PSU Guide

kiriakost · Jan 14, 2009

JrRacinFan said:
Yup already aware, made by Channelwell, other companies who use that OEM are Tt, Zalman, OCZ and you guess it Corsair.

Add HIPER too

The HPU-4M780PE are one of those ..

Here are a nice link about PSUs too.

http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html

Flyordie · Feb 2, 2009

Ok, ditched the EA380, still works but here's the kicker... I can OC my HD4850 to 750Mhz now w/o artifact'n. Guess that was a sign of "Im being overtaxxed! HELP ME!" Anywho replaced it with this Seasonic S12-550HT F3.

p_o_s_pc · Feb 2, 2009

do some WM and replace that CPU HSF!!! btw nice PSU

Flyordie · Feb 3, 2009

p_o_s_pc said:
do some WM and replace that CPU HSF!!! btw nice PSU

but i am getting 113F @ 100% load with this @ 3.1Ghz. ;-)

p_o_s_pc · Feb 4, 2009

Flyordie said:
but i am getting 113F @ 100% load with this @ 3.1Ghz. ;-)

not bad temps but its just the fact your using stock

BradleyKZN · Feb 12, 2009

CM extreme 550W or gigabyte odin 585W?

JrRacinFan · Feb 12, 2009

BradleyKZN said:
CM extreme 550W or gigabyte odin 585W?

Either are of same build quality. BUT the GB Odin has more features. IMHO, go with what is inexpensive between the 2.

EDIT:
Speaking of which what is the budget and your locale?

BradleyKZN · Feb 12, 2009

I live in South Africa. If I had to get the Odin I would have to pay an extra R50 for the shipping of my new case, so instead of it costing R1160 it is now gonna cost me R1065. Now what other features has the Odin got?

JrRacinFan · Feb 12, 2009

BradleyKZN said:
Now what other features has the Odin got?

Has pretty much software monitoring and thermal detection via USB 2.0. Also I do beleive has quad rails versus the Coolermasters dual.

EDIT:
And upon looking the GB Odin is modular. In the end, the Gigabyte Odin if you can afford the little bit extra.

BradleyKZN · Feb 12, 2009

Thanks man, unfortunately im going for a red theme in my case due to my ATI Graphics card, so that blue light coming from that PSU is gonna make things difficult. Technically I cant afford the case and PSU anyway, so the extra 100 bucks is gonna kill me. Unfortunately I gotta buy the case and PSU because my current PSU wont power my 4870 enough and my graphics card is about a centimetre away from my HDD bays so I need a bigger case.

JrRacinFan · Feb 12, 2009

Your welcome, but you say you will need a psu? Have you noticed any stability issues? Artifacting from video card?

BradleyKZN · Feb 12, 2009

Na, no artifacting, alot of my games are freezing for a millisecond or so, and its only on games that I have maxed out the graphics for with AA and AF. I was told its a classic PSU problem by Erocker, who then directed me to this thread. If you look at the PSU in my specs, you probably wont even recognize the name and its borderline for my card anyway

BradleyKZN · Feb 12, 2009

Raidmax 500W PSU any good?

Odin Eidolon · Feb 12, 2009

BradleyKZN said:
Raidmax 500W PSU any good?

nope

BradleyKZN · Feb 12, 2009

Damn. What about a liquidsilver 500W?

@JrRacingFan, that Odin PSU that is modular and has monitoring software costs couble what im actually wanting to get

JrRacinFan · Feb 12, 2009

Remember though, if you want the features, well worth it. I still beleive the Coolermaster will treat you well also.

Never heard of liquidsilver brand. Wanna give me a link?

Flyordie · Feb 12, 2009

http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d20/Flyordie07/Rage3D/SeaSonic550.jpg
Find somthing like that and your set.

JrRacinFan · Feb 12, 2009

Flyordie said:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d20/Flyordie07/Rage3D/SeaSonic550.jpg
Find somthing like that and your set.

Totally agree with this and this is why I had stated the Odin for the premium, but reiterating my previous post:

Pay the premium get more features, or get the Coolermaster and still enjoy a worthwhile psu.

BradleyKZN · Feb 12, 2009

That PSU is mega bucks where im from!!! More than half my monthly salary!!! CM it definately is!

FordGT90Concept · Feb 13, 2009

I just had an Enermax 620w Liberty die on me. It was about 2 years, 3 months old.

AsRock · Feb 13, 2009

FordGT90Concept said:
I just had an Enermax 620w Liberty die on me. It was about 2 years, 3 months old.

Still time to get it replaced then

... Maybe they have a better revision of it now ?. Or it was just bad luck.

