meticadpa
New Member
Hello.
Now, before you post, know this: I'm not a noob when it comes to power supplies. I know the pros and cons of each choice, I'm just curious as to what you would do in the same situation as I'm in.
The two power supplies I'm looking at currently, are the NorthQ Black Magic 850W or the Antec TruePower New 650W.
Pros of the NorthQ: Price; it's cheaper than the Antec power supply. Max capable output, obviously it's an 850W unit, vs. the 650W from Antec, so would have a higher capability to power more hardware. Modularity; the NorthQ has a much better modular cabling system, as all the cables are modular, except the 8 pin and 24 pin cables. Aesthetics; it's a matte black power supply, and all the modular cables are flat and black, removing the need to murdermod sleeve them (it's for a case mod competition this year
).
Cons of the NorthQ: Cheap capacitors; JonnyGuru was unable to find information of this power supply's capacitors, so are of unknown quality. Acoustics; the power supply's fan is apparently the loudest 135mm fan JonnyGuru has ever heard. Above average voltage ripple on the 5VSB rail, not that it matters hugely.
Read the JonnyGuru review here.
Pros of the Antec: Reliability; it's based on a SeaSonic build similar to the S12D, so is of some of the highest quality available in power supplies. It's more efficient than the NorthQ, and therefore more quiet. Warranty; the Antec has a 5 year warranty on power supplies. Excellent all-round performance, better than the NorthQ.
Cons of the Antec: Price; it's 20% more expensive than the NorthQ, and has a much lower combined maximum output. Modularity; the amount of modular cabling on the power supply is pitiful; it has way too many hardwired cables. Aesthetics; the power supply's casing is grey - not the black that I like, and the cables on the power supply aren't terribly well sleeved, and I'd have to spend more money sleeving them for the case mod competition this year.
Read the JonnyGuru review here. (It's of the 750W unit, but they're the same platform, so should perform very similarly.)
So, with all that in mind, which would you go for? I'm leaning towards the NorthQ currently, even though it's going to be overkill for my rig (and planned upgrades, which are going to be a HD5850, then another for CrossFire eventually, as well as an SSD and a few new hard drives, before my eventual move to Nehalem).
So basically, it's performance and quality vs. value and practicality...
What do you think?
Please don't recommend a Corsair power supply... there's none in the same rough price bracket as these two with the same features/performance.
Similarly, don't try and preach that multi-rail power supplies are awful or anything... dispelled that rumour in another thread.
Sorry for the huge OP, I just didn't want to get hit with information that's already aware to me.
Thanks for looking.
Now, before you post, know this: I'm not a noob when it comes to power supplies. I know the pros and cons of each choice, I'm just curious as to what you would do in the same situation as I'm in.
The two power supplies I'm looking at currently, are the NorthQ Black Magic 850W or the Antec TruePower New 650W.
Pros of the NorthQ: Price; it's cheaper than the Antec power supply. Max capable output, obviously it's an 850W unit, vs. the 650W from Antec, so would have a higher capability to power more hardware. Modularity; the NorthQ has a much better modular cabling system, as all the cables are modular, except the 8 pin and 24 pin cables. Aesthetics; it's a matte black power supply, and all the modular cables are flat and black, removing the need to murdermod sleeve them (it's for a case mod competition this year
). Cons of the NorthQ: Cheap capacitors; JonnyGuru was unable to find information of this power supply's capacitors, so are of unknown quality. Acoustics; the power supply's fan is apparently the loudest 135mm fan JonnyGuru has ever heard. Above average voltage ripple on the 5VSB rail, not that it matters hugely.
Read the JonnyGuru review here.
Pros of the Antec: Reliability; it's based on a SeaSonic build similar to the S12D, so is of some of the highest quality available in power supplies. It's more efficient than the NorthQ, and therefore more quiet. Warranty; the Antec has a 5 year warranty on power supplies. Excellent all-round performance, better than the NorthQ.
Cons of the Antec: Price; it's 20% more expensive than the NorthQ, and has a much lower combined maximum output. Modularity; the amount of modular cabling on the power supply is pitiful; it has way too many hardwired cables. Aesthetics; the power supply's casing is grey - not the black that I like, and the cables on the power supply aren't terribly well sleeved, and I'd have to spend more money sleeving them for the case mod competition this year.
Read the JonnyGuru review here. (It's of the 750W unit, but they're the same platform, so should perform very similarly.)
So, with all that in mind, which would you go for? I'm leaning towards the NorthQ currently, even though it's going to be overkill for my rig (and planned upgrades, which are going to be a HD5850, then another for CrossFire eventually, as well as an SSD and a few new hard drives, before my eventual move to Nehalem).
So basically, it's performance and quality vs. value and practicality...
What do you think?
Please don't recommend a Corsair power supply... there's none in the same rough price bracket as these two with the same features/performance.
Similarly, don't try and preach that multi-rail power supplies are awful or anything... dispelled that rumour in another thread.
Sorry for the huge OP, I just didn't want to get hit with information that's already aware to me.
Thanks for looking.
