Power Supply Help and questions?

I am looking for a very power efficient and powerful PSU.

I've been considering the 1000W Corsair but I have been looking around at other PSU's and was wondering if anyone else had ny recomendations.

Before I get a message saying I don't need a PSU this powerful, I do. With the extensive mods on my case, liquid cooling(DC Pump), etc. I do infact need at least 1000W.

Thx for taking the time to help me out. I have no budget(moneys not an object), and PSU size is not a factor.

Everything I have heard about the Corsair 1000w is great, it is basically 2 500w PSU put together, if I remember correctly.

Even though I don't need it, I want that 1000w Corsair, it is a very nice unit.

Yeah, most systems don't require that much juice, just curious what all you are planning on getting that would need that nice PSU?

Everything I have heard about the Corsair 1000w is great, it is basically 2 500w PSU put together, if I remember correctly.

Even though I don't need it, I want that 1000w Corsair, it is a very nice unit.

Yeah, most systems don't require that much juice, just curious what all you are planning on getting that would need that nice PSU?

ch5richards

yea unless someone recomends a PSU that i just fall in love with I will probaly go with the corsair, and as for what is powerin, the list is below.

Water Cooling for my CPU, which i will eventually expand when the need arises.

The CPU will prob be a Q9550 or whatever the quad is that is right below the extreame. but i may weight for nethalem idk it depends on the speed of my mod/build

Also I am powering a dvd/drive/burner/bluray drive, A cigarette lighter/cupholder/2 5.25 fan controllers controlling 12 quiet led fans.

And I am gonna start with 2 1tb drives in whatever raid constantly backs up on the info on disk 1 onto disk 2, then after that i am gonna add another 6 HDD

and along with Lights etc. you see where i am going lol

Quite Extreme yo ;)
what your opinion E8600 OVerclcoking around 4.6ghz with air cooling ? or
Q9550 / Q9650 Overclockign the best for money and it not nehalem guy. i saw the hexus review it deceiving
http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=15015&page=8
may not touch nehalem before next year or middle 2010marcthpro

I am waiting to see how mature the chipset is for nethalem on release, plus I don't see a reason to have more than 4 cores atm seeing as I am not in to Image/Movie editing, and i walk away from my computer when i copy dvds onto it.

I would recomend 4 cores just cuz I multitalk like no other and I like to listen to my music while I game, and a 2 core proc. will slow down when you run Winamp, Crysis for example(not that I ever plan to own that game, I played it and it is way over hyped IMO)

I trust corsair / ultras 3x / OCZ a little / Antec not so bad. but expensive and you never know other then that
i get paranoiac..
marcthpro

lol, i was just gonna recomend the ultra x 3....but for some reason i cant find it without being in a combo..

Edit: oops nvm found it on tiger $300 >.>

I just found this one and I think it might be a better PSU than the 1000W Corsair.

Here it is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256041

I just found this one and I think it might be a better PSU than the 1000W Corsair.

Here it is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256041

Petermannc31

Silverstone cannot match Corsair. And a 1200w PSU is overkill. You're wasting your money, unless you plan to stuff your PC with THREE GTX 280s.

even 3-way 280GTX consume not more then 850wats XD

at 100% full load in 2x 24 minute test
the only way to eat all taht powe ris put max number of ram with lowest energy effifacity : 6 hard Drive sata : Alot of Gadget
and hundred of leds or 40 Fan like noctnua NH-1uP lol ?
i just don't know how it possible to use 1000wats :P so 1200 wats woot.