Sufficient power supply?

skidro892007 · 26-January-08, 10:25 PM

It's been a while, but I have been away and my computer has junked out since then

Anyway, I am running Q6600 quad-core, 4 gigs of corsair ram, 2 8800gts 320mb (SLI), 250gb and 36gb raptor drive and 2 DVD drives. I need a new PSU. I have the brand that I want because it is solid, so I'm not asking that. But, I have a 900 watt and an 1100 watt PSU. They are the exact same, but different wattages is all. Here's the 900w edition.

Newegg.com - ABS Tagan BZ Series BZ900 ATX12V / EPS12V 900W Patent Piperock Modular Power Supply 115 - 230V ± 10% tolerance TUV, UL, CE, CB, FCC, Semko, Nemko, Demko, Fimko - Retail

Like I said, I am sticking with this brand and everything, but I would like to know if you think this 900 watt would be good enough for my system, or if i should upgrade to the 1100 watt edition. Thanks!

goodman123 · 26-January-08, 10:36 PM

900 watt maybe to much...

GeForce 8800 GTS & GTX review

Fred_G · 26-January-08, 10:39 PM

Nice to see someone specing a high end PSU. I run a Q6600 and one ATI 3850, 2 SATA drives and an optical on a 6oo Watt OCZ power supply, you should be good to go with the 900 Watt. Or a little less...

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skidro892007 · 26-January-08, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred_G


	Nice to see someone specing a high end PSU. I run a Q6600 and one ATI 3850, 2 SATA drives and an optical on a 6oo Watt OCZ power supply, you should be good to go with the 900 Watt. Or a little less... E

i was thinking about the 900. I have a 700w Antec truepower in here now, but it doesn't seem to be cutting it. it's a good PSU, but it seems like I can't get any good solid voltage out of it for my CPU.

Slaymate · 27-January-08, 11:02 AM

The 900w unit should be good enough. But I'm always thinking more is better.
I'm running a 1250w PS in my SLI system :-)

RBIEZE · 27-January-08, 02:31 PM

Its overkill but will work just fine.

You'll be able to use it for several pc builds in the future...

goodman123 · 27-January-08, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RBIEZE


	Its overkill but will work just fine. You'll be able to use it for several pc builds in the future...

Overkill i agree 100% but as for the future pc that i'm not sure of , with all the save energy going on we may run our future pc with quad sli , quadcore ,etc... all on a 300-400 psu or less..?

anyway it's my hope for the near future

skidro892007 · 27-January-08, 09:23 PM

I figured it was a little overkill, but I definitely hope to upgrade in the near future. I already have quad core and 4 gigs, but I would like to go SLI with GTXs or hopefully tri SLI. That would be nice and to have a good PSU that can already run it would just be a large plus

goodman123 · 27-January-08, 09:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skidro892007


	I figured it was a little overkill, but I definitely hope to upgrade in the near future. I already have quad core and 4 gigs, but I would like to go SLI with GTXs or hopefully tri SLI. That would be nice and to have a good PSU that can already run it would just be a large plus

Dont get me wrong it's overkill but having the money for it i would do the same always want more & more even if not really need it

26-January-08, 10:25 PM		#1 (permalink)
skidro892007 Apex Techie Lite	Sufficient power supply? It's been a while, but I have been away and my computer has junked out since then Anyway, I am running Q6600 quad-core, 4 gigs of corsair ram, 2 8800gts 320mb (SLI), 250gb and 36gb raptor drive and 2 DVD drives. I need a new PSU. I have the brand that I want because it is solid, so I'm not asking that. But, I have a 900 watt and an 1100 watt PSU. They are the exact same, but different wattages is all. Here's the 900w edition. Newegg.com - ABS Tagan BZ Series BZ900 ATX12V / EPS12V 900W Patent Piperock Modular Power Supply 115 - 230V ± 10% tolerance TUV, UL, CE, CB, FCC, Semko, Nemko, Demko, Fimko - Retail Like I said, I am sticking with this brand and everything, but I would like to know if you think this 900 watt would be good enough for my system, or if i should upgrade to the 1100 watt edition. Thanks!

26-January-08, 10:36 PM		#2 (permalink)
goodman123 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme	Re: Sufficient power supply? 900 watt maybe to much... GeForce 8800 GTS & GTX review

26-January-08, 10:39 PM		#3 (permalink)
Fred_G !! Sm-hoe-k Free !!	Re: Sufficient power supply? Nice to see someone specing a high end PSU. I run a Q6600 and one ATI 3850, 2 SATA drives and an optical on a 6oo Watt OCZ power supply, you should be good to go with the 900 Watt. Or a little less... E

27-January-08, 11:02 AM		#5 (permalink)
Slaymate PCApex Reviewer From Hell	Re: Sufficient power supply? The 900w unit should be good enough. But I'm always thinking more is better. I'm running a 1250w PS in my SLI system :-)

27-January-08, 02:31 PM		#6 (permalink)
RBIEZE Apex Tech Demi-God	Re: Sufficient power supply? Its overkill but will work just fine. You'll be able to use it for several pc builds in the future...

27-January-08, 09:23 PM		#8 (permalink)
skidro892007 Apex Techie Lite	Re: Sufficient power supply? I figured it was a little overkill, but I definitely hope to upgrade in the near future. I already have quad core and 4 gigs, but I would like to go SLI with GTXs or hopefully tri SLI. That would be nice and to have a good PSU that can already run it would just be a large plus

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