I'm getting Brave.

[Skuzzy]

Who makes the best power supplies today?

In my opinion, Seasonic's high end supplies are about as good as they get.  The are not many companies which make power supplies anymore.

Seasonic is the only company, I am aware of, that makes its own retail supplies.

[Nr_RaVeN]

In my opinion, Seasonic's high end supplies are about as good as they get.  The are not many companies which make power supplies anymore.

Seasonic is the only company, I am aware of, that makes its own retail supplies.

Thank you.

[W7LPNRICK]

  You said it Skuzzy POOF! 1 week, back on the celeron compaq for now.  It was already bought or I would have bought a seasonic. The power supply won't even come on, no fan nadda zilch/
SeaSonic X-1250 1250W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply on it's way...good thing I had the scratch. 

[Skuzzy]

You said it Skuzzy POOF! 1 week, back on the celeron compaq for now.  It was already bought or I would have bought a seasonic. The power supply won't even come on, no fan nadda zilch/
SeaSonic X-1250 1250W ATX12V / EPS12V SLI Ready 80 PLUS GOLD Certified Full Modular Active PFC Power Supply on it's way...good thing I had the scratch. 

I hope it did not take out anything else with it.  They usually do.

[W7LPNRICK]

tough learning curve   

[Nr_RaVeN]

Whats the skinny on the Silverstone strider ST1500 ? Good, bad ,overhyped??

http://www.silverstonetek.com/product.php?pid=226

[Denniss]

1500W and just an 80+ silver certification?
For these Super High End PSUs I expect at least a gold certificate. What do you need such a monster for - quad CPU and quad VGA system ?

[Masherbrum]

1500W and just an 80+ silver certification?
For these Super High End PSUs I expect at least a gold certificate. What do you need such a monster for - quad CPU and quad VGA system ?

I am getting a funny feeling and two names come to mind immediately.   

[Nr_RaVeN]

1500W and just an 80+ silver certification?
For these Super High End PSUs I expect at least a gold certificate. What do you need such a monster for - quad CPU and quad VGA system ?

More power.. Just wondering how it compared to the  Seasonic's high end supplies as Skuzzy recommended.

to what you asked about,I'm going to use:

Intel® Core™ i7-3960X Processor Extreme Edition
Processor Number
i7-3960X
# of Cores
6
# of Threads
12
Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
Intel® Smart Cache
15 MB
Bus/Core Ratio
57
DMI
5 GT/s

Instruction Set
64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.2, AVX
Embedded Options Available
No
Lithography
32nm
Max TDP
130 W
VID Voltage Range
0.6V-1.35V


Grfx cards will be,

Two- EVGA 02G-P4-2680-KR GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

[MrRiplEy[H]]

More power.. Just wondering how it compared to the  Seasonic's high end supplies as Skuzzy recommended.

to what you asked about,I'm going to use:

Intel® Core™ i7-3960X Processor Extreme Edition
Processor Number
i7-3960X
# of Cores
6
# of Threads
12
Clock Speed
3.3 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency
3.9 GHz
Intel® Smart Cache
15 MB
Bus/Core Ratio
57
DMI
5 GT/s

Instruction Set
64-bit
Instruction Set Extensions
SSE4.2, AVX
Embedded Options Available
No
Lithography
32nm
Max TDP
130 W
VID Voltage Range
0.6V-1.35V


Grfx cards will be,

Two- EVGA 02G-P4-2680-KR GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

So that PSU is a clear overkill.

[Denniss]

Typical power consumption of the GTX 680 under 3D-load is ~180W, with synthetic programs it may be 200W or slightly above but that's nothing achievable during standard gaming.
Even a 750/800W PSU would be some Overkill but should have enough reserves if you want to overclock a lot.
Just get a good brand PSU with minimum 80% silver although gold should be more common in this wattage region.

[SilverZ06]

More power.. Just wondering how it compared to the  Seasonic's high end supplies as Skuzzy recommended.

to what you asked about,I'm going to use:

Intel® Core™ i7-3960X Processor Extreme Edition

Grfx cards will be,

Two- EVGA 02G-P4-2680-KR GeForce GTX 680 2GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready SLI Support Video Card

Nice budget build 

[Nr_RaVeN]

Typical power consumption of the GTX 680 under 3D-load is ~180W, with synthetic programs it may be 200W or slightly above but that's nothing achievable during standard gaming.
Even a 750/800W PSU would be some Overkill but should have enough reserves if you want to overclock a lot.
Just get a good brand PSU with minimum 80% silver although gold should be more common in this wattage region.

Its not to much more $ for the 1500watt so I'd rather have the reserve of a 1200 or 1500 PSU and be set for down the road when I add more cards . Just need to decide what brand..
I read this also.... http://www.silverstonetek.com/techtalk_cont.php?tid=wh10_005&area=usa
 Considering the source (Silverstone) Ill need to cross reference the info they are providing in the sales pitch.

[guncrasher]

cant think straight right now, flu is killing me, but google why having too big a power supply for what you need is bad for your system.  you should be surprised.



semp

[Nr_RaVeN]

Get better soon.