Zalman 1000watt or ThermalTake 1200?

[Salamandar]

Greetings,

I'm going to buy one of the following PSUs and I'm just can't really decide.

The Zalamn ZM 1000 or the ThermalTake Toughpower 1200 ?

My PC is overclocked and here are the specs :

C2D E 6860 @ 3.7 GHz
Gigabyte X38-DQ6
4x1 Kingston DDR2 1066 RAM
4x1 WD SATA Hard drives 7200 RPM
1 LG DVD burner
XFI FItality Sound card
3 120MM fans
and 7 USB devices plugged to it.

I'm going to buy 2 4870X2 early next month or so......

Which PSU do you think is enough?

I'm thinking the thermalTake since I've had good luck with the ToughPOwer PSUs!

Thx.

 

[mpilchfamily]

Why not look at the best rated PSU for that wattage. Check out the Ultra X3 1KW PSU.

 

[Salamandar]

I'm going to buy them from the shop next to me and they only have these 2 choices!

 

[BlueAcolyte]

What price?

 

[Salamandar]

The Zalman Costs 1250 Riyals = 334 $

The ThermalTake 1390 Riyals = 370 $

 

[Salamandar]

OK went with the ThermalTake....................................

 

[jonnyGURU]

Should've went with the Zalman. 😉

Either are overkill and the Zalman is less money. 😀

 

[Salamandar]

Originally posted by: jonnyGURU
Should've went with the Zalman. 😉

Either are overkill and the Zalman is less money. 😀

Great webpage you have, if you are from the jonnyGUru webpage ! 😉

I made some calculations on how much I really need and I found out that I might top 800 watts with this PC if I installed 2 4870x2 cards.

The Zalman has no power switch on its back side which really annoyed me and its cables are a little shorter than the thermalTake.

 

[jonnyGURU]

Yeah. No ON/OFF switch is certainly a PITA. But I'm a sucker for the heatpipe/radiator design. 😉

 

[Salamandar]

True, the heatpipe inside the Zalman is a great idea, yet not a selling point for me.

Right now I'm runing the ThermalTake and it is really a great PSU!

Now I should eaither wait for the retailers to restock for the HD 4870X2 or wait untill Nvidia or ATI comes out with a new revisions of their cards!