PSU Advice.... Kindly help me

[grtmoby]

Hi all and sorry if this is a repeated question but i don't have that much experience as some of u do. I am building my new system;

AMD 4600+ AM2 (cooled with ZALMAN CNPS 9500 AM2)
ASUS Crosshair
2 GB Corsair XMS2 6400C4
1x Raptor 36GB
1x Maxtor 200GB SATA
1x Maxtor 200GB PATA
BFG 7950GT 512MB (may be SLI in the future)
DVD RW and DVD ROM
X-Fi fatality Sound Card
SkyStar2 DVB PCI card
PATA PCI card as only 1 IDE is present on the mobo
plus fans and HDD coolers

I tried the psu calculator and it gave me i need around 750Watt which i don't really think is correct. I think one of the following shall be ok and want ur opinions guys based on durability and stability.

PC Power & Cooling S61EPS EPS12V 610W
Corsair HX620w ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W
Thermaltake W0106RU Toughpower 700W
SILVERSTONE SST-ST75ZF ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V 750W
OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W

Thank you so much in advance, i really appreciate your help

 

[deathwalker]

Of that group...PC power and cooling is a top of the line device..but...all the rest could adequately do the job...I would also include Enermax and Fortron in my PS consideration. I doubt seriously that you actually neeed 750 watts....but atleast 600 would probably be a good idea...not to critisize..but could you elaborate on your choice of your 3 HD devices? a 36gb SATA, 200 SATA and a 200 ATA device...this selection seems a bit ..well...strange. You obviously are not goiing to be doing a RAID configuration..so why this strange mix?

 

[grtmoby]

The 200 SATA and 200 ATA are a carry over from my old system and the raptor shall be having the system on it (winXP). PC power and cooling is the only one with one +12v rail the others are multi rails. so still go with the pc power and cooling.
I really appreciate you replied to me , thank u so much.

 

[alzan]

See if you can find out which of those PSU's gives the greatest constant power output; a lot of mfrs. only quote the peak output cause the numbers are bigger. Don't get me wrong, peak output is important too, but the constant output is more important.

alzan

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

Originally posted by: grtmoby


PC Power & Cooling S61EPS EPS12V 610W Good unit but expensive. VG customer support.


Corsair HX620w ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W VG unit built by Seasonic on thier new M12 platform. Reviewed very well. Highly recommended.


Thermaltake W0106RU Toughpower 700W This may NOT be the unit but one of the newer TT PSUs was reviewed very well at http://www.jonnyguru.com/


SILVERSTONE SST-ST75ZF ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V 750W Silverstone PSUs are built by Enhance or Etasis. Most of what they offer is top shelf. jonnyGURU reviewed this unit, read about it at the above link.


OCZ GameXStream OCZ700GXSSLI ATX12V 700W I'd pass on this unit. It's built by Fortron on the Epsilon platform. At the upper end of output, ripple is out of spec. Sad because it is a good unit otherwise.

Thank you so much in advance, i really appreciate your help

Best bang for the buck would be the Enhance ENP-0560G. It will Froogle at $100 and is full modular. Very stable unit. Search for reviews of it or the Silverstone ST60F, as they are one and the same. Modular is done right on this unit...All are Molex standard pins & shells.


...Galvanized