which psu reccomend

S.A.S · 18 Jan 2009 at 01:23

i am going to put two EVGA 9800 GTX+ cards in SLI, a core 2 duo cpu, one 300gb velociraptor, and a 500gb standard hdd.

which psu would you recommend for my setup

Thermaltake ToughPower 750W Modular Power Supply
OCZ StealthXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply
OCZ ModXStream Pro 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Modular Power Supply
OCZ Fatal1ty 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply
Corsair TX 750W ATX2.2 SLI Compliant PSU

Thanks

icey_haj · 18 Jan 2009 at 07:28

The corsair. Have you had a look at the Zalman and Be Quiet range?

Infamous786 · 18 Jan 2009 at 10:35

I have the Thermeltake 750w tough power, its a great PSU, quiet, and stable. And would be able to handle your spec

Kennysevenfold · 18 Jan 2009 at 12:19

Thermaltake mate, very good and stable unit.

pastymuncher · 18 Jan 2009 at 14:06

None of them. Certainly avoid the OCZ rubbish. At a push the Corsair but it's not modular.

Try looking at the Zalman heatpipe range or the PC Power and Cooling silencers.

BigBruiserAl · 18 Jan 2009 at 16:43

I use the OCZ StealthXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply and have had no problems for over a year it runs quite and cool, ignore the fan boys who say there crap, there are enough unbiased reviews to prove them wrong. However everyone is allowed there views, the only reason im changing is the modular is much neater and the Thermeltake 1200w tough power is my next purchase (adding a bit more future proofing)

ChrisLX200 · 18 Jan 2009 at 16:57

BigBruiserAl said:
I use the OCZ StealthXStream 700w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply and have had no problems for over a year it runs quite and cool, ignore the fan boys who say there crap, there are enough unbiased reviews to prove them wrong. However everyone is allowed there views, the only reason im changing is the modular is much neater and the Thermeltake 1200w tough power is my next purchase (adding a bit more future proofing)

I think most on here will tell you that's a bad choice. A lower output high-quality build PSU would be far better.

Benimaru · 18 Jan 2009 at 23:55

Get any of the corsiar range, excellent psus and quiet aswell

Speed · 18 Jan 2009 at 23:59

I'm a fan of Corsair PSUs but I wouldn't recommend the TX750, I have one and under load it's the noisiest thing in my case. It's also in a P180, which has a seperate PSU section, so it's not the temp, just the load. Also the fact it isn't modular is a real pain.

The Corsair modular PSUs are pretty nice, but I'd also suggest you take a look at the Enermax range.

sepulchre · 19 Jan 2009 at 00:16

BeQuiet 750W here, fantastic piece of kit!

railfrog · 19 Jan 2009 at 00:32

pastymuncher said:
None of them. Certainly avoid the OCZ rubbish. At a push the Corsair but it's not modular.

Try looking at the Zalman heatpipe range or the PC Power and Cooling silencers.

PC Power and Cooling are part of the OCZ group.

ChrisLX200 · 19 Jan 2009 at 00:39

Enermax for me every time, they're not cheap but get what you pay for and all the components such as capacitors and transformers are the best quality. They can still blow up though, but thankfully less often than other makes - and if they do go pop there's a lot of protection there for your other expensive components. Shame OcUK don't stock them now, and annoying that the parent company dumped the UK so all service is done elsewhere in the EU.

Nullvoid · 19 Jan 2009 at 11:30

railfrog said:
PC Power and Cooling are part of the OCZ group.

Which was the best move OCZ could ever have made since it has apparently boosted their reputation in a way that they don't deserve. PCP&C still make great PSUs, OCZ still don't.

The Deuce · 19 Jan 2009 at 11:44

pastymuncher said:
None of them. Certainly avoid the OCZ rubbish. At a push the Corsair but it's not modular.

Try looking at the Zalman heatpipe range or the PC Power and Cooling silencers.

is this through speaking from experience or just another "I read a review" comment? I'd be interested in knowing why and how you came to this conclusion.