save the reading, i had one FSP everest 600w, it lasted for 1yr+ before it died out... day by day it is proving harder to turn on, and i hardly press the "power" button for my pc as it is up most of the time. i'd probably blame the power trips for shortening my fsp's life

sucky thing is i only have a 2 year warranty for FSP.

i wont recommend running SLI gtx460 on a 600w psu even on true power, as each card is like 160watts max power consumption... that leaves around 300 watts for your motherboard, processor, hard disks etc etc etc

depending on what motherboard, processor you're using. using low end pentium dual core with regular p43 chipset mobo of course is probably not gonna reach 300w, but if you're talking about 130w stock rated i7 processors which are overclocked and high end motherboards that support 2 way/3way sli and uses multiple 4pin pwm fans and 24pin + 8 pin mobo, then i'd get more watts just to be safe.

although your gc wont always be operating at peak load, no one will be happy when they're having fun playing their games at max settings and OMFG their pc just restarted out of no where.

if you don't care about having the risk of experiencing sudden restarts, then sure, you may SLI gtx460 with 600w rated psu.

it was a power trip, not that i switch off the plug before properly shutting down, heck i never power down my pc unless i wanna add in hard disks... i couldn't have predicted power trips

and, slight buzzing sound coming from your psu could be the active pfc that's kicking in... if your psu has it that is...

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Added on August 25, 2010, 11:21 amhow long has your friend been using the pc? how long does your friend play games in a day? if its all about being idle most of the time, 600w is more than enough, in fact you can try to add in another card on idle mode. if its constant 8~12 hours gaming a day and that your gc and proc are at full load, especially for gc, i'll be surprised that the psu can still last after a year, and that your friend didn't experience any sudden restart within that 1 year period.

i have few cases of my own where i get sudden restarts just from 3dmark vantage/furmark on a 4850cf, but at that time i was having like 8 sanyo denki 103cfm fans running at full speed as well and my proc oc'ed to 4ghz @ 1.3v. i managed to finish the test after i plugged out some fans, and i was running on a 600w at that time. consumption wise, 4850 is more or less like 5770, and my proc's power consumption matches the current i7 @ 130w or more due to oc state. i also have a friend who's on 450w and is complaining about his pc suddenly restarting whenever he plays game for few minutes, especially on intense action areas, and he's using p5q3 and c2q with a 4850oc.

but i also have a friend whos on the same 450w model psu but on a p7p55 and i7 860 with a hd4850oc and experiences no sudden restarts. but i wont be surprised he'll get it once he upgraded his mobo to a maximus 3 formula

This post has been edited by x-1o8-x: Aug 25 2010, 11:21 AM

that info is very helpful indeed, and i thank you for that. my info is probably not that accurate as i have no friends that are using hd5000 series atm. 1 month after 5830 releases is not that long, but i believe if problems were to occur, it would have occurred sooner or later. E8400 oc to 3.8ghz with a gtx260+ oc'ed doesn't sound as much as a GTX460 SLi with oc'ed 3.8ghz i7, but you are right, we should consider whether TS will be overclocking his proc/gc and also what type of proc he's using.

erm... im stating based on experience, not reviews

i wont really be skeptical even if its on EPP 500w as the proc you oc'ed is a c2d, which iirc requires lesser voltage to pump for 3.8ghz compared to quaddies for most batches. if you're using quaddie and you pumped more than 1.3v for 3.8ghz, i'd be skeptical then