FordGT90Concept · Feb 13, 2009

I think it might be overloaded. Sys specs:

2 x Intel Xeon X5310 (4 x 1.6 GHz) w/ Dynatron HSFs (~80x80x25mm fan on each)
8 x Kingston 1 GiB DDR-667 FB-DIMM w/ OCZ XTC Memory cooler (2 x Delta 60x60x10mm fans)
1 x EVGA 8500 GT
1 x HighPoint RocketRAID 2300
1 x Tyan Tempest i5000XT
2 x Sycthe 120x120x25mm case fans
3 x Masscool 80x80x25mm case fans
4 x Seagate 7200.10 Barracuda ES 320 GB SATA
2 x Seagate 7200.8 Barracuda 250 GB SATA
1 x Lite-On 20x DVD+/-RW PATA

They apparently still make the Enermax Liberty 620w (2 x 22a v12) but, if I can, I think I would like to upgrade to the Enermax MOD82+ 625w (3 x 25a v12).

I have to give it up for it though. It ran about 2 years near non-stop (most of that time without the second processor and half as much memory though).

I sent Service Net some stuff and I'm waiting for a call back from them.

Update: I used a PSU calculator which came up with a figure of 716w so, I went and bought an Enermax Revolution 85+ 850w PSU. The replaced PSU will end up in a different computer here.

BradleyKZN · Feb 16, 2009

Because you all made me do it

I will be ordering a Gigabyte Odin 585W PSU, Not the PRO or GT, just the ordinary one. This has also forced me to change my colour scheme in the case and I am now getting the Aerocool Zero Degree so that my room is one great mass of blue :twitch:

h3llb3nd4 · Feb 18, 2009

hey Bradley, nice to know some one who is also in KZN! :toast:

Aerocool Zerodegree is a good case BTW. (My favourite brand & I use the case)

BradleyKZN · Feb 19, 2009

Cheers dude :toast:

where abouts in KZN? I dont think im gonna get the Case anymore :cry:

well at least for the next couple of months. How have you setup your fans in that case btw?

System Name	ATLAS
Processor	Intel Core i7-4770 (4C/8T) Haswell
Motherboard	GA-Z87X-UD5H , Dual Intel LAN, 10x SATA, 16x Power phace.
Cooling	ProlimaTech Armageddon - Dual GELID 140 Silent PWM
Memory	Mushkin Blackline DDR3 2400 997123F 16GB
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX1060 OC 6GB (single fan) Micron
Storage	WD Raptors 73Gb - Raid1 10.000rpm
Display(s)	DELL U2311H
Case	HEC Compucase CI-6919 Full tower (2003) moded .. hec-group.com.tw
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi Music + mods, Audigy front Panel - YAMAHA quad speakers with Sub.
Power Supply	HPU-4M780-PE refurbished 23-3-2022
Mouse	MS Pro IntelliMouse 16.000 Dpi Pixart Paw 3389
Keyboard	Microsoft Wired 600
Software	Win 7 Pro x64 ( Retail Box ) for EU

System Name	Budget AMD System
Processor	Threadripper 1900X @ 4.1Ghz (100x41 @ 1.3250V)
Motherboard	Gigabyte X399 Aorus Gaming 7
Cooling	EKWB X399 Monoblock
Memory	4x8GB GSkill TridentZ RGB 14-14-14-32 CR1 @ 3266
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon RX Vega₆⁴ Liquid @ 1,800Mhz Core, 1025Mhz HBM2
Storage	1x ADATA SX8200 NVMe, 1x Segate 2.5" FireCuda 2TB SATA, 1x 500GB HGST SATA
Display(s)	Vizio 22" 1080p 60hz TV (Samsung Panel)
Case	Corsair 570X
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Seasonic X Series 850W KM3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	el'lappy\|Cruncher \| Cruncher 2
Processor	intel C2D T6400 \| i7 3770k @4.2ghz \| AII X2 220 @3.4ghz
Motherboard	some Acer \| Asus P8Z77-V Pro \|Gigabyter GA-M61p-S3
Cooling	dual 80mm cooling fan \| WC'ing ) \|cheapo
Memory	2x2gb ddr3 \| 2x2gb Ripjaws 1600 \|4x512mb D9s
Video Card(s)	onboard \| 60 1GB(hd7770 ) \|8800GTS
Storage	Momuntus xt 320gb \|Kingston Hyper X 120gb SATA III\|500gb WD
Display(s)	17in \| 42" 1080P HD 3D TV
Case	lappy case \| CM HAF XB \|none yet
Audio Device(s)	onboard \| onboard \| onboard
Power Supply	Dell brick w/ acer end end \| Antec EW 650w \|Antec SP 350w(upg.soon)
Software	Windows 7 Ult. 64bit---->------->

