Does anyone have any useful information to add, such as experience with a similar setup.
Anyone used an ASUS Striker Extreme?
Would the Thermaltake Toughpower 850W be a better choice?
Are their still issues with an Intel Quad on the 680i?
Dream Machine: Kentsfield + 8800GTX SLI + 680i SLI
Regarding PSU choice, I can recommend the Enermax Galaxy 1000W, as I have had no issues with that. I have no experience with Zeus, PPC or Thermaltake.cruiser8199 wrote:Does anyone have any useful information to add, such as experience with a similar setup.
Anyone used an ASUS Striker Extreme?
Would the Thermaltake Toughpower 850W be a better choice?
Are their still issues with an Intel Quad on the 680i?
I haven't experience any issues with my QX6700 and the EVGA 680i, except for the FSB OC issue. This should have been fixed in the A1 revision of the 680i generic boards - I don't know about the ASUS Striker as that is not a generic board.
The only problem I have had with my setup, was related to the sound / X-Fi + SLI combo, which for me was removed with the P23 BIOS. I have no other issues now AFAIK, but I haven't really put so much pressure upon my hardware as others have - lack of experience and information.
...My Via C3 runs cooler and consumes way less power so there! 
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Re: Dream Machine: Kentsfield + 8800GTX SLI + 680i SLI
I just wanted to update this old thread as I recommended the Thermaltake Toughpower 850W... Well 6 months down the road I turned on my test bench PC today and found that the fans would spin up for a second and then it would power down... Plugged in the Antec power supply tester and found the +5V rail is bad... Checked it with a Volt meter and the +5V rail was hardly holding 3V... Another man down...
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Re: Dream Machine: Kentsfield + 8800GTX SLI + 680i SLI
Aren't the TT PSU's recognized to be bad?
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they used to have a bad rep, but they change manufactures like Antec and OCZ so times change ;)
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Re: Dream Machine: Kentsfield + 8800GTX SLI + 680i SLI
Ouch.......At least this one died of nautural causesApoptosis wrote:I just wanted to update this old thread as I recommended the Thermaltake Toughpower 850W... Well 6 months down the road I turned on my test bench PC today and found that the fans would spin up for a second and then it would power down... Plugged in the Antec power supply tester and found the +5V rail is bad... Checked it with a Volt meter and the +5V rail was hardly holding 3V... Another man down...