Dual 12v rail vs Quad

Computer_Freak

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Will there be any noticable difference?

Cause im looking at the Silverstone 850W Strider (fully modular)
And it has two 12v rails (at 35A each) rather than 4 (at 18A each)

so thats 70A vs 72A

Also is it a good PSU?
 
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You dont just add the rail together for the total Amps. Think that Silverstone has about 55 Amps. total on the 12 volt rail. You take the total Watts on the 12 volts rails divided by 12 to get a close amount. The 35 amps on each rail is just the max any one rail can pull. The Silverstone has about 670 watts they say 768 on the 12 rail, but they claim 64 amps too. But they say the 5V and 3.3V has 180 Watts
 
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Yes the Silverstone is a good P/S. As far as single-dual or 4 rails its debatable. Like PC Power&Cooling makes really good P/S with one large 12 Volt rail

From PC P&C
8. ARE MULTIPLE 12-VOLT RAILS BETTER THAN A SINGLE 12-VOLT RAIL?
With all the hype about multiple 12-volt rails (ads claim that two rails is better than one, five is better than four, etc.), you'd think it was a better design. Unfortunately, it's not!

Here are the facts: A large, single 12-volt rail (without a 240VA limit) can transfer 100% of the 12-volt output from the PSU to the computer, while a multi-rail 12-volt design has distribution losses of up to 30% of the power supply's rating. Those losses occur because power literally gets "trapped" on under-utilized rails. For example, if the 12-volt rail that powers the CPU is rated for 17 amps and the CPU only uses 7A, the remaining 10A is unusable, since it is isolated from the rest of the system.

Since the maximum current from any one 12-volt rail of a multiple-rail PSU is limited to 20 amps (240VA / 12 volts = 20 amps), PCs with high-performance components that draw over 20 amps from the same rail are subject to over-current shutdowns. With power requirements for multiple processors and graphics cards continuing to grow, the multiple-rail design, with its 240VA limit per rail, is basically obsolete.
 
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