Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2012/10/19 06:27:18
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donta1979
Wonder if I will have to swap out my seasonic x750 for my corsair 1000hx if I go SLI with 680's
Are you gonna overclock the cards? CPU? how many other accessories do you have?
Prob oc just for bench numbers, then back to all stock clocks, have 6 bitfenix led fans, dvd drive, 3 hard drives, maybe my ssd, bitfenix recon touch screen fan controller, razer megalodon headset, that about sums it up.
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2012/10/19 06:35:04
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Wonder if I will have to swap out my seasonic x750 for my corsair 1000hx if I go SLI with 680's
Are you gonna overclock the cards? CPU? how many other accessories do you have?
Prob oc just for bench numbers, then back to all stock clocks, have 6 bitfenix led fans, dvd drive, 3 hard drives, maybe my ssd, bitfenix recon touch screen fan controller, razer megalodon headset, that about sums it up.
What are the specs of the 750 watt psu? 12v rail amps? and is it a single 12v rail? Gold rated?
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2012/10/19 06:54:10
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2012/10/19 19:57:13
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Nice talkin to you Donta.........
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2012/10/19 21:49:05
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donta1979
Robs03gts
donta1979
Wonder if I will have to swap out my seasonic x750 for my corsair 1000hx if I go SLI with 680's
Are you gonna overclock the cards? CPU? how many other accessories do you have?
Prob oc just for bench numbers, then back to all stock clocks, have 6 bitfenix led fans, dvd drive, 3 hard drives, maybe my ssd, bitfenix recon touch screen fan controller, razer megalodon headset, that about sums it up.
What are the specs of the 750 watt psu? 12v rail amps? and is it a single 12v rail? Gold rated?
Yeah that's the psu a seasonic x750 gold
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/02/23 13:27:52
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I think Neo Eco and Earthwatts(Antec) should be added, as they are SeaSonic rebrands. For the SeaSonic 750w, you've got enough headroom for 690SLI or 3x680s, with plenty of overhead for some extreme overclocking, and lots of harddrives, accessories, and maybe some more add-on cards/a physX card. And probably another 690, if you don't mind falling under the 80+ gold spec. The X750 can deliver close to 1000w within ATX specification, but no longer meets the strict 80+ Gold efficiency ratings past 750w. On top of that, the ripple/voltage regulation up to 750w is better than most units at 450w. http://www.hardwaresecret...r-Supply-Review/1591/1 Here's a more detailed review. This PSU is a "perfect" unit. It's as good as you could possibly hope for a 750w 80+ gold unit to be, and then some.
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/06/29 06:28:13
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Need to post power requirement for the 670 FTW, since it uses more power than the reference 670 and reference 680.
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/06/29 14:11:37
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I picked up a SeaSonic X-SERIES X-1050 PSU for only $160.00 while the egg had them on sell. Its a Gold rated psu with 87amps on a single 12v rail so im not worried about much, lol.
Couldnt turn it down for that price and I run SLI anyway with a heavy overclock on the GPU's and CPU.
Thats a great deal....and a great PSU......is it fully modular?...w a 140mm fan.?.....at this point I can only go fully modular ;) (yeah I could google t but I'm too lazy this Sat) .....On a more Thread related note, the Rig in my Sig draws around 875W from the wall looping Valley (measured between wall n PSU)... take into consideration the "Gold Rated PSU", likely around 750W from the wall.....and thats OC's Tri SLi 680 Classy's w 3930K @ 4.7 Ghz
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/06/29 17:41:14
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I just picked up a Corsair HX850 watt for 149.00 a week ago. My rig utilizes 820watts w/2 670 GTX FTW's sli'ed on a 2500k@5.0ghz. My cpu uses 186watts alone at 5ghz. I have 2 SSD's, a spin drive, and 7 fans in my case. I was running a TX850, but after 9 months it started to fail. I went 80% gold certified this time, and noticed a difference immediately .
