Having problems choosing a power supply

[ribbon13]

There's also the PCP&C Silencer 470 for $99

 

[piromaneak]

Yea I've pretty much settled on the PowerStream though... thx

 

[DanDaMan315]

Has anyone noticed that there are like atleast 5 posts a day about what power supply to get? I think this is the reason that Anand put a Post Search at the top of the forum, I could be completely wrong but I don't think so.

 

[jonnyGURU]

Originally posted by: DanDaMan315
Has anyone noticed that there are like atleast 5 posts a day about what power supply to get? I think this is the reason that Anand put a Post Search at the top of the forum, I could be completely wrong but I don't think so.

Yeah. I'm actually waiting for a "Power Supply Forum" to suddenly pop up. :disgust:

 

[ribbon13]

Everytime I read the that thread title "extremely low performance after power supply blew" I think to myself 'No shit? Wow, who would have thought'

 

[John]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
Everytime I read the that thread title "extremely low performance after power supply blew" I think to myself 'No shit? Wow, who would have thought'

ROFL

 

[piromaneak]

Come to think of it, it would be nice if they had a forum for each component in the computer. Maybe you should request that to a Moderator instead of yellin' at me. I don't have moderator power. And yes I DID search for power supply threads but none of them got into detail about the PowerStream and the Turbo-Cool. Now the forum has yet another thread to help someone out with selecting a PSU. If you're not going to assist people when they ask about something then don't even be on these boards... It's not like your getting paid to answer peoples questions Dan. Don't bother replying if you dont want to I really dont care to here your rhetoric. Thanks.

 

[vinayb]

I guess being on nvidia's sli list isnt a small deal. A number of companies must be wanting to get there. Theres a reason PCpower and supply got there first, and is the ONLY one there...

 

[vinayb]

dont forget, sli systems are among the very few systems that choke the living hell out of the power supplies...

 

[jonnyGURU]

Originally posted by: vinayb
dont forget, sli systems are among the very few systems that choke the living hell out of the power supplies...

What's stupid is that Intel ATX12V2.0 specs state that you can't manufacture a dual 12V rail power supply that supplies 20A or more per rail if you want to be Intel approved.

True ATX12V2.0 motherboards supposedly have built in overload protection that will actually shut down if they sense more than a 20A capable load on either of the 12V rails.

So if a 6800 video card can pull as much as 7A off of the 12V rail... EACH, and a Prescott Extreme Edition pulls 7A off of the 12V rail... how the hell do you get a dual rail power supply that is Intel ATX12V2.0 AND capable of running SLI?

Or is Intel just completely opposed to the idea of SLI?