what PSU do i need for a 3870 X2 OEM? *URGENT!

[skier]

Rosewill PSU's are tier5 and on the "not recommended" list here.

Official Tiered psu Listing

Do yourself a favor and choose at least a tier2 PSU.

Read my post above in case you missed or ignored it.

jonnyguru reviewed a RP500-2 and the PSU im lookin at is a RP600V2

I walked into this expecting to finally have the pleasure of letting the magic blue smoke out of something but to my surprise and delight I've discovered a hidden gem instead

and the bad things were: lack of SATA cables(i will only have one SATA drive for quite a while, and the RP600 has 4 anyway); not fully sleeved(why would i care, im not showing it off, and its too little difference in ventilation to matter); and Fuhjyyu caps(i have plenty of ventilation, so they'll stay cool enough)

[dicecca112]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817171016 I much rather see you go with this over a Rosewill. Its a little more expensive, but I think its manageable.

[skier]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817171016 I much rather see you go with this over a Rosewill. Its a little more expensive, but I think its manageable.

yeah, 5 dollars doesnt matter, but this one has only 1 PCIe connector, one less SATA, 3 less Amps on each 12v rail, and 2% less efficiency, how can it be better(other than buying the brand)

[dicecca112]

Its been proven to be reliable unlike Rosewill. If you need Sata that bad, by a Molex to Sata Power converter, hell I bet someone's got one lying around here they'd be willing to send you

[skier]

what about the amps on the 12v rails? dan said i needed roughly 18+ amps on each, 16 does not appear to be over 18(although i could be wrong )

edit- unless he meant that it needed 18+ total, and it would be better to separate between the two rails(9+ used on each), so you dont stress out one, and leave the other wasted

[DMB2000uk]

The 9a on each rail analogy is the closest to what I meant, I can't be bothered to go into specifics

More amps on each rail means you have to worry less about it, but with both PSUs you really need to try and do it.

Dan

[skier]

i guess i'll eventually go with cooler master, i found that 550W for $55 on zipzoomfly, how good are they?

[Alathald]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817139004
Only $20 dollars more than the Rosewill and much better...please don't make us cry
Only $30 more than the CoolerMaster as well, go shovel some drives ala Meth's suggestion...

[skier]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817139004
Only $20 dollars more than the Rosewill and much better...please don't make us cry
Only $30 more than the CoolerMaster as well, go shovel some drives ala Meth's suggestion...

well, considering right now i have $0 and just bought a PSU a couple weeks ago, and have no definite source of income, and just bought a few things on the egg a couple days ago, the less expensive the better, regardless of "i know this is the best PSU manufacturer and model out there"

so how is zipzoomfly?

[Merlin]

I have bought from Zip Zoom on a few occasions and they are good. Not quite as fast as NewEgg in my experience but equal in customer service. I would not hesitate to buy from them.

[skier]

ok, there is an *open box version of the coolermaster extreme power 550 for $46 on ZZF(opposed to $55) is this worth it?

[skier]

any opinions on the open box?? im buying within a couple days!!

[Merlin]

I have not purchased open box stuff from ZZF but I have from New Egg. I got a 17" NEC LCD monitor open box from New egg and it has been great. I would just make sure you read the return policy on open box stuff PSUs in particular to be sure you can at least return it for replacement within a reasonable time in the event something goes wrong. Zip Zoom has been around a long time so I am sure you will be fine. I take it the card finaly came in??

[skier]

not yet, but next week worth the anticipatory wait

[Zertz]

any opinions on the open box?? im buying within a couple days!!

If 10$ makes you happy, go for it. Just make sure theres some kind of return policy in case it's defective...

[skier]

i'll go with the regular one i think, the one year warrantee sounds a little better than 30 day, also, any thoughts on this: 600W for $70

[Alathald]

http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-vx-550w ... 52646.html - $54.99 w/ google checkout after MIR

The CoolerMaster seems ok though if that's what you're set on it. http://www.jonnyguru.com/PSU/eXtremePower600W/

[skier]

how about an antec neoHE 500W on amazon for $60? tier 2; 3 12v+ rails;plenty of everything

[dicecca112]

neo has compatibility issues, I'd go with the Coolermaster

[skier]

compatibility issues?? but its tier 2

along what lines?(PCIe,cpu power etc)