Are SHARK psus any good?

[electricfirebolt]

That "SHARK" PSU looked so good with the "4x PCI-Express 6+2 pin Power Connectors"... :/

Im going to run two HD 6850's to start with.

Cooling upped the wattage. Coolermaster V10...etc

 

[Guest]

looniam, lol. That was the one I originally looked at...

Ok, ill stay away from the "SHARK" PSU then.

Im building a crossfire system. I used a PSU Calculator and it gave me the average rating of 850w

ok, some of those online calculators do over estimate by a great deal. though 850 watts is reasonable and will allow plenty of headroom to upgrade to any configuration.

 

[kevinspl]

for anyone building a gaming rig i suggest to get the following parts
asrock extreme 3 gen3 z68 mobo, cuz its very cheap and has uefi and sli/corssfireX compatibility also z68 chipset
Aerocool strike-x gt case cuz of its looks and price and also features
Corsair vengeance 8gb 1600mhz for price/ performance
i5 2500k for greeat price/performance high overclocking capabilities and £70 cheaper than 2600k
dual gtx 560 ti for best and cheapest graphics setup whick beats gtx 580 oc'ed

 

[WR2]

That "SHARK" PSU looked so good with the "4x PCI-Express 6+2 pin Power Connectors"...

At about 1000W you should start seeing 6 PCI-Express connectors on the better PSUs.

 

[kevinspl]

That "SHARK" PSU looked so good with the "4x PCI-Express 6+2 pin Power Connectors"... :/

Im going to run two HD 6850's to start with.

Cooling upped the wattage. Coolermaster V10...etc

No way that setup needs 850w you can use the molex adapters to use the pcie cables instead going for a high priced psu

 

[electricfirebolt]

Better to be future proof.


What do you reckon of this PSU, Compared to the XFX one?
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/Product.aspx?C=1266&ID=2085

 

[electricfirebolt]

Its a few pounds more than the XFX one although has more connectors.

 

[kevinspl]

Its a few pounds more than the XFX one although has more connectors.

That is better because its modular and has more connectors and also thermaltake is a better company in terms of psus

 

[kevinspl]

have u got a link to a uk seller?

 

[electricfirebolt]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B0079RFCPA/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

Good ol Amazon.

 

[WR2]

The Smart series are the entry level (low end) PSUs from Thermaltake.
If the 850W performs similar to the 730W reviewed @ Hardware Secrets I'd suggesting taking the XFX 850

 

[kevinspl]

look like amazon has some cheaper prices on psu's. i will check some out and cme back with the results

 

[delluser1]

The Smart series are the entry level (low end) PSUs from Thermaltake.
If the 850W performs similar to the 730W reviewed @ Hardware Secrets I'd suggesting taking the XFX 850

I would hope that the CWT built 850M would outperform the HEC built 730, no way of knowing till a proper review is done though.

 

[electricfirebolt]

Looks like its the 850w XFX then again. Lol, I originally chose then changed mind...

 

[Guest]

Looks like its the 850w XFX then again. Lol, I originally chose then changed mind...

just like playing cards, "think long, think wrong". :lol:

 

[kevinspl]

i dont see any other good psu for bang for the buck
looks like the xfx won

 

[WR2]

If you can find out that the Smart 850 is built by CWT for Thermaltake like delluser1 suggests there's a good chance it's a better qualtiy unit than the Smart 730W model.
(and it shows why we like to see those independent reviews to find out just what's inside and how well they run).

Smart 850W is a new model. It's only been out six or seven weeks. Usually, that's long enough for a few reviews to have shown up though.

 

[ko888]

The Thermaltake SMART Series M850W (SP-850M) is based on CWT's PSHII 850 (PSHII 850V) model. It's the same CWT model that Corsair's Enthusiast Series Modular TX850M (CP-9020004) is also based on.

 

[WR2]

Got a source for that info? Want to give proper credit for that nice little tidbit.