EVGA Announces 1500W Classified Power Supply

[hetneo]

[citation][nom]giovanni86[/nom]If you look at the product page it has to be a typo. This thing would be for someone running quad sli with a serious amount of overclocking.[/citation]
Not typo, also has 16x 6+2pin connectors, mr Taylor forgot to mention it.

 

[hetneo]

[citation][nom]horaciopz[/nom]I just can say WOW to the price and features, but.... Every generation technology becomes more efficient and power friendly. When the GXT480 came out, you need at least a 1000W PSU to run it 2 way SLI. But by now with a good branded PSU of about 750W is enough for running GTX680 2 Way SLI. So wheres the point of launching "bigger" PSUs? I mean, I would better spend my money in a 750W platinum branded PSU than 1500w Gold PSU.[/citation]
Four GTX680 in SLI.

 

[hetneo]

[citation][nom]Lefturn[/nom]Seems like total overkill. I guess there might be some use if you're running quad SLI with the most power-hungry video card available and overclocking them to the extreme. In that case, you're already spending a few grand on the video cards alone, so what's another $450.[/citation]
It's not overkill at all. It's just product that has features and performance that is not required by roughly 99% or more of PC owners. Saying that this is overkill is like saying that tractor tires are overkill. It's just a product aimed at very specific needs of rather small group of consumers.

 

[spookyman]

Plus add in the 10 year warranty.

Its a nice power supply despite the cost.

 

[g-unit1111]

$450 for a power supply??? I'm guessing there's a very limited niche market for this.

 

[claysm]

The ASUS ROG Youtube channel ran a video on the 660 Ti, and even with a highly overclocked 3770K and 3 660 Ti's, they only pulled about 650 watts from the wall. Even 4 680's wouldn't need this much. I'm not sure any PC needs this much.

 

[JamesSneed]

Rated at 18-10 Amp's of AC. Most of us have 15 amp breakers in our houses. If you planned to load this puppy up near max you would have to have an electrician install a dedicated power outlet with a dedicated run of power cable just for the PC. Talk about overkill for a non-server product.

 

[scook9]

Everyone is acting like this will draw 1500W the whole time it is plugged in and turned on. People are funny. You buy a PSU like this so that it is not pushed past 70-80% utilization. The lower utilization is where it is most efficient.

Even a maxed out system (quad 680s and heavily overclocked SB-E CPU) will peak around 1200-1300W of actual power consumption.

You also buy a PSU like this so that for the next decade, no matter what you use, you will not have to worry about the PSU haha. Same reason I have my AX1200 and when I parted out my desktop, kept that since I knew I would not do better in the future.

 

[Guest]

I think you are forgetting that PSU's decay overtime. You lose between 3-5% of top wattage per year as the components (mainly the capacitors) wear out. So after 10 years your 1500w power supply will be a 1106w power supply, and that's with a 3% wear on it. Meaning you are using it sporatically and not near the high output point.

that is a complete myth.
capacitors do not age chronologically; variable's such as quality, amount and duration of load, and heat are unknown and will vary on a case to case basis.