Blain

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Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
Could you of made a few suggestions instead? I'm open to suggestions
I'm trying to understand your thinking, so that I can make relevant suggestions.

 

BladeVenom

Lifer
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Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
Sry, let me explain. I'm going to install either into a high end gaming and F@H machine

EDIT: 4ghz + i7 OC

How many and what kind of video cards. It is inefficient to get a too powerful a PSU.
 

Blain

Lifer
Oct 9, 1999
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Originally posted by: BladeVenom
Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
Sry, let me explain. I'm going to install either into a high end gaming and F@H machine

EDIT: 4ghz + i7 OC

How many and what kind of video cards. It is inefficient to get a too powerful a PSU.
He said a "high end gaming" machine, so obviously he's running triple 295 cards.

 

AstroManLuca

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If you have 3-4 video cards and/or 6-10 hard drives, then such a PSU might be worth it. If you just have 1-2 video cards and 1-3 hard drives, though, you'll probably be fine with a 500-750W unit.
 

mrSHEiK124

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Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
Enermax Revo 280$
Coolmax 1350

Use a PSU calculator and make SURE you need all that power.

I'm running a balls to the wall overclocked Q9550, 2 hard drives, and a GTX260 Core 216 just fine on 620W, and I've got enough juice for a few more hard drives or another graphics card. Unless you're running triple SLI, a RAID10 array, and a 5 GHz i7, you don't need 1.3 kW.
 
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I still have an Enermax Revolution 950 im using with my 8400 that I could just shift into the i7 build and ...sell off the 8400. I might do that.