System Name	Budget AMD System
Processor	Threadripper 1900X @ 4.1Ghz (100x41 @ 1.3250V)
Motherboard	Gigabyte X399 Aorus Gaming 7
Cooling	EKWB X399 Monoblock
Memory	4x8GB GSkill TridentZ RGB 14-14-14-32 CR1 @ 3266
Video Card(s)	XFX Radeon RX Vega₆⁴ Liquid @ 1,800Mhz Core, 1025Mhz HBM2
Storage	1x ADATA SX8200 NVMe, 1x Segate 2.5" FireCuda 2TB SATA, 1x 500GB HGST SATA
Display(s)	Vizio 22" 1080p 60hz TV (Samsung Panel)
Case	Corsair 570X
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	Seasonic X Series 850W KM3
Software	Windows 10 Pro x64

System Name	el'lappy\|Cruncher \| Cruncher 2
Processor	intel C2D T6400 \| i7 3770k @4.2ghz \| AII X2 220 @3.4ghz
Motherboard	some Acer \| Asus P8Z77-V Pro \|Gigabyter GA-M61p-S3
Cooling	dual 80mm cooling fan \| WC'ing ) \|cheapo
Memory	2x2gb ddr3 \| 2x2gb Ripjaws 1600 \|4x512mb D9s
Video Card(s)	onboard \| 60 1GB(hd7770 ) \|8800GTS
Storage	Momuntus xt 320gb \|Kingston Hyper X 120gb SATA III\|500gb WD
Display(s)	17in \| 42" 1080P HD 3D TV
Case	lappy case \| CM HAF XB \|none yet
Audio Device(s)	onboard \| onboard \| onboard
Power Supply	Dell brick w/ acer end end \| Antec EW 650w \|Antec SP 350w(upg.soon)
Software	Windows 7 Ult. 64bit---->------->

Processor	AMD Athlon II X4 635
Motherboard	Asus M4N78-SE
Cooling	Stock
Memory	2x2GB G.Skill DDR2-800
Video Card(s)	XFX 7900GS
Storage	Samsung 5000GB 7200RPM 16MB cache
Display(s)	Samsung 22'' T220
Case	Coolermaster 590
Audio Device(s)	Onboard Realtek audio
Power Supply	OCZ fatal1ty 550w

System Name	Snow White
Processor	Ryzen 7900x3d
Motherboard	AsRock B650E Steel Legend
Cooling	Custom Water 1x420
Memory	32GB T-Force Deltas
Video Card(s)	PowerColor 7900 XTX Liquid Devil
Storage	20+ TB
Display(s)	Sammy 49" 5k Ultrawide
Case	Tt CTE 600 Snow Edition
Audio Device(s)	Onboard
Power Supply	EVGA 1200W P2
Mouse	Corsair M65 RGB Elite White
Keyboard	Corsair K65 Mini
Software	Windows 10
Benchmark Scores	Avermedia Live HD2

Processor	e6300 @ 3000, stock Volts
Motherboard	msi p35 neo2-FIR
Cooling	HDT-1283
Memory	2gb tracers 1066 micron d9GMH, cooled by a modded CoolIt Memory Cooler
Video Card(s)	HIS 4850 ICEQ4
Storage	WD Caviar 16 320gb WDAAKS + 640gb WDAAKS
Case	CM RC-690 sligthly modded
Power Supply	Bequiet darkpower PRO 850W (say overkill? :D)
Software	kubuntu 8.10 + Windows XP, soon Windows 7 too

System Name	BY-2021
Processor	AMD Ryzen 7 5800X (65w eco profile)
Motherboard	MSI B550 Gaming Plus
Cooling	Scythe Mugen (rev 5)
Memory	2 x Kingston HyperX DDR4-3200 32 GiB
Video Card(s)	AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT
Storage	Samsung 980 Pro, Seagate Exos X20 TB 7200 RPM
Display(s)	Nixeus NX-EDG274K (3840x2160@144 DP) + Samsung SyncMaster 906BW (1440x900@60 HDMI-DVI)
Case	Coolermaster HAF 932 w/ USB 3.0 5.25" bay + USB 3.2 (A+C) 3.5" bay
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC1150, Micca OriGen+
Power Supply	Enermax Platimax 850w
Mouse	Nixeus REVEL-X
Keyboard	Tesoro Excalibur
Software	Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Benchmark Scores	Faster than the tortoise; slower than the hare.

System Name	My mobo is Laughing at me
Processor	E7400
Motherboard	P5KPL-E Bios flashed to 0601 (Piece of poo!!)
Cooling	Thermalright Ultra 120a
Memory	GENERIC 2 GB DDR2 800
Video Card(s)	NONE!! Beat that!!
Storage	500GB SAMSUNG SATAII, 250GB SAMSUNG SATAII and o'l crappy 4gb maxtor
Display(s)	ACER X223W Q
Case	AEROCOOL ZERODEGREE (planning to mod)
Audio Device(s)	REALTEK ONBOARD
Power Supply	GIGABYTE 460W
Software	Win 7 x86 build 7022
Benchmark Scores	Super Pi 1m 17.000 :(

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