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Old March 21, 2009, 10:45 AM
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Here's an honest question, for the new system im building (Quad socket opteron build, multiple hard drives, GTX295, server motherboard) the calcs all say i need around 950-1000watts under load... I really really do not want to undercut my PSU. So should I hang on to my dual-rail Silverstone stride 1Kw, or get the 1200w version? lol...
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Old March 21, 2009, 12:08 PM
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1KW is overkill, I see no reason you would want to change to anything higher.
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Old March 21, 2009, 12:35 PM
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Dude.... 16 cores, going to have 16 sticks of ram soon, GTX 295.... at least 6 hard drives soon..... How can anyone be sure about the numbers with a system like that? im definitely not sure...
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Old March 21, 2009, 12:38 PM
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The main rig in my sig is pulling 470w while folding. the PSU calculator says I need 800W.
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Old March 21, 2009, 12:40 PM
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Hmmmm, really? Well you do have an enermax 85+.... my strider is only about 80-something, but i guess ill give it a shot.
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Old March 21, 2009, 12:44 PM
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Check that... just double checked... 70A between the two 12v rails (35A each).... Makes me uncertain, lol.
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Old March 21, 2009, 12:51 PM
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All kidding aside, do not trust/believe any software calculator. They tell me my PC will pull 600W+. The highest reading I have ever seen on my kill-a-watt was just under 400W. I have a ton of gear in my PC including water cooling and a bunch of fans, 3HD's, etc.. THe choice is yours if you just gotta spend more $$$, but that Silverstone will eat up that system you want to build. I would be more than shocked to see it pull more than 750W full load.
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Old March 21, 2009, 12:56 PM
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Alright then gents. Strider stays!
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