Is this a good psu/case?

A good model supply that is a little larger then the typical 450-500w supply would still need the amps on the rails and "stability" most of all. You can have a 1,000w supply and the first good load pulls it down? Cheap caps! Wattage is a number on paper for the most part. The other item to consider is the available power connectors being available on the make and model selected. The Corsair does gain an edge to some degree over the Silverstone while those aren't listed on the "crap" list either.
 
That big fan on the front of those cases is overated. It is just for "flash" to make you buy that case because of the fan size and its supposed cooling ability. Get you some 80mm fans and be creative. Use those Sunon fans that blow 70-80CFM and rig up a toggle switch for them, use a temp monitor and then when your case gets a little warm, crank up what sounds like a jet engine. You will need a huge case. I built a turbine system with 4 80mm fans, 2 that run and two that are off, those two fans that were on turned the other two and made it more efficient, about like having three fans. BE INNOVATIVE!
 
To intelcrazy, im extremely noob to.. everything. I'm 17, have no money, work only a few hrs at min wage, and i simply like to make sure what I get with the little money i have is something tht won't give me buyers remorse in the future. Honestly, being innovative with a case to me seems to involve tools, cutting, soildering, mounting, etc. Something i dont really want to do right now. I want a loud case with LOTS of flash; hey, i'm a teenager. And i also want soemthing that will give me lots of airflow to keep the system i plan on progressively building in the future, cool, and hopefully allow me to overclock it some and give it somewhat of a longer life span. And i want a cheap solution to this that I can get without much experience.

And besides... i kinda decided i'll get a thermaltake tsunami instead. :D lol

And to PC EYE i realise that the wattage isn't everything. The ampherage means a lot more in conjunction with the efficiency, right? I mean, basically thats what im paying for. And i dont even really plan on getting two 8800s i just want to know if the psu would be stable enough to do something like that.

Honestly, at this point i think i wanna get either the Seasonic or the OCZ. But for some reason i'm leaning towards the OCZ. Over the quad rails, it gives more ampherage than the other models (although i'm not really sure how much that matters, or if its even great to split it over so many rails like tht. I'm a noob.) is cheaper, gives only 70 watts less output than the 620, and is cheaper. They all seem like great buys, but i only need one, don't have all the money in the world, or even a considerable amount, and i mean its only the power supply afterall, right?

(kinda long.. sry)
 
The Olympia is another PSU that I would categorize as borderline for SLI'd 8800GTXs. It should work OK, but would be pushing it.

I consider overall build quality, longevity, voltage tolerance, ripple, etc... to be every bit as important as total output or efficiency. Here's a great review of the OCZ GameXStream (it's the 700W version, but they're very much the same aside from the total output). For comparison, here's the Corsair HX520W (I'm afraid jonny hasn't reviewed the Seasonic).
 
The first thing to do when planning any build is figure out the actual budget you can afford as well as live with. The latest model video cards are also "big ticket" items seen for over $500- when first marketed. I adequately run two 250gb ide hard drives and a recently added 500gb sata model with what? An Antec True Power II 480w model supply. The specifications can be looked over at the link here. http://www.antec.com/specs/TPII480_spe.html

For a case? The idea of having the opening in the front for even an 80mm fan is to draw in cooler air without the high tab. I could have spent $140- at newegg for an Antec 900 model but simply chose the $80 AeroCool model sen at http://www.xoxide.com/aerocool-aeroengine-2-black.html

Why? It wasn't so much style as increased air flow since most miid tower atx cases seem to lack front openings for case fans and even vents. Upon finishing the transfer of everything from the old case two 120mm fans were simply bought from a local retail store for about $7 each. The board temps seen at 48C idle in the old case suddenly saw 31C in the new one. There are other makes and model cases seen for lower prices that also allow additional fans.
 
The budget i'm not so sure about. I'm actually planning on waiting until probably may to get most of the components since direct x 10 cards will probably drop down in price just a little, there will be more options when looking for a dx10 card, cheap core 2 duos will get extra "free" cache, and prices of everything that is out now would generally drop. That's why right now i'm just worrying about the case and psu.

And with the case, like i said before, i really just want soemthing for looks. Looks is 60% and Performance of the case is 40%. Cooling ability is very important, but most of the good looking cases seem pretty decent with cooling anyway. Besides, the tsunami is supposedly reputed as an amazing case for overclockers, isn't it?

And this psu business is really confusing me. lol
 
PC eye said:
For a case? The idea of having the opening in the front for even an 80mm fan is to draw in cooler air without the high tab. I could have spent $140- at newegg for an Antec 900 model but simply chose the $80 AeroCool model sen at http://www.xoxide.com/aerocool-aeroengine-2-black.html

Why? It wasn't so much style as increased air flow since most miid tower atx cases seem to lack front openings for case fans and even vents. Upon finishing the transfer of everything from the old case two 120mm fans were simply bought from a local retail store for about $7 each. The board temps seen at 48C idle in the old case suddenly saw 31C in the new one. There are other makes and model cases seen for lower prices that also allow additional fans.
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My $26 mid tower case had room for two 80mm fans in the front. Most cheap midtowers just don't support 120mm, which are in almost every way superior to 80mms. As for the Aerocool model, my friend has the one with the massive fan on the side. I like the case and how it looks, but I have to say, the quality of the case isn't close to my P180b, which btw is onsale for only $99 on newegg right now after MIR.
 
I don't particularly care for the AeroCool model seen at http://www.xoxide.com/aerocool-extremengine-3t-black.html either. The style is a little improvement while twin Antec 120mm blue led fans work here since the case is actually recessed into a cabinet in the computer desk. The 140mm case fan included sits directly behind the plastic turbine engine style wheel seen in the photo at the vendor there. That simply spins when the airflow gets going from the actual front intake fan.

The looks and style of the case for an OCer is actually the opposite when you have to weigh ambient temps inside the case as you push the cpu and other hardwares. Keeping those temps down is a key factor in longevity! You can have the most elaborate looking case and still cook your more costly hardwares due to a simple lack of adequate cooling.

For looks as well as a good cooling setup shop around a bit. When searching a vendor that offered good prices on the largest selection I ended up at xoxide by chance. Other sites including newegg somewhat lacked while still seeing some good models to consider. It came down to the AeroCool model that was $10- cheaper at the time or the Antec nine hundred seen for almost twice as much found at http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811129021
 
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