Torn between two options.. please help :)

[bahky]

gunna get the good communitys opinion on this one.. heres the two psu's im considering buying please tell me which best fits my needs.. heres my system, i want the one thats gunna be STABLE and reliable. My system is:

Pentium 4 3.0 prescott
ati radeon 256mb agp
4 X 512 kingston ram
Gigabyte motherboard
80 gig hd
cd-rw

here are the two that caught my eye..

1. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104968

2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103457

 

[RichPLS]

I think the FSP would have more raw clean power.

 

[bahky]

ok thanks also.. Should i pick one with dual 12v rail or does that not even matter for my setup? thanks

 

[RichPLS]

Dual rails are a plus, regardless of build. Definately opt for dual rails for more stable power.

 

[fishmahn]

I differ with Rich, I consider it not a big deal to have 1 or 2 12v rails - 2x12v @ 16A+ or 1x12V @ 20A+ makes for stable enough power. Intel updated their spec in the fall and dual rail wasn't a requirement any more.

Many times what the engineers (using the term loosely in this case) did was make a single large 12v source of power, then split it with 2 current limiters - so its still 1 12v line and a spike on 1 will effect the other. I would hope not everyone did this but...

Mike.

 

[bahky]

Do you suggest i go with the froston source 530 watt mike aka the fishman?

 

[pwnage]

Hey buddy

Go with this guy.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817194003

They also make a 620w.

I have two of the 620w's running in my system and they are awesome.

I really like the 80% efficiency. I think this is the only one that has this high of a rating.

 

[RichPLS]

Why pay $110 for a 500 watt, when you can get a quality FSP 530 watt for $75

If style over power and cost is of more importance, then paying 50% more for less power makes sense...

 

[Rugger]

Why would you need (2) 620W PSUs?!?!

 

[fishmahn]

I like Fortron Source. That's a good PSU.

Mike.

 

[Rugger]

For less than $10 after shipping I'd go with the Enermax 535W Whisper II model EG565P for $87.70 - just makes more sense....

 

[pwnage]

Why would you need (2) 620W PSUs?!?!

Well, I need two psu's be cause im running a monster of a system.

Asus A8N32
AMD 4800+ (Water Cooled)
4GB Ram
74GB Raptor (Water Cooled)
500GB Seagate (Water Cooled)
2 EVGA 7800GTX 512MB (Water Cooled)
SB Xfi Fatlity
2 Optical drives
Fan controllers/temp monitors
2 20.1 LCD Displays
5.1 Speakers
Some lights

120.3 Rad
120.1 Rad
Dual 5 1/4 bay res
Dual swiftech pumps
11 120mm fans

and some home made custom work

Just to give you the scale of my machine.

And yes I am insane :twisted:

 

[Rugger]

That kinda reminds me of Mozz...he watercools, but custom made his cooling systems. Ran one of his rigs over to a freezer and then had copper tubing coiled in there....crazy bastage. :lol: