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#1 MRXwee
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Which PSU is more worth to get among this two
Gigabyte SuperB 720W
Gigabyte Odin Pro Solid 550W

Could they power up a system with a gtx280 and above?

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#2 Solid_Tango
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Which PSU is more worth to get among this two
Gigabyte SuperB 720W
Gigabyte Odin Pro Solid 550W

Could they power up a system with a gtx280 and above?

MRXwee

720w, more wats you have more things you can put into your pc :D I m getting a corsair 850w for my new rig :D

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[QUOTE="MRXwee"]

Which PSU is more worth to get among this two
Gigabyte SuperB 720W
Gigabyte Odin Pro Solid 550W

Could they power up a system with a gtx280 and above?

Solid_Tango

720w, more wats you have more things you can put into your pc :D I m getting a corsair 850w for my new rig :D



I hate to break it to you, but determining what is and what isn't a good PSU does not soley sit with wattage. The number of amps on the 12v rail among other things are particularly important. As is whether or not it is a True 80+ power supply.

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#4 Luminouslight
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I would think both of them could power an GTX 280; however, the second one probably wouldn't be able to power SLI 2 GTX;s.
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#5 MRXwee
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[QUOTE="Solid_Tango"]

[QUOTE="MRXwee"]

Which PSU is more worth to get among this two
Gigabyte SuperB 720W
Gigabyte Odin Pro Solid 550W

Could they power up a system with a gtx280 and above?

raynimrod

720w, more wats you have more things you can put into your pc :D I m getting a corsair 850w for my new rig :D



I hate to break it to you, but determining what is and what isn't a good PSU does not soley sit with wattage. The number of amps on the 12v rail among other things are particularly important. As is whether or not it is a True 80+ power supply.



Why do you mean by True 80+ power supply. The Odin one seems to be more expensive than the SuperB, so I wondering which one is more worth if both of them could power up a single gtx280 or above.

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#6 Solid_Tango
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[QUOTE="Solid_Tango"]

[QUOTE="MRXwee"]

Which PSU is more worth to get among this two
Gigabyte SuperB 720W
Gigabyte Odin Pro Solid 550W

Could they power up a system with a gtx280 and above?

raynimrod

720w, more wats you have more things you can put into your pc :D I m getting a corsair 850w for my new rig :D



I hate to break it to you, but determining what is and what isn't a good PSU does not soley sit with wattage. The number of amps on the 12v rail among other things are particularly important. As is whether or not it is a True 80+ power supply.

Ohhhh i didnt know that, can you please tell me if this is a good power supply?

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#7 Luminouslight
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[QUOTE="raynimrod"]

[QUOTE="Solid_Tango"] 720w, more wats you have more things you can put into your pc :D I m getting a corsair 850w for my new rig :D

Solid_Tango



I hate to break it to you, but determining what is and what isn't a good PSU does not soley sit with wattage. The number of amps on the 12v rail among other things are particularly important. As is whether or not it is a True 80+ power supply.

Ohhhh i didnt know that, can you please tell me if this is a good power supply?

Certainly, though it is a little overkill for a single card solution.

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If your going for a single card solution like me, then a Corsair 620W is the best way to go. Modular and very Space and Airflow friendly. Though a bit more expensive than the 850W.

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#9 Solid_Tango
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[QUOTE="Solid_Tango"]

[QUOTE="raynimrod"]

I hate to break it to you, but determining what is and what isn't a good PSU does not soley sit with wattage. The number of amps on the 12v rail among other things are particularly important. As is whether or not it is a True 80+ power supply.

Luminouslight

Ohhhh i didnt know that, can you please tell me if this is a good power supply?

Certainly, though it is a little overkill for a single card solution.

What do you mean overkill for a single card solution?

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[QUOTE="Luminouslight"]

[QUOTE="Solid_Tango"]

Ohhhh i didnt know that, can you please tell me if this is a good power supply?

Solid_Tango

Certainly, though it is a little overkill for a single card solution.

What do you mean overkill for a single card solution?

It is not necessary.
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[QUOTE="raynimrod"]

[QUOTE="Solid_Tango"] 720w, more wats you have more things you can put into your pc :D I m getting a corsair 850w for my new rig :D

Solid_Tango



I hate to break it to you, but determining what is and what isn't a good PSU does not soley sit with wattage. The number of amps on the 12v rail among other things are particularly important. As is whether or not it is a True 80+ power supply.

Ohhhh i didnt know that, can you please tell me if this is a good power supply?

Cosair PSUs are very good, some of the most acurate voltages, good amps and they're modular, though you're paying for more watts than you need

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#12 Solid_Tango
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[QUOTE="Solid_Tango"]

[QUOTE="raynimrod"]

I hate to break it to you, but determining what is and what isn't a good PSU does not soley sit with wattage. The number of amps on the 12v rail among other things are particularly important. As is whether or not it is a True 80+ power supply.

markop2003

Ohhhh i didnt know that, can you please tell me if this is a good power supply?

Cosair PSUs are very good, some of the most acurate voltages, good amps and they're modular, though you're paying for more watts than you need

serious? i thought it wasnt that much since i saw guys with 1000w-1200w

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[QUOTE="markop2003"]

[QUOTE="Solid_Tango"]

Ohhhh i didnt know that, can you please tell me if this is a good power supply?

Solid_Tango

Cosair PSUs are very good, some of the most acurate voltages, good amps and they're modular, though you're paying for more watts than you need

serious? i thought it wasnt that much since i saw guys with 1000w-1200w

those 1200W PSUs are made too run the best of the best, they'll power 3 dual GPU graphics cards + top end processor and RAM, all overclocked and each cooled with their own water cooling loop and as many HDDs as you want. They'll slowly become useful when these TEC coolers become more widespread but at the moment they have very little use. A single GPU rig shouldn't need more than 600W.
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[QUOTE="Solid_Tango"]

[QUOTE="markop2003"]

Cosair PSUs are very good, some of the most acurate voltages, good amps and they're modular, though you're paying for more watts than you need

markop2003

serious? i thought it wasnt that much since i saw guys with 1000w-1200w

those 1200W PSUs are made too run the best of the best, they'll power 3 dual GPU graphics cards + top end processor and RAM, all overclocked and each cooled with their own water cooling loop and as many HDDs as you want. They'll slowly become useful when these TEC coolers become more widespread but at the moment they have very little use. A single GPU rig shouldn't need more than 600W.

Well the rig i m building will have an i7 290 @ 2.66 ( i bought a special fan for it) with 6 gb ram, 2 hard drives( 750gb for windows 7 +100gb for ubuntu) dvd burner and probably a blu ray if i find one cheap, but i havent decide on any video cards yest :S Do you think i will have enought if i decide to put 2 nvidia cards ?
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#15 Solid_Tango
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oh an i also want lots of those sexy blue lights :P
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An i7 set up will run perfectly fine on a Corsair HX620W PSU specially if your only going for a Single GPU solution. Actually, single GPU solutions are a good way to avoid a few problems and compatability issues of SLi.

Those blue lights depend on your ATX case and on your fans. If they have LED then they will light up like a christmas tree. Well some people add a few mods with more lighting on their case but its just for aesthetic purposes, serves no performace improvment.

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I would say get the corsair 850 watt, it will last longer and increase your upgrade options. :P

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#18 aeterna789
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I would say get the corsair 850 watt, it will last longer and increase your upgrade options. :P

joshuahaveron

But Im a little concerend with the Airflow inside the case though. The Corsair 850 Watts is not Modular.