Antec HCP 850 Platinum OR Enermax Platimax 1350

[NewSystem]

Hi.

After going through:

Corsair CS550M - defective fan
EVGA Supernova 750 B2 - too loud in idle, electric buzzing


I have the chance of getting an:

Antec HCP Platinum 850 W
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=352

or

Enermax Platimax 1350 W (without cables!)
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=307

for the same price.


My motherboard only supports Crossfire, not SLI, so I was thinking if I ever use 2 ATI cards I would need a powerful PSU.

Both score exactly the same on Jonnyguru.com


Which one should I get, considering that I would have to get cables extra for the Enermax.
And according to other reviews the Antec actually is around 1000W


Thanks

 

[i7Baby]

Post your build. So we can see what wattage you need.

Top quality power supplies are in tier 1 of http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html#xtor=EPR-8886

 

[NewSystem]

4690k
Asrock Z97M Pro4 µATX
1 SSD
1 8 GB RAM
No GPU, yet

thats it. I know it barely needs 300W. But as I said, if I go for ATI card(s), it will be substantially more and I can get them for a really good price (amazon warehouse deals)


But the problem is, that I have no Idea where I would get cables for the Enermax Platimax. Are those modular cable sets compatible with all PSUs?

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

No, you need the cables that are for the Enermax.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Cables are available on the Enermax site.

 

[i7Baby]

Without a GPU you only need a 300W PSU


What GPU do you plan to get?

 

[NewSystem]

Thanks, I will go with the Antec.

The cables for the Enermax are quite expensive at their website + shipping would be at least 40-50 Euro extra

 

[i7Baby]

How much is the Antec? Where from?

 

[NewSystem]

was thinking either 970 or 290x (maybe even 2 in the future)

I can get it for 120 Euro

 

[i7Baby]

The 970 will need a 500W PSU. The R9 290x will need a 650W PSU eg http://de.pcpartpicker.com/part/xfx-power-supply-p1650gts3x 60 Euro