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/07/25 04:44:04
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~Hi,
Great post, been very useful and its why I'm asking this question;
I've been troubleshooting some PC issues I've been having for a while now, and after reading your post I used Asus PSU calculator (Mainly Asus parts I use :( ),
Would you mind casting your eye over this rig below and confirming if I do indeed need a minimum 1050w PSU as Asus state,
3930K @ 4.2Ghz
Rampage IV mobo
H100i
16GB Kingston Hyper-X 2133Mhz
Intel 520 250gb SSD and a Plextor ProM5 256 SSD
WD 2TB Black HDD (photos n crap)
2 x 680GTX Asus DCII TOP edition
2 x DVD/BluR Combo drives
LED Fan controller (2 x 280 2 x 140mm)
All running on my lovely Catleap 2560x1440 dual screen setup.
Sorry its a lot of scribbles above, my first post on this site so do excuse my typing :)...
Any response would be extremely grateful.... ohh and an answer will lead me to my next question.... excitement!!
Thanks,
B
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/07/25 05:53:02
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Absolutely not. A good 600w would be fine, even a 550w could probably handle it, though I wouldn't want to run a system like that on less than 650w myself.
Just make sure it's a good power supply, and not some logisys diablotek ultra trash. Get a SeaSonic or CWT or Delta based unit at 650w and you'll be good to go. I highly recommend picking up a Corsair or Antec 650w SeaSonic or CWT, or one of XFX's 650w SeaSonics.
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/07/25 09:53:37
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Absolutely not. A good 600w would be fine, even a 550w could probably handle it, though I wouldn't want to run a system like that on less than 650w myself.
Just make sure it's a good power supply, and not some logisys diablotek ultra trash. Get a SeaSonic or CWT or Delta based unit at 650w and you'll be good to go. I highly recommend picking up a Corsair or Antec 650w SeaSonic or CWT, or one of XFX's 650w SeaSonics.
Pheeeeww.... thanks ever so much SpitefulCrow, I actually have a Corsair 850HX installed, but I was scared to add :)).... Well that rules out the problems I've been having with my SLi setup! damn. Guess I'll go try find the appropriate threads... Thanks again, Baz
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/07/27 17:05:52
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/07/28 06:46:45
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Fantastic "little" calculator that... cheers bud
Says I sit around 730w so thats ok..... I think
Barry
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/07/28 09:45:28
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just pull the trigger($) and buy the corsair 1200i best damn psu on the market as far as I am concerned
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/07/28 13:34:32
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just pull the trigger($) and buy the corsair 1200i best damn psu on the market as far as I am concerned
:) Now were talking... Baz
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/07/28 17:53:05
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The AX1200i is a great PSU, but i'd sway more people to the AX860i instead due to it's slightly better efficiency for idol loads. But if you had tri SLI GTX Titan's, i'd definitely go with a AX1200i.
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/07/29 18:47:06
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/07/30 21:16:40
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Well I'll be fine at least going SLI as long as I do not overclock with my setup w/ 750 gold PSU only leaves me with about 50 watts to spare at 100% load on CPU and gpu's.
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/08/01 08:02:10
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Donta,
Could you upload a short video of that bad boy Mustang of yours, been a fan ever since I seen Gone in 60 secs, with the old classic mustang,
It be nice to hear the engine idling and maybe a few k revs :))
Thanks bud,
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/08/03 10:09:31
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SpitefulCrow
Coolermaster PSU Calculator is a direct copy of http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
It's accurate, but it's better to not support plagiarism and use the original calculator.
Lmao.... it's not plagiarism......it's called using the same format, their are literally dozens of the same exact format calculators on the web. Someone needs to go back to school and learn the definition of plagiarism. Plagiarism is when someone copies a written work, or document and then calls it their own.....
post edited by SeanEJohan - 2013/08/03 10:14:20
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/08/04 20:52:38
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No, it's the exact same app. Several other sites use it and link to the original, as well. I don't see any link or credit on the CM webpage, however, which means it's plagiarism.
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/08/05 05:56:43
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@this guy^ go back to high school you apparently missed the definition of "plagiarism". It would be copyright infringement....not plagiarism....
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2013/08/06 20:44:56
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pla·gia·rism /ˈplājəˌrizəm/
Noun
The practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.
