Where to buy Seasonic & Which One
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I got a couple from newegg, my last one was this because it was SLI certified:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151027
Good choice in Seasonic, quiet and reliable. Excellent level of finish too.
If you have maybe even a hint that you may get a 2900xt or newer video cards you might want to be sure they have the EIGHT pin PCIE power connector available. This is a new spec and I don't think Seasonic has them yet. There are a few PS's out there that have that available, mostly the modular ones as you just need the cable.
edit: just so I am not spreading misinformation the 2900xt does not "require" the eight pin PCIE power, it will work fine with two six pin connectors but the overclocking features will be automatically turned off in the control panel with two six pin power connectors attached. As far as I know anyway, I am reading this from other sources.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817151027
Good choice in Seasonic, quiet and reliable. Excellent level of finish too.
If you have maybe even a hint that you may get a 2900xt or newer video cards you might want to be sure they have the EIGHT pin PCIE power connector available. This is a new spec and I don't think Seasonic has them yet. There are a few PS's out there that have that available, mostly the modular ones as you just need the cable.
edit: just so I am not spreading misinformation the 2900xt does not "require" the eight pin PCIE power, it will work fine with two six pin connectors but the overclocking features will be automatically turned off in the control panel with two six pin power connectors attached. As far as I know anyway, I am reading this from other sources.
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
According to SPCR, the dearer M12 models (with modular cables) are slightly noisier than the Energy Plus. I would therefore recommend either the 550W or 650W Energy Plus.
For the same price as the Seasonic Energy Plus 550W, you can get an Arctic Cooling Silentium T2 Pro with a 500W power supply that features active power factor correction and is fairly quiet (but non-standard form factor).
I sell both Seasonic power supplies and Arctic Cooling enclosures. 550W Energy Plus for 130U$ shipped to your door step.
For the same price as the Seasonic Energy Plus 550W, you can get an Arctic Cooling Silentium T2 Pro with a 500W power supply that features active power factor correction and is fairly quiet (but non-standard form factor).
I sell both Seasonic power supplies and Arctic Cooling enclosures. 550W Energy Plus for 130U$ shipped to your door step.
Stereodude
Not really a
Why not get the Corsair HX 520W since it is made by Corsair?
Stereodude
Not really a
Er... yeah, that's what I meant. Review
Think this is the same but newer or something?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16817139001
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16817139001
Stereodude
Not really a
Same... Not newer.
I ended up getting the Corsair 520W for $85 shipped. Thanks for the feedback.
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-hx5...lar-atx-power-supply/q/loc/101/203270716.html
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-hx5...lar-atx-power-supply/q/loc/101/203270716.html
ddrueding
Fixture
My system continues to have issues posting. Looks like I'm in the market for a 700W+ PSU. With support for a crapload of SATA drives. I really like Antec's modular cabling system as I ordered a bunch of additional SATA cables and added more SATA plugs on them. Suggestions?
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
Seasonic M12-700W. It is noisier than the Energy Plus models, but it is quieter than almost anything else in this power range and it has modulable cables. Efficiency is upward to 80 percent too.
If you can wait, Seasonic is about to release a newer model and IIRC, the efficiency is supposed to reach 88% and feature modulable cables.
Silverstone also makes decent high power PSUs too.
If you can wait, Seasonic is about to release a newer model and IIRC, the efficiency is supposed to reach 88% and feature modulable cables.
Silverstone also makes decent high power PSUs too.
Stereodude
Not really a
Good choice! That's a good supply. I'm using that in my HTPC. It's very, very quiet
ddrueding
Fixture
Thanks for the tip, Coug. Any ETA/price on the new Seasonic?
Bozo
Storage? I am Storage!
CougTek
Hairy Aussie
I ended up buying the PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 this evening. I've been having instability issues with my system specifically while playing games and it turns out the ATI card I have is recommended to have at least 22A available on a single rail. I was having trouble locating a power supply I trusted with this kind of amperage so the PC P&C 750W has a single rail with 60A available for a continuous load. It might not be the quietest, but I'll let you know how it is when I get it.
