BytalesXT
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Monday, December 16, 2013 3:08 PM
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I wish EVGA would create a special accesory, or a special connector on their future PSU, that can be used to link 2 or more PSU togther. Something along the lines of Or maybe something hardware inherent to every PSU outthere. There are those of us, who believe one PSU is not enough, and not only believe, but need, more power. Such a connector would be very welcome, esspecialy considering no PSU manufacturer done it before. Perhaps it would be there with the NEX 1500 succesor, who knows, maybe a 2 or 2,5 kW PSU in platinum flavour, allthough that may be difficult to construct.
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Re: Special feature requested
Monday, December 16, 2013 3:47 PM
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BytalesXT I wish EVGA would create a special accesory, or a special connector on their future PSU, that can be used to link 2 or more PSU togther. Something along the lines of Or maybe something hardware inherent to every PSU outthere. There are those of us, who believe one PSU is not enough, and not only believe, but need, more power. Such a connector would be very welcome, esspecialy considering no PSU manufacturer done it before. Perhaps it would be there with the NEX 1500 succesor, who knows, maybe a 2 or 2,5 kW PSU in platinum flavour, allthough that may be difficult to construct.
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Re: Special feature requested
Monday, December 16, 2013 6:06 PM
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BytalesXT
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Re: Special feature requested
Monday, December 16, 2013 8:16 PM
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Haha, the review says: And it gets even better. Know how many possible rigs out there need 179A of 12V current capacity? None. Zero. They don't exist. There is nothing I can think of that you can't power with something like a . It so happens that i plan a rig that will need 2x130W CPUs = 260 Preparing for 2xVesuvius cards, they will most definetly have 3x8 pin connector each, that a maximum of 525W per GPU: 2x525W = 1050W I plan 12x3,5" Hdd 12x2,5" SSDs 2 Optical drives at least 2 pumps, and a ton of fans, posibly more than 12 And i have to limit my choice to 4 Monarch Cards instead of 8, each card pulling 350W thats 1400W Thats 2710 W without counting Hdds SSd, optical drives Fans, and motherboard power consumption. Not to mention that with a proper waterblock, i could fit 8 Monarch cards in the case. But i dont have the power to power it all. I would need at least 2 Super Nova 1500 PSUs to power the 4 Monarch version of the build, wich will most likely to be the case, as i need a pretty specialised watercooling block for the monarch cards, wich EK-Waterblocks may deliver if i am lucky, however i dont have the power to do that. 2 x 2,5 kW PSU might do the trick powering 8 monarch cards, but i dont think the house circuitry would allow for such a power usage. I need to check how much Ampers and how much volts the house circuitry here in Germany in my city provide. Oh, and in case you wondered, it all can fit inside a Caselabs STH10 Tower case with pedestal (required for the extra radiator spaces neccesary to disipate to huge amount of heat. If the power wont allow it, i might need to skip the dual dual GPU configuration, but we will have to wait and see, what EVGA launch as succesor of the 1500 Supernova. So as you see, there are people out there who need the power and willing to pay their hard earn cash.
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BytalesXT
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Re: Special feature requested
Monday, December 16, 2013 8:24 PM
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jasonloliver I know of one power supply that actually comes with this feature, that being the Antec HCP-850. It certainly costs enough...
The wattage doesnt help, as you read above. I need more power. I could always install 3 PSUs, or 4, but that take a lot of space.
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Re: Special feature requested
Monday, December 16, 2013 9:05 PM
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BytalesXT
jasonloliver I know of one power supply that actually comes with this feature, that being the Antec HCP-850. It certainly costs enough...
The wattage doesnt help, as you read above. I need more power. I could always install 3 PSUs, or 4, but that take a lot of space.
Well you could go with the 1300 watt version: http://www.antec.com/product.php?id=706569&fid=343 I'm in no way trying to push Antec products (I use an EVGA 1000 G2 in my main rig), but I just wanted to show you that another PSU manufacturer already had the exact feature you're looking for. I should have been clearer in my original post. If it already exists, it shouldn't be long before other companies follow suit. Being that you are in Europe, you should operate off 220V (I believe at least), which avoids many of the limitations the United States has with its 110V setup.
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Re: Special feature requested
Monday, December 16, 2013 10:32 PM
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I believe the houshold amperage is 15 Amps, right ? 15x220=3300, that means i can draw maximum 3300W from a single socket ? Extra question: I own an XFX 1250 Black PSU. Its rated for 1200 W and i notice on the tech specs it has a single line (knew that) of 12 v with 104 Ampers. By comparison the super nova 1500 has 8x20=160 Amps, single or multi rail. And its rated at 1650 W with 230V AC Now i took a look at the HCP-1300 Platinum. It has 4 rails each 50 Amps, thats 200 AMPs allmost twice my PSU wich is rated for 1250W, and this one is rated at 1300. That seems a very powerfull PSU, and the rated wattage doesnt do it justice. Not to mention its PLATINUM efficiency. Or am i wrong ? If the NEX 1500 Supernova is going to get a replacement, i think this is the PSU they have to match or beat, dont you agree ? Because i have checked most PSU out there over 1000W. Most of them have in the range of 90-110 AMps.
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BytalesXT
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Re: Special feature requested
Monday, December 16, 2013 11:06 PM
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I did some math: My PSU: 104 Amps times 12 Volts thats 1248, thats close to the 1250W rated for my PSU SUpernova 1500: 160x12=1920W Antec high current pro 850W has 4 rails each with 40 Amps, thats 160 like the supuernova 1500, 1920W Antech high current pro 1300w has 4 rails with 50 Amps each, thats 200x12=2400W Arent these numbers terribly high for the Antec PSUs ? Or am i doing something wrong ?
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Re: Special feature requested
Tuesday, December 17, 2013 8:46 PM
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BytalesXT I did some math: My PSU: 104 Amps times 12 Volts thats 1248, thats close to the 1250W rated for my PSU SUpernova 1500: 160x12=1920W Antec high current pro 850W has 4 rails each with 40 Amps, thats 160 like the supuernova 1500, 1920W Antech high current pro 1300w has 4 rails with 50 Amps each, thats 200x12=2400W Arent these numbers terribly high for the Antec PSUs ? Or am i doing something wrong ?
You're doing it wrong. You need to be looking at the Max Output/Max Load for all the 12v rails combined. EVGA 1500w: 1485W / 124amps total in regular mode or 1600W in OC mode for 133amps total. Antec HCP-1300: 1300W / 108amps total. Antec High Current Gamer 900W: 850W / 71amps total.
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