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Of these 5 PSU units, which would you recommend for me to use and why?

Hi again!

Ok, I am presently using an XFX 650 and an XFX 850 in each of my rigs and they are working just fine.

I have a new OCZ 850 Watt gold, and a new OCZ 1000 Watt gold, and a new Cougar SX 700.

Of these 5 PSU units, which would you recommend for me to use and why?

Thanks,

Soar
AMD 1055T
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
XFX 6870 DD
Corsair Vengeance 1600 16GB
OCZ ZX-850 Watt Gold
HAF 932

Intel i5-3570
ASRock Z77 Extreme4
GeForce 560Ti
OCZ ZX-850 Watt Gold
Corsair Vengeance 1600 16GB
CM HAF X Blue

Both Systems:

Windows 7+10
Scythe Temp Monitor + Fan Controller

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Re: Of these 5 PSU units, which would you recommend for me to use and why?
« Reply #1 on: October 31, 2011, 08:30:32 am »
Hi Soar, nice to see you again,

Apart from the Cougar which I am not familiar with the rest all seem to be decent units. Personally I like to have a large PSU and so would probably go for the OCZ 1000W. It is also Gold rated which is in it's favour as it is more efficient. I am sure that any of these units would meet your present needs but it is always good to know that you have spare capacity that you can call on in the event of an upgrade etc.
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy

Re: Of these 5 PSU units, which would you recommend for me to use and why?
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2011, 01:44:50 pm »
Thanks DM,

Ok, one more Q:

Would the OCZ 1000w use more energy or do PSU's only use the amount of power the computer needs?

Soar
AMD 1055T
GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3
XFX 6870 DD
Corsair Vengeance 1600 16GB
OCZ ZX-850 Watt Gold
HAF 932

Intel i5-3570
ASRock Z77 Extreme4
GeForce 560Ti
OCZ ZX-850 Watt Gold
Corsair Vengeance 1600 16GB
CM HAF X Blue

Both Systems:

Windows 7+10
Scythe Temp Monitor + Fan Controller

Dark Mantis

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Re: Of these 5 PSU units, which would you recommend for me to use and why?
« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2011, 03:41:06 pm »
A bigger PSU will draw slightly more energy but it would be negligable. The amount of power your PSU actually uses especially in it's quiescent state is very little. Even when running I think you would be surprised how little it actually uses. Pennies per day!
Gigabyte X58A-UD7
i7 920
Dominators 1600 x6 12GB
6970 2GB
HX850
256GB SSD, Sam 1TB, WDB320GB
Blu-Ray
HAF 932

Gigabyte Z68X-UD5-B3
i7 3770K
Vengeance 1600 16GB
6950 2GB
HCP1200W
Revo Drive x2, 1.5TB WDB RAID0
16x DLRW
StrikeX S7
Full water cooling
3 x 27" Iiy