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seanlimys

Oct 2 2008, 06:57 PM

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QUOTE(k!nex @ Oct 2 2008, 05:09 PM)

i dunno anything abt huntkey.but i can tell u smtg abt gigabyte superb. u see rite,my fren bought 1 of them.550 watts gigabyte superb. in the end, if u read the label, u'll understand tht its actually a 450Watt true power PSU.kind of cheating.

erm...it goes the same to huntkey...plz note that...dun say cheating...it did mention the power...but did not specify true power or peak power..juz like huntkey greenstar 550w, its 450w true and 550w peak..but it is capable of going up to 550...who says cheating? guess its a way of advertising

stanley85

Oct 2 2008, 10:05 PM

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QUOTE(k!nex @ Oct 2 2008, 05:09 PM)

i dunno anything abt huntkey.but i can tell u smtg abt gigabyte superb. u see rite,my fren bought 1 of them.550 watts gigabyte superb. in the end, if u read the label, u'll understand tht its actually a 450Watt true power PSU.kind of cheating.

QUOTE(seanlimys @ Oct 2 2008, 06:57 PM)

erm...it goes the same to huntkey...plz note that...dun say cheating...it did mention the power...but did not specify true power or peak power..juz like huntkey greenstar 550w, its 450w true and 550w peak..but it is capable of going up to 550...who says cheating? guess its a way of advertising

yup...it's not cheating...
what they wrote is just peak power.
if you get cal on the total wattage, you will get the true power.

tech_frix

Oct 2 2008, 11:33 PM

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QUOTE(bryanyeo87 @ Oct 1 2008, 12:58 AM)

OCZ ModXStream Pro, modular
get OCZ lulz, same stuff as PC P&C, and all, if not wrong, most PC P&C in malaysia is parallel imported.
software sensor is as accurate as shooting a 9mm pistol in the dark trying to hit a bird.

get a multi meter poke it in, for ripple measuring, get a oscilloscope

thanks but how about d price??
any forumer selling it??

tech_frix

Oct 2 2008, 11:34 PM

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QUOTE(owikh84 @ Sep 28 2008, 08:30 AM)

I'm using Xigmatek 750W bought at RM450 from RobynComp/rockrock
Greatest packaging I've ever seen so far. I can OC kaw2 without any issues as compared to my previous Huntkey.
The 140mm blue LED fan is cool & noiseless. The only downside that I'm not happy is the 8pin mobo cable is too short for cable management in my CM690 case. U'll need to get an extension cable to route it under the mobo tray. Other than that, no cons.

Review

on my list bro!!!

seanlimys

Oct 3 2008, 08:29 PM

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lol..actually..ss da750 kinda exp..it cost almost rm1 for 1watt...which means it is quite costly

LittleLinnet

Oct 4 2008, 07:33 PM

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guys, what would you choose between Corsair HX620, Corsair TX750?
price range almost the same for the corsairs, forget about the modular ability of HX620

thinking about PC P&C 750W too

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phunkydude

Oct 4 2008, 07:51 PM

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Should depends on your builds,
No. of hardwares & power demands.

@ the similar price,
the modular ones enables easier cable management'
while the TX gives you extra watts if you going to xfire/SLi.

U can shave off few cables strangling around if you got less no. of hardwares/single gpu setup, when using the HX.

Aura

Oct 4 2008, 10:16 PM

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Now I'm in a dilemma in choosing PSU.... Pengsan la....

0168257061

Oct 4 2008, 10:19 PM

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PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750W Quad.

zhengyang89

Oct 5 2008, 11:40 AM

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Hi
my rig is

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750, Asus P5KPL, Kingston 1GB DDR2 667MHz x2, MSI ATI RX1550, HDD 320GB, 40GB, Samsung DVD RW, Creative Audigy Value

i'm going to change my Graphic Card to ATI HD4850, any suggestion what PSU i have to go for ?

CM Real Power Pro 550w ?

0168257061

Oct 5 2008, 12:27 PM

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no prob.

better take ST56F , cheaper.

Bobdog118

Oct 5 2008, 05:06 PM

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QUOTE(tzyy @ Sep 25 2008, 09:37 PM)

Motherboard:Gigabyte EP45-DS3
Chipset:C2Q 9550
RAM:2x Kingston DDR2 2GBX2 ( forgot the speed)
Graphic Card:SAPPHIRE HD4870X2

what PSU do you recommend?

Get a Enermax Pro82 525W or 625W. I think this 2 will be good enough for u

zhengyang89

Oct 5 2008, 05:37 PM

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thanks for advice...
the price from lehteck is 259 only...
real power 550w around 330...
hmm...ask a noob question, if the PSU i terbalik put it can ar ?

loongking

Oct 5 2008, 06:38 PM

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1 thing to ask our fellow forum members,
let's say i wanna build a pc with quad core processor,gtx260 sli with some fans n some cooling products.
how many watts of psu do you guys think i need to invest in?
thanks

seanlimys

Oct 6 2008, 02:31 PM

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hmmphh...that really a powerful rig...go for ss op1000 den...899...someone selling it in garage sales...really powerful single rail psu

splinter

Oct 8 2008, 11:05 PM

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OCZ Elite Xtreme 850W or Corsair TX750?

What happen if only single +12 rail? better or what? i saw some PSU with 3 12v rail.

selinix

Oct 9 2008, 01:53 AM

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E8400 overclocked to 3.6ghz
ATI 4850 graphic card
640GB HDD

what PSU suitable ??

rayth

Oct 10 2008, 03:59 PM

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Currently im using HD4870 512MB DDR4 gc, can recommend me a better PSU? My pc always heat up whn playing game with heavy graphic. If i din stop playing a while, pc will auto reboot. Using Enlight V series casing.

0168257061

Oct 10 2008, 05:27 PM

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QUOTE(splinter @ Oct 9 2008, 12:05 AM)

OCZ Elite Xtreme 850W or Corsair TX750?

What happen if only single +12 rail? better or what? i saw some PSU with 3 12v rail.

Corsair better.

still the same , some may said single rail would be better but I found theres always same

QUOTE(selinix @ Oct 9 2008, 02:53 AM)

E8400 overclocked to 3.6ghz
ATI 4850 graphic card
640GB HDD

what PSU suitable ??

ST56F

QUOTE(rayth @ Oct 10 2008, 04:59 PM)

Currently im using HD4870 512MB DDR4 gc, can recommend me a better PSU? My pc always heat up whn playing game with heavy graphic. If i din stop playing a while, pc will auto reboot. Using Enlight V series casing.

ST56F

Terence573

Oct 11 2008, 04:15 PM

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Hehe seems like a lot people like ST56F...

I use it b4 and it was rock solid.

RMA back new unit for sell now hehe..

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