 2x of those in crossfire (if i ever feel i can play games again on my pc - i have baby twins and the computer will be solely used for hd video editing and raw photo processing for now).
 
so does that mean i should go for the 800,900 or 1100 tagan ? :) or am i really giving up a LOT by passing on the corsair just for the name of fashion.
 
My personal choice would be the Corsair, running 2 of them in my media center and spare pc, Had Tagan psu in the past.
 
Seems like you've already made your mind up, regardless of what anybody else is telling you, so just get whatever you want.
 
coupe69 said:
Seems like you've already made your mind up, regardless of what anybody else is telling you, so just get whatever you want.
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if you read my original post you will see that im not asking about which brand of psu you to get :confused: i was simply asking which SIZE of psu to get.. ill get my coat :(
 
dubcat said:
if you read my original post you will see that im not asking about which brand of psu you to get :confused: i was simply asking which SIZE of psu to get.. ill get my coat :(
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Sorry my mistake :o Like others have said though 800 watts will be more than enough even if you decided to put another gpu in. If it was me picking it though, I'd have to go for either the Antec Signature Premium 850 or the Corsair HX 850 watt :)
 
If you go too over the top on a PSU and run it below 20% of it's Rated output, you will likely have low efficiency.

But if you looking at a PSU over 850w, don't get Corsair(1000w only), Tagen or BeQuiet they are behind the game at the moment, still on old models.

The Sapphire Pure range would be the ones to go for if buying from OC. I've checked and they are rebadged Enermax Revolutions.
 
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