Read more.Corsair has launched a new series of power supplies that promise a quiet, energy-efficient and economical solution for inexpensive builds.
Read more.Corsair has launched a new series of power supplies that promise a quiet, energy-efficient and economical solution for inexpensive builds.
surely it should be 'slots in nicely below the VX450w.'?and the CX400 slots in nicely below the well-regarded HX520.
This has me scratching my head a bit. Isn't the HX1000 made by CWT (yes, the same people who made my £28 XClio PSU), not Corsair? In fact, aren't all of their previous models made by either CWT or Seasonic?The California-based manufacturer states that the engineering know-how that comes from developing high-end units such as its HX1000 has allowed it to create a "best-in-class power supply for mainstream users".
I'd love to know how that allowed Corsair to create a best in class power supply.. if indeed they have even created this one.
tis made by seasonic
luckyNV found a post by redbeard on another forum (i'll find the link...)
edit: here is the other thread: http://forums.hexus.net/scan-care-he...er-supply.html
see LuckyNV's post for the link to Redbeards post
my little (updated) corsair list:
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Organised by rated wattage:
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CX400w = Seasonic
VX450w = Seasonic
HX450w = Seasonic
HX520w = Seasonic
VX550w = CWT
HX620w = Seasonic
TX650w = Seasonic
TX750w = CWT
TX850w = CWT
HX1000w = CWT
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Organised by series:
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CX400 = Seasonic
VX450 = Seasonic
VX550 = CWT
TX650 = Seasonic
TX750 = CWT
TX850 = CWT
HX450 = Seasonic
HX520 = Seasonic
HX620 = Seasonic
HX1000 = CWT
Last edited by TAKTAK; 03-02-2009 at 11:00 PM. Reason: updated
Why are "low end" PSUs 400W? My systems have C2D's OC'd to 3.2ghz, HD3850s, 2Gb and HD and consume at spikes up to 175W when booting, 150W when running Orthos and 130W when gaming. Idles at 70W. Thats all at the wall.
I'd like a 250W PSU that was energy efficient. All 400W+ systems are never at peak efficiency when so lightly loaded.
But then I guess the cost of a decent 250W compared to a 400W is minimal.
Even those laptop power supply that gives 95W cost a hell lot of money.
Suprised how little power those C2D use. My desktop eats 80W more at full load / 90W idle than yours. But then I got a hell lot more HDDs.
Workstation 1: Intel i7 950 @ 3.8Ghz / X58 / 12GB DDR3-1600 / HD4870 512MB / Antec P180
Workstation 2: Intel C2Q Q9550 @ 3.6Ghz / X38 / 4GB DDR2-800 / 8400GS 512MB / Open Air
Workstation 3: Intel Xeon X3350 @ 3.2Ghz / P35 / 4GB DDR2-800 / HD4770 512MB / Shuttle SP35P2
HTPC: AMD Athlon X4 620 @ 2.6Ghz / 780G / 4GB DDR2-1000 / Antec Mini P180 White
Mobile Workstation: Intel C2D T8300 @ 2.4Ghz / GM965 / 3GB DDR2-667 / DELL Inspiron 1525 / 6+6+9 Cell Battery
Display (Monitor): DELL Ultrasharp 2709W + DELL Ultrasharp 2001FP
Display (Projector): Epson TW-3500 1080p
Speakers: Creative Megaworks THX550 5.1
Headphones: Etymotic hf2 / Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 Pro
Storage: 8x2TB Hitachi @ DELL PERC 6/i RAID6 / 13TB Non-RAID Across 12 HDDs
Consoles: PS3 Slim 120GB / Xbox 360 Arcade 20GB / PS2
How do you monitor what the total power used is?
you use one of these http://www.ecofreak.co.uk/products/1...y-Monitor.html
and that gives you the total that the comp is pulling from the wall.
No way of monitoring it via software?
Surely a good thing.
There is poor decent quality competition at the lower end.
Still I guess it really could be down to who manufactures the part and the warranty.
A product ill probably look at as well as the cheaper Hipers.
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