Which PSU for me?

dubcat

dubcat

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Hi - im doing a gradual update to my system which is now quite old. It's 939 mobo. My graphics card is quite old and i thought i would get a better one to play warhammer with. Rather than doing a half baked upgrade ive decided to get a 4870 which i hope will last me a long time and well in to my next full upgrade.

Which PSU would you recommend?

I want a psu that is quiet and can handle 2 x 4870s incase i decided to xfire. Additional items are 2 DVD drives, 2 hd's, and usual stuff like sound card etc. I want a psu that will last me in to a nehelum build when that becomes available.

Cheers,
Dub
 
dont know much about psu s but i bought 2 corsair psu about 18 mths ago and both blew up in a loud bang and i researched and thought they were a good product,infact the first one didnt even work out the box had to go back
 
p4radox said:
Whether it's modular or not has nothing to do with "future proofing", (whatever that is anyway).:)
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By future proofing I just meant one that would fit in with my next build - a build in which I have as yet not defined what the various components will be :)

I mistakenly thought that modular systems had a much wider range of connectivity options than non modular systems. Was I wrong in this assumption? What makes a modular system modular and what are the advantages?
 
Lecca said:
dont know much about psu s but i bought 2 corsair psu about 18 mths ago and both blew up in a loud bang and i researched and thought they were a good product,infact the first one didnt even work out the box had to go back
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Arghh thats scary cos the research I have done also lead me to believe that corsair psu's are really good! Thanks for sharing your experience.
 
Like every PC components it depends how much money you want to spend and if noise are a problem.
Crosair are a good mid range and Zalman are brilliant but you pay.
Pick a price then buy the best you can.
 
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By buying a more powerfull psu now it can then be taken to your next build or for your upgrade which (if the past is anything to go by) will be more power hungry. Modular PSU's mean you connect and use only the cables you require. There are no spare cables lying arround and interrupting airflow or getting caught up anywhere.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp... PipeRock TG600-BZ 600w Modular BZ Series PSU
Thats a great choice imo.
 
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dubcat said:
By future proofing I just meant one that would fit in with my next build - a build in which I have as yet not defined what the various components will be :)

I mistakenly thought that modular systems had a much wider range of connectivity options than non modular systems. Was I wrong in this assumption? What makes a modular system modular and what are the advantages?
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The only difference is that with a modular unit you can remove the cables you don't need. They'll still come with the same range of connectors as a non-modular one, but you end up with a tidier case.:)
 
Personally I've always found modular PSUs a waste, I just stick spare cables in the optical bays and find I use most of them anyway (maybe I'm just messy / cable-manic).
 
Tetras said:
Personally I've always found modular PSUs a waste, I just stick spare cables in the optical bays and find I use most of them anyway (maybe I'm just messy / cable-manic).
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Makes sense to me. I wouldn't want to pay extra for the ability to remove some cables from my system as my psu sits in a compartment above the mobo anyway and all the cables would be hidden away (akasa eclipse case).
 
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