I might add it is claimed to be over 80% efficient (80 Plus).
I might add it is claimed to be over 80% efficient (80 Plus).
Just fyi, the Corsair 520 is now available for $69 shipped free after rebate and google checkout. Figures I just got mine in the mail today.
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-520w-sli-certified-modular-atx-power-supply/q/loc/101/203270716.html
Amazingly, the PSU arrived in one day after I placed the buy.com order. Too bad I didn't need it that fast. I still need to get a case to put it in. If anyone is interested in a P180 cheap, let me know.
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-520w-sli-certified-modular-atx-power-supply/q/loc/101/203270716.html
Amazingly, the PSU arrived in one day after I placed the buy.com order. Too bad I didn't need it that fast. I still need to get a case to put it in. If anyone is interested in a P180 cheap, let me know.
ddrueding
Fixture
What case are you dumping the P180 for and why? I went with a Lian-Li because I needed support for more internal drives.
Yeah, I was just posting because I thought the price was nice.
Stereodude
Not really a
I think the SPCR review mentioned that the rails aren't completely independent and that they will share power if one is overloaded.
I got the PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 installed this evening and it really is virtually silent even though it has an 80mm fan. After running for several hours the casing around the unit is still cool to the touch. It was a pure bitch to get it to fit into the Antec P180. The PSU is much longer than my previous one so I had to switch the lower case fan with one from above because the other fans are skinnier. It took some work to get all the cables worked in there.
In answer to my own question, Anandtech shelled out for some Chroma gear:
http://www.anandtech.com/casecoolingpsus/showdoc.aspx?i=3021
Looks promising.
Piyono
ddrueding
Fixture
I picked up a Seasonic M12 700W the other day. I am really impressed with it; I even threw some extra drives in to see what additional load it could handle (sig).
Stereodude
Not really a
HardOCP seems to have some sort of elaborate testing rig. They even go so far as to test at temp.
mubs
Storage? I am Storage!
DD:
You're running only 11 drives? I'm disappointed. :crap:
You're running only 11 drives? I'm disappointed. :crap:
ddrueding
Fixture
The chassis holds 12 
The second RAID0 array of Raptors is only online part-time, when I'm doing more intense video encoding stuff.
The second RAID0 array of Raptors is only online part-time, when I'm doing more intense video encoding stuff.
I put in the same PS (750 silencer Quad) in a P180 case too. However, I simply totally removed the bottom fan. Without the fan, there is lots of room for the PS. My theory is that with the top and bottom air-sealed, the air-draw from the PS should be enough to cool the HD's. It is a straight-line airflow through the HD's to the PS and that should make the bottom fan unnecessary. My big complaint is that the cables are not really long enough to use the back-side cable management system of the case.
Bozo
Storage? I am Storage!
I also removed the fan behind the power supply in all the P180 cases I've installed lately. I then mounted an 80mm fan to the intake grill to push some air across the hard drives. I used wire ties to attach the fan. The opening looks large enough to accomodate a 90mm fan.
Bozo :joker:
Bozo :joker:
ddrueding
Fixture
I found the air drawn past the lower drive in a P180 from the power supply sufficient to cool 1 or 2 7200RPM drives, but more drives or a faster speed caused the drive to exceed my 40C comfort zone.
Bozo
Storage? I am Storage!
I also instaled the 120mm fan from behind the power supply to the fan bracket in front of the upper hard drive enclosure.
Plenty of air flow in the case and still quiet.
Bozo :joker:
Plenty of air flow in the case and still quiet.
Bozo :joker:
Weird, I didn't try doing that. I just squeezed in the smaller fan from the top of the case. It's tight, but it fits. I have 3 drives in the lower bay and I didn't feel the PCP&C's fan would be enough to pull air across my 3 drives. I find the PCP&C until to run very cool and quiet so far, so the fan doesn't spin very fast.