600W psu best one?

[MON]

looking to upgrade my psu was thinking of getting the 600W Enermax Noisetaker SLi EG701AX-VE

but seen some bad reveiws on it ... only thinking this one due to i allready have a energmax psu..

so wot is the best 600w psu? and good for a SLI system?

[ctid]

What is your current PSU? Most likely, you won't need a 600w PSU because only the most hardcore of systems would get anywhere near using that much power.

Also, what is your current system spec? This would help in determining how powerful a PSU you would need. A 600w PSU is overkill imo.

[MON]

i have a 350w energmax

going to upgrade to gtx then sli the system

and the Asus A8N32-SLi Deluxe

and a x2 amd 3800

and the Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty later on

i also have 2 harddrives and writers and the usuall fan arrangement

[Zad]

I had an Enermax 350W too

In theory it would just run that spec, but I decided not to risk it and went for a Hiper Type-R 580 modular. Seems nice and quiet.

What else can I say. It's a power supply, it supplies power. It would look cool if I had a case window, but I dont.

Mike

[MON]

yea thats why i am thinking 600w if this then i am ok for futcher and no more surprises..
cough...btx
the 350 i have i am well suprised it runs wot i have now..

so is the Enermax is the one .. them reveiws must be the bullshizzen

[MON]

why did you go for the Modular .. also if i went sli i whould need a bigger power supply

[MON]

or should i go for a 580 will this be ok for SLI?

[Zad]

Allllll the wrong reasons (but I did Google for opinions first)

I went for the Hiper 580 Modular because

a) It was Christmas Eve and I had had a really cr*ppy week
b) PC World had em cheaper than anywhere else online (amazingly)
c) Jeantech *sounded* a cheesy name
d) Jeantech *looked* less cool.
Oh and
e) The Hiper had a cool carry box.

Like I say, all the wrong reasons. Looking at those, I should be driving a chav'ed up Nova.

It's specified for SLI anyway (or at least theres an Nvidia SLI approved logoo on the box) and on my PC (see left) the big cooling fan on it is rotating slowly, and the air is only slightly warm. Baing modular just means there are fewer wires to get in the way (which is no bad thing in my case).

[MON]

just looked at some prices and for the extra it is worth the 600w .. also wot you rekon of the x2 3800 you have wot did you have before and wot differance did it make?

[MON]

sounded like a bad week at least pc world had it in when they say they did..

[Zad]

The X2 3800 is a new build, the Hiper was the first power supply. I was going to re-use the Enermax 350 from my P3, but according to the mobo specs, the 350W was very much the minimum requirement.

I'm pretty sure this PSU will run all the stuff that I am likely to throw at it. SLI, extra drives etc. I got 10 quid off for ordering it online and picking it up. They had plenty in stock anyway.

[Koolpc]

I would get a 500w Seasonic PSW. I have one and they are superb. They are stable and very very quiet!!

[Nox]

The best 600W PSU is the PC & P 550W SLI, but it is very expensive (around £150)

Otherwise have a browse through the hexus PSU roundup they did a couple of months ago, they tested over 30 PSU's.

Nox

[shaithis]

Check my system specs.......I have a VERY power-hungry setup.

I have run it now with both a 480W Tagan and a 580W Hiper.....and I only upgraded to the Hiper for peace-of-mind after checking out the PSU calculator that was posted recently, plus the fact the Hiper was on special at scan

I was also running the same system for ages but with only 1 7800GT and a QTechnologies 430W PSU.

I think power requirements are all quoted well on the safe side.

TBH, any SLI-ready PSU from a respected manufacturer would probably be fine.

[chazt]

this one http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=256340

[MON]

looking at this one ? any better or is it a downgrade to the 600W Enermax Noisetaker


580W Tagan 2Force T580-U22
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=230450