Jimmy89 Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 Hey, I am currenty in the process of putting together a new system (see sig), but the psu is still something that i am unsure about. Which is better out of these 2 http://www.enermax.com.tw/products_page.ph...&Gid=18&Gid2=45 http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=22550 Will both of these be powerfull enough to drive 2 x 7800GTX if i choose to in the future? I live in Australia and can get the Enermax for $115 and the Antec for $154 so take that into consideration also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Shibby Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 I would choose something from the "A" list for SLI from David Hammock's PSU guide: http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10854 He is incredibly knowledgeable and his word carries a LOT of weight around here. The machines on his A-list have been shown to work well many times over on these boards. I've read that the 7800GTX's draw a LOT of power, so research that as well (I would personally get one of the recommended 600 Watt PSU's on the list, just to play things really safe...especially if I was planning on tacking a lot of HDD's, fans, etc into the system). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
THunDA Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 I just picked up the Enermax (Enermax 535W FMA ATX12V Ver2.01 535W) because I needed an extra psu to troubleshoot with.. I must say the rails are VERY stable.. Out of the box the rails read .. ( With a dmm ) 12v = 12.15v 5v = 5.14v 3.3v = 3.35v Even when running occt or memtest they dont budge.. Overall im very happy so far and especially since it only cost $88 from the egg.. Once I get my rig back up to where I had it I'll post a little review of it here.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boppo Posted August 29, 2005 Posted August 29, 2005 I have an Enermax 600W and have been very happy with it so far. If you are thinking of possibly going with 2x7800s in the future I would get a bigger PSU though. If you plan to have multiple Optical drives, harddrives, etc. you will be drawing a lot of power. If you overclock, the power goes up even more. Check out this site to get an idea of your power requirements. http://www.extreme.outervision.com/index.jsp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidhammock200 Posted August 30, 2005 Posted August 30, 2005 Hey, I am currenty in the process of putting together a new system (see sig), but the psu is still something that i am unsure about. Which is better out of these 2 http://www.enermax.com.tw/products_page.ph...&Gid=18&Gid2=45 http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=22550 Will both of these be powerfull enough to drive 2 x 7800GTX if i choose to in the future? I live in Australia and can get the Enermax for $115 and the Antec for $154 so take that into consideration also. The Enermax is a better choice for the DFI N4 mobos & has more than enough for SLI with 7800's. :nod: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StephenC Posted August 30, 2005 Posted August 30, 2005 I am running my system with the enermax 535 2.01. Voltage is rock solid stable. As well my system. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hymn Posted August 30, 2005 Posted August 30, 2005 I am running my system with the enermax 535 2.01. Voltage is rock solid stable.As well my system. mind if i ask... how do you measure the rails? ide love to see how my Antec TP-II 550W's rails are. does anyone have a tutorial on that? i do have a voltage meter. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidhammock200 Posted September 2, 2005 Posted September 2, 2005 mind if i ask... how do you measure the rails? ide love to see how my Antec TP-II 550W's rails are. does anyone have a tutorial on that? i do have a voltage meter. Test like this: http://forums.extremeoverclocking.com/show...ad.php?t=137886 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry_Games Posted September 2, 2005 Posted September 2, 2005 im going to buy the 535w Enermax next, I just got a 600w Enermax and so far it is fantastical! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidhammock200 Posted September 3, 2005 Posted September 3, 2005 im going to buy the 535w Enermax next, I just got a 600w Enermax and so far it is fantastical!To ELL with buying them, I'm sure that Enermax will ship us a couple if we will publish a review. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
catkicker Posted September 3, 2005 Posted September 3, 2005 david was curious on what your checklist is for checking PSU and do you reallytear them apart? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidhammock200 Posted September 3, 2005 Posted September 3, 2005 david was curious on what your checklist is for checking PSU and do you reallytear them apart?It really depends on the PSU.If it is just a "replacement, non-high performance" type, I'm pretty gentle. If it a highend, high performance PSU, I will try to test to distruction & will take it apart to see if it truly meets its claimed specs. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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