Antec True Power Classic 750 vs Thermaltake SMART M 850W

[scottfree1_01]

The antec seems to be better quality but 750 is the bare min. or 1 watt short depending on which psu calc I use..

Corsair calc
Load Wattage: 664 W
Recommended PSU Wattage: 714

http://powersupplycalculator.net/
Load power: 626 W
Recommended power supply: 776 W

 

[CTurbo]

The Antec is much better. What are your parts?

 

[galeener]

You also may want a powerer supply thats got some head room and not the minimum wattage you need. Running at full cpacity all the time will shorten the PSU life.

 

[scottfree1_01]

Supermicro X8DTi-F
2x Xeon x5680's
12x4gb ddr3 ecc
1 gtx 760
1 pci-e Visiontek 240gb ssd
2x Samsung evo 850's
4x2tb Hitachi Ultrastar 7K4000
1 Pci ASUS Xonar DX 7.1
2x Lepa 120 Aquachargers
8x120mm case fans

 

[scottfree1_01]

 

[CTurbo]

The 750w Antec would be ok for that build. If you'd like more headroom, the EVGA B2 850w Bronze is usually the best in it's price range.


Avoid the Thermaltake for sure

 

[scottfree1_01]

Using an Evga now, kinda built myself a frankenbeast, but I did it one piece at I time, and since I didn't really know where I was headed, I didn't run the psu numbers until I was finished, and well I'm thinkin 600w is a couple bricks short..

 

[CTurbo]

You have the EVGA 600b? That is a low quality unit. The EVGA B2 850w is made by entirely different company and is top notch.

 

[scottfree1_01]

Yeah, the 600b, it made a lot more sense a couple weeks ago when it only had an fx-8320 to push around..

 

[scottfree1_01]

The TM is out it's down to the
Antec True Power Classic 750 ($50)

Corsair GS800 Gaming Series 800w ($57)
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/corsair-gs800-power-supply-review/10/

EVGA SuperNOVA 850w B2 ($70)

The Antec is calling my name on price/quality and since my evga 600w is not currently on fire I'm thinkin the 750w will be fine..

 

[CTurbo]

+1 You'd be fine with the Antec

 

[scottfree1_01]

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