what does

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everyone think about this psu?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817121037

would it be good to support 2 ati radeon 4870x2?

[Shadowex3]

Any of THESE will be acceptable.

 

You're basically trying to run and power quad-SLI, that's going to be a massive power draw on your 12v rail.

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oh i didnt know corsair had a modular psu ive got a corsair 850watt and i have a huge bundle of wires in the bottom of my case so the corsair you suggested will definatly be on my mind

[SchmoSalt]

PC Power & Cooling makes the best PSUs on the market. They may cost a bit more, but are well worth it.

[Shadowex3]

oh i didnt know corsair had a modular psu ive got a corsair 850watt and i have a huge bundle of wires in the bottom of my case so the corsair you suggested will definatly be on my mind

 

