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rgallant

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over kill maybe
if I can't get my seasonic x1050 down to can't hear it ,I'll park it in my closet with my ax1200 corsair ,then buy a 850 watter for 780 sli
-mine you I just picked up a 550 watt to go down stairs to power 2 pumps [moving case pump down there also]9 fans there and to power my 2 fan controllers in my case dropping the idle watts enough to have no buzzing or psu fan running.
 
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rgallant said:
over kill maybe
if I can't get my seasonic x1050 down to can't hear it ,I'll park it in my closet with my ax1200 corsair ,then buy a 850 watter for 780 sli
-mine you I just picked up a 550 watt to go down stairs to power 2 pumps [moving case pump down there also]9 fans there and to power my 2 fan controllers in my case dropping the idle watts enough to have no buzzing or psu fan running.
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But is this a good one PSU?

Should make my system runs ok?

And the 12v rails?

Thanks
 
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nwo

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It seems like a decent PSU even though I never heard of the brand.

It seems to have a single 12v rail so you have nothing to worry about. However, it does mention: Single (or sextuple independent) +12V rail, providing powerful output Voltage... So I don't know if that means that there is a version with a single rail and a 6 rail version or if you can split up the rails with a flip of a switch (I used to have one like that 8 years ago). As long as you make sure you are running in single 12v rail mode, you have nothing to worry about.
 
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Deders

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You have a single 12v rail which means you don't have to worry about balancing the load but to be fair that is rarely an issue for 1000W+ PSU's.

Never heard of Seventeam but apparently they have provided parts for Silverstone and also worked with Coolermaster in the past.
 
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Maximilian

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Looks like a silverstone strider PSU, the model number is certainly in line with silverstones PSU's, it lacks the on/off button and has that little LED at the back. Also its got the beefy ass power connector instead of the standard kettle plug, I forget the names of them.

Had a look here:
http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Page998.htm

Most of silverstones strider line seems to be made my enhance, although there are a few others made by seventeam. In conclusion I have no idea if its any good.

Most of seventeams PSU's havent been reviewed but the few that there are seem to get decent scores:

http://www.realhardtechx.com/index_archivos/Seventeam.htm
 
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wsarahan

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Thanks for the answers guys

So resuming it appears to be a top quality PSU for my rig right?

We do not have many options here in Brazil, this one was the best i could find today

And the rail things, what`s the difference between single rail and multi rails? Is this really matters?

In the site it says that this PSU has multi rails and the site a single one.....

Thanks
 
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Maximilian

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wsarahan said:
Thanks for the answers guys

So resuming it appears to be a top quality PSU for my rig right?

We do not have many options here in Brazil, this one was the best i could find today

And the rail things, what`s the difference between single rail and multi rails? Is this really matters?

In the site it says that this PSU has multi rails and the site a single one.....

Thanks
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Multi rail is a safety feature. Its good to have on high wattage PSU's.

Generally having 100+ amps of electricity going through a single rail isnt a great idea because the overcurrent protection will take 100 amps to kick in.

Having say 4 rails at 30 amps is better because the overcurrent protection will trip at 30 amps which is safer.

That said... a high quality single rail PSU is still better than a crummy multi rail one, so quality is still king at the end of the day.
 
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wsarahan

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Maximilian said:
Multi rail is a safety feature. Its good to have on high wattage PSU's.

Generally having 100+ amps of electricity going through a single rail isnt a great idea because the overcurrent protection will take 100 amps to kick in.

Having say 4 rails at 30 amps is better because the overcurrent protection will trip at 30 amps which is safer.

That said... a high quality single rail PSU is still better than a crummy multi rail one, so quality is still king at the end of the day.
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The website says the PSU uses single rail or multi rail, how do i know if i`m using a single rail or a multi one? Is there a way to know that?

Thanks
 
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Deders

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Have a look on the side of the PSU, there should be ratings for each rail. There will be a -12v rail, don't include that, but apart from that, if there is just 1 +12v rail then it is a single rail design, if there are more then it is multiple rail.
 
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wsarahan

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Deders said:
Have a look on the side of the PSU, there should be ratings for each rail. There will be a -12v rail, don't include that, but apart from that, if there is just 1 +12v rail then it is a single rail design, if there are more then it is multiple rail.
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The problem is that the PSU stick says that it has 6 rails and the website, that i posted in the main post says a single one, now i`m confused

Is there a visible way to see if it`s a single or multi, a way that the user can see?

And i`m using the psu at 220V here but with a multimeter my jack says that the energy that is coming is about 243... 245, should i be ok with that?
 
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Deders

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I'd say the sticker is more accurate then the website. What is each rail rated for?

What is the the voltage of electricity in Brazil?
 
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wsarahan

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Deders said:
I'd say the sticker is more accurate then the website. What is each rail rated for?

What is the the voltage of electricity in Brazil?
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110 or 220v, you can choose here, or have both

here is the stick:

12v30arails.jpg
 
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wsarahan said:
The problem is that the PSU stick says that it has 6 rails and the website, that i posted in the main post says a single one, now i`m confused

Is there a visible way to see if it`s a single or multi, a way that the user can see?

And i`m using the psu at 220V here but with a multimeter my jack says that the energy that is coming is about 243... 245, should i be ok with that?
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Looks like its got 6 rails at 30 amps each.

http://www.seventeam.com.tw/product_contentx.php?theme_select=1english&cid=165&pid=689

The site says "Single (or sextuple independent) +12V rail, providing powerful output Voltage" So it might be one of those PSU's where it can be multi rail or single rail depending on how you set it. Maybe that strange looking black button on the back has something to do with it. Because theres the on/off switch and then theres another button next to it.

Corsair AX1200i can do something like that, single rail or multi rail depending on how you set it.
 
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Maximilian said:
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Looks like its got 6 rails at 30 amps each.

http://www.seventeam.com.tw/product_contentx.php?theme_select=1english&cid=165&pid=689

The site says "Single (or sextuple independent) +12V rail, providing powerful output Voltage" So it might be one of those PSU's where it can be multi rail or single rail depending on how you set it. Maybe that strange looking black button on the back has something to do with it. Because theres the on/off switch and then theres another button next to it.

Corsair AX1200i can do something like that, single rail or multi rail depending on how you set it.
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The button is a turbo button, when you let it pressed the PSU fan always stays at maximum RPM, nothing about the multi rail :(

Now that you have the stick, should i worry abou my room hetting something about 245V and the stick saying max output 240V and the website 264V?

Thanks again
 
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