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   #1. Posted at 04:48 PM on Oct 16th 2007 Edit   Reply
Firestarter
I'm more interested in the Antec Earthwatts EA380, as 380 watt is still more than enough for most enthousiast systems..
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#1, Why not just get a 450watt? 380watts is cutting it on the lo...  :  marvelous  (#2)  «
#2, because the 380 watt is cheap.. and who says that it does...  :  Firestarter  (#3)  «
#3, Like I said before. 380 watt power supplies will not o...  :  marvelous  (#4)  «
#4, I'm aware of the availability of cheap 400+ watt PS...  :  Firestarter  (#7)  «
#4, A good 380w power supply will output 380w 24/7 (ass...  :  dragmor  (#9)  «
#9, What you meant is 1 midrange card. Try sticking ...  :  marvelous  (#13)  «
#13, The test system TR used (with that hot 680i c...  :  Firestarter  (#14)  «
#14, I suggest you try it and tell us your find...  :  marvelous  (#15)  «
#15, If we could all do that, sites like TR ...  :  Firestarter  (#16)  «
#16, Shush, you're making people with lar...  :  stdPikachu  (#17)  «
#13, Look at the last entry, the system posted by ...  :  dragmor  (#19)  «

   #18. Posted at 08:52 AM on Oct 17th 2007, Edited at 10:32 AM on Oct 17th 2007 Edit   Reply
fpsduck
I'll buy EarthWatts EA 500 and test it to see the differences.
Then I'll pass it to my relatives :-)

Addendum :
It's quite disappointed that Antec 650W offers only 4 SATA power connectors.
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   #12. Posted at 02:05 AM on Oct 17th 2007 Edit   Reply
willyolio
efficient and modular. and i hope the 120mm fan means quiet. just what i was looking for.

i wonder how this will compare to the corsair that was just reviewed...
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   #10. Posted at 06:02 PM on Oct 16th 2007 Edit   Reply
Archer
The owner of a local PC shop tried to convince me that all amps were the same, and that all I needed to look at was watts.

He offered me a Fuk Mei 550 watt wonder that had a total of 18 amps on the 12v line.
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#10, sounds like you knew better  :  mongoosesRawesome  (#11)  «

   #6. Posted at 05:36 PM on Oct 16th 2007, Edited at 09:55 PM on Oct 16th 2007 Edit   Reply
mongoosesRawesome
REPLY TO NUMBER 3

From that graph, the highest single card value is actually 355.

For that article, they used a PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1KW-SR, which likely has a +85% efficiency.

Given that 355*.85 is only 301 watts, you might be correct in your assumption that a 380W psu could power that Geforce 8800 Ultra rig.

The real question though, is if it has enough juice on the 12V rail to do so. According to the image on newegg: http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/17-371-005-04.jpg
the PSU can only deliver 324W on the 12V rails combined, or 27A.

I don't think 27A is enough to power one of those rigs. I believe Nvidia recommends at least 32A on the 12V line for their higher end cards.

And there are other reasons to get a beefier PSU as well. For one, if you are going to be overclocking, you need more power. I have also bought larger power supplies than I needed at the time and have grown into them.
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#6, It looks like 27A is enough for a 8800 GTS, but not for a GT...  :  Firestarter  (#8)  «

   #5. Posted at 05:32 PM on Oct 16th 2007 Edit   Reply
Archer
I love those 500 watt units with 18A on 12v.

:)
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