Synonyms
plagiary - crib
Also, the forums are broked on firefox.
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2016/03/09 07:11:18
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Going to necro this thread to say that many of you over-buy what you need in a PSU. Just because it's "1000+ watts!!1!1!" doesn't mean it's good. Much better to get a lower power model within your actual usage range (allowing for some headroom for heat and stress), but which has very stable voltage regulation with low ripple and noise and good efficiency. The PSU and/or other components will last much longer. Check jonnyguru.com, it's all you need to know when shopping for a PSU. They're as unbiased and thorough in their testing as you'll find anywhere. I can highly recommend the XFX XPS Black Edition series, at least the 750w and 850w units. I've had the 750 for 5-6 years now, running at least 18 hrs./day and it's been excellent, even outlasting some top end Enermax & Corsair units I've had.
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2016/03/09 09:11:40
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2016/03/09 14:40:07
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^ When/if this one dies (or my next build), I might be checking out the new EVGA's too.
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2016/03/30 09:18:15
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Always had good luck with the Sesonic PSU. Haven't really tried all of the others because if sometime give me good service, I tend to stick with it. I am running a Thermaltake Black Widow 850 watt PSU right now though and came in a combo deal so I went with it. I-7 3770k, 32gb (4x8) Ripjaw ram EVGA GeForce GTX 960 02G-P4-2966-KR 2GB SSC GAMING w/ACX 2.0+, Whisper Silent Cooling Graphics Card (single) I didn't test 5he card as shipped because allot of reviews said the thermal paste was not good at all. So I did remove the heat sinks, cleaned polised surfaces and applied Artic Silver paste before installing it. So I didn't test it as it came with, so I removed there paste wich didn't look to good,. Results, been running cool and near silent for 1-1/2 years now. I'm not a heavy gamer but like my video to look good at 1080p and it runs Project Cars @1080 pretty smooth. Probably should have bought the 4Gb version, but at the time I figured I can always drop another one in as needed, and there cheaper now. No complaints here, I'm happy with it. 500Gb SSD Cucial MX series 6 1Th Sata 3 HDDs, 1x external and 2 USB 3 docks, one is built into the Thermaltake Chaser II case which is a nice feature. Just pop in a he's like an old 8 track tape. Also running a Thermaltake Water Extreme 2.0 water cooler, so running power for that as well as 7 fans which rarely need to spin up. The Black Widow eems to provide plenty of stable and level power that never spikes.
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2016/03/30 09:26:22
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Welcome to the Forum TerryLDThis is an Old Thread "How much power do you need? (600 series)" and is about the Older GTX 600 Series Graphics Cards? 900 Series Cards run 1 and half to 2 time less power or wattage then the 600 and now even 700 series cards need. TerryLD
Always had good luck with the Sesonic PSU.
Haven't really tried all of the others because if sometime give me good service, I tend to stick with it.
I am running a Thermaltake Black Widow 850 watt PSU right now though and came in a combo deal so I went with it.
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500Gb SSD Cucial MX series
6 1Th Sata 3 HDDs, 1x external and 2 USB 3 docks, one is built into the Thermaltake Chaser II case which is a nice feature. Just pop in a he's like an old 8 track tape.
Also running a Thermaltake Water Extreme 2.0 water cooler, so running power for that as well as 7 fans which rarely need to spin up.
The Black Widow eems to provide plenty of stable and level power that never spikes.
Are you running any of the older 500 or 600 and now even 700 series cards?
post edited by bcavnaugh - 2016/03/30 09:33:50
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Re:How much power do you need? (600 series)
2016/03/30 10:20:06
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Good point. 1000 watts of peak output doesn't matter if its only stable at 500w. Check the sustained output on the specs per rail. If you have a modular PSU, it may look cleaner but it's probably not good to connect everthing to 1 rail, Split the load. Have you ever noticed some PSU are very light weight and another that's the same wattage weights twice as much. Weight is not a good way to determine if it's better or not, but if you can't get the specs on it, it's a good indicator.
post edited by TerryLD - 2016/03/30 10:25:39
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