If you buy extra case fans, they should come with things like this but not exactly like that. Instead of 1 male molex to 4 3pin they come with 1 male molex to 1 3pin to 1 female molex.



This post has been edited by Silverfire: Feb 3 2010, 08:57 PM

Yep, more than enough to supply power for 10 fans each rail

This post has been edited by Silverfire: Feb 3 2010, 09:38 PM

No, I doubt the Vantec ION2+ 600W can supply 600W continuously while I'm sure the ST50F can supply 500W continuously.

This post has been edited by Silverfire: Feb 5 2010, 03:35 AM

Is your computer very dirty? Might be overheating also.

Cooler Master Silent Pro M500

Well, some Cooler Master models do provide 5 years warranty. For that budget and requirements, I'd recommend Xigmatek. Something like the NRP-PC602 or NRP-MC702.

The NRP-PC602 should be below RM300 but the NRP-PC702 might be slightly above RM300.

What happened to your previous 1?

I just checked, NRP-602 is RM285 while NRP-702 is RM330. Might be lower still

This post has been edited by Silverfire: Feb 16 2010, 05:31 PM

The CM GX series got much more amps when compared to the CM Silent Pro series. Lets exclude Real Power from the equation If you're picky about cable management, surely I will suggest you to go for the Silent Pro M600(40A) unless you don't mind about cablings and such then I will say go for the CM GX 650W(52A). Both is capable of HD5850 Crossfire and overclocking(mild for the Silent Pro M600 and extreme for the GX 650W).
For your current system, maximum power draw without overclocking during load is around ~350W only. Its enough for HD5850 Crossfire(adds ~150W) and mild overclocking but anything higher you'd have to go for 700W and above PSU to avoid system instability.

This post has been edited by Silverfire: Feb 24 2010, 09:42 PM

Warranty should be similar for both models. 3 years.

Cooler Master Silent Pro M500 is much better.

However, if your overclock exceeds the optimal output by certain amount of wattages, it will kill your power supply slowly till it can't be turned on anymore.

This post has been edited by Silverfire: Mar 15 2010, 04:10 PM

HD3870 use more power or HD4870?

I've tried using overclocked E2160 + stock HD3870 Crossfire on ST56F. Not enough juice.

Personally used Xigmatek NRP-MC751 to SLI 9800GTX+, not bad

True, my 12V rails positively dropped after OC + SLI.

And high efficiency power supply to pay less electricity bill. Please do note that even if your PSU is rated 550W it doesn't load 550W at all times. It only loads the power required by your PC at that particular moment.

If ST50F vs. ST50F-ES, I'd go for ST50F-ES. With pros stated above by tuonn, the ST50F-ES bangs over ST50F anytime.

Vantec can hardly power up a rig with E5300 and 9800GT so skip Vantec at whatever costs.