bikerdude on 25/2/2009 at 22:09

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Evening
EDIT: DO NOT BUY THE OCZ ELITEXSTREAM 1000W - THEY HAVE A DESIGN FLAW WHICH MEANS THEY DIE AFTER 2-3MONTHS - I WENT THROUGH 2 OF THEM.

I am now looking at a Silverstone SST-DA1000 or a Noctuna RK-1K

So I hunted and hunted around google and was all set to buy the 800w OCZ from Overclockers for £103inc, when I found the Same model 1000w unit on microdirect's site for the reletively measly sum of £133 - At this point I attempted to speak but only managed to make incoherant gibberings :sweat: This unit is made under licence from (http://demo.ersoft.com.tw/demo/impervio/003/index.aspx) Impervio electronics who make PSU's for Silverstone, and as it happens this unit is almost the same as the (http://www.silverstonetek.com.tw/products/p_contents.php?pno=OP1000-E&area=usa) Silverstone OP1000. But thats where the difference ends, the OCZ is £70 cheaper...

What makes this unit a monster is that it has a single 12v rail, that produces..wait for it... 80A and at a push will hit 100A = 1200W :eek:. Its complete OverKill, btu my logic is that my current and future power requirements will only use about 60-70% of ths units capacity which is smack in the middle of its effeicency zone and I wont have to upgrade this PSU for many years

bikerdude on 26/2/2009 at 08:09

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To quote myself

"Its complete OverKill, but my logic is that my current and future power requirements will only use about 60-70% of ths units capacity which is smack in the middle of its effeicency zone and I wont have to upgrade this PSU for many years"

Also this PSU is very stable voltage wise (all rail are above the required ATX spec and only have a 1% deviation) so will be extremely good for overclocking the CPU, FSB and memory, which so far on my 600w unit has proved only partially doable. Also at the heart of a good overclocked system is a good PSU and I also wanted enough spare capacity to last me a few years. And to add under full load my current system spec is maxing out(576W) the 600w unit I currently have at stock settings...

Hiatus on 27/2/2009 at 18:58

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btw (hope you don't mind posting it here, biker :)), which modern PSU in 350-450W (max!) range would you recommend?
Priorities:

- *very* power efficient (80 PLUS Bronze OR better is a must)

- LOW noise fan (and swappable with no problem - so probably standard 120mm),

- strong +12V line(s) - 1 or 2, +3.3/+5V can be weaker (like 20A each or less),

- standard sizes (important!)

max load will probably be < 200W under load, and < 100W in idle, so PLEASE don't don't recommend anything over the top (~400W would be optimal, I think). It won't be reused in any more power hungry rigs.


ps should I start a separate thread for this inquiry, for more exposure and such? If yes, I'll del this post and make a brand new dedicated thread.

Hiatus on 28/2/2009 at 21:08

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ok, I'd be grateful :)

specs: Pentium Dual Core 1.8GHz (no o/c), ATI Radeon X1950 Pro 256MB(no oc), P35 mobo, 2GB RAM (no o/c), 2 HDDs, 1 DVD.

it's intended to be a legacy gaming machine due to good compatibility with old games, and won't be upgraded etc.

Renzatic on 28/2/2009 at 23:33

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I'm inclined to agree. Nowadays, we have all this power efficient hardware that could easily be supported by a good 400-500w PSU on the high end, and what do we do?

...Hey guys, I've got 3 videocards and 15 harddrives in my machine! I use it mostly to play WoW and watch movies, but I benchmark FIFTY FUCKING THOUSAND!

Maybe I'm getting crotchety in my old age, but COMEON. There comes a point, people.