Modular design produces less clutter in the casing, a neater appearance and less interference with airflow as you can limit the amount of cables attached to the PSU. Due to the electrical resistance at the connectors, enthusiast prefer not to use it.

Pros
- Less clutter in casing
- Neater appearance (especially for those who do casing designs)
- Less interference with airflow inside the casing

Cons
- Electrical resistance at the connectors
- Connectors may degrade or loosen if you frequent unplug/plug them
- Reduced airflow inside the PSU itself due to additional components
- Slightly more expensive due to extra connectors and special cables

Can read more on the basics of PSU in my PSU guide.

This post has been edited by kmarc: May 10 2009, 10:30 PM

It isn't a huge factor and there are just as many people having good overclocks with modular PSU. If you're really hardcore then maybe you want to take into consideration all these additional factors for another 10Mhz overclock or so At least from my experience, I don't seem to lose anything using both modular/non-modular PSU. Most importantly the PSU need to provide adequate power output for all your hardwares.

is it better modular or non-modular?

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Added on May 11, 2009, 8:16 amsorry im a noob bit about OCing

This post has been edited by trisx: May 11 2009, 08:16 AM

some say modular psu has been reported that there is some slight power loss.

Let's not forget that even if it's non-modular, the other side of the connector is also not soldered to the hardware components

Really good thread...so helping me! =)

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Added on May 16, 2009, 1:41 ami wonder...someone had said that non modular PSU is better than modular PSU,regarding to it's distributing power..is it true?

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Added on May 16, 2009, 3:08 amthanks for the tips.. =)

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Added on May 16, 2009, 3:10 ammy friend use the tagan PSU...1200watt.

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Added on May 17, 2009, 11:44 pmTAGAN and Coolermaster PSU...which one is better? help me here..

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Added on May 17, 2009, 11:48 pmigreen PSU? any link i can see the PSU details?

This post has been edited by stormsniper: May 17 2009, 11:48 PM

i think it is coz by defect on the cable inside/components.doesn't think that modular/nonmodular would be effect.jz handle it carefully

This post has been edited by midnightproject: May 19 2009, 02:29 AM

any1 here experienced boot up problem using odin pro 800w after oc proc using 1.35v or above on the vcore?like after u press the power button to power up,the comp will power up for 5 sec,shut down then proceed to power up again normally

mine also facing problem like you...hahahaha..i think it's normal....

i also got double boot...

so the conclusion is..it's normal la?

whats strange is if i plug out my back fan the problem wont occur,right after i plug in back the back fan then it will occur.no matter i run my back fan using the mobo fan pin,or using molex also the same.

is it bcoz its multirail?

I want to change my Sapphire HD4670 512MB GDDR4 with Sapphire HD4770 512MB GDDR5, can SilverStone Strider 400W handle this GC well enough?

i oso got same problem with u..
can u try touching the back of ur mobo near the cpu socket..
its temp must be more than 70- 90C..

demm hot..

before, all working fine

lol i cant touch la,the mobo plate block edi how touch .but my proc idle @ 38-40c

but now the problem here is not related to heat la i think,its more towards the voltages setting in mobo or the psu

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: May 22 2009, 03:23 PM

yeap.my proc oso idle around 37-42C only..then at the back its demm hot..
now just running at 3.3GHz.

cant go higher.. not stable + auto restart..

the back thr hot is considered normal i think,and my proc is stable as well.just tht the dual boot problem is bugging me

This post has been edited by ZeneticX: May 22 2009, 04:05 PM

It's normal case for ODIN Pro 800W

A quick question here, how much is a thermaltake 750W tough power cost now?

RM480, but I saw someone from PG selling it for RM400 only