Triton-00

so i am looking at building a new machine. i am SLIing 2 GTX 260s with a core i5 cpu and do plan on doing some mid-range overclocking.

i have calculated the power consumption on tomshardware.com to be ~650 Watts so here are some PSUs i've come across. are these worth the $$ or should i get cheaper lower powered ones or more expensive ones??

>> http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...r,2122-10.html <<

^^Toms hardware power consumption link.

IT HAS TO BE MODULAR.

1st Coolermaster one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817171037

Corsair one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139012

Kingwin one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817121025

2nd Coolermaster one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817171048

my build-

7200 rpm caviar black 640GB
core i5 cpu
evga p55 ftw MoBo
2 GTX260 (core 216) GPUs
Sony dvd-rw Drive
coolermaster scout case (ATX mid tower)
4GB of ddr3 1600 RAM dual channel 8-8-8-24 CAS timings

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139006
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139009
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817256049
or
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817256050

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ganzey

None of those are modular

get the 850 watt coolermaster one that you posted before. it has 6 connectors, you will need 2 for each gtx260, so you have more for later if you decide to upgrade. the kingwin loks like an off brand, and the other two originally post dont have enough connectors

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ScottALot

Get an OCZ ModXStream Pro 600/700W ... I'm too lazy to get a link, sorry.

WAIT! Scratch that, not enough 6-pin leads.

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Triton-00

couldn't i just use the 4 pin molex to 6 pin PCIe power adapters for the GPUs or would the power get screwed up in there?

moneymoguls

I would recommend a 1000w PSU and a good one. The 2 GTX 260's will draw a lot of power.

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ScOuT

1000 watts is an over kill and a waste of money for that build...it will run just fine on a good solid 750w power supply.

That I would NOT do! Don't run graphics cards off of a 4 pin power cable. It will work but why would you?


For that build in your sig...this is what I would get

CORSAIR 750W
- 7 year warranty
- Silver Plus power rating
- Mail in rebate
- Free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139010

If you have a little more to spend might as well bump up to the 850w

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139011

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Triton-00

~150$ is my budget for a powersupply. that 750Watt Corsair one i was looking at earlier, but it doesnt come with 2 6pin PCIe connectors.

ScOuT

You are correct it does not come with 2 x 6 pin PCI-E power connectors...it comes with 4 x 6 + 2 pin PCI-E power connectors Even better That way it can be used on 6 pin cards and 8 pin cards.

Click on the resources tab and it shows all the connectors
http://www.corsair.com/products/hx750/default.aspx

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Triton-00

oh than you so much!, i didn't see that on newegg the picture looked like just an 8pin connector and thats what the specs said. well looks like i'm getting that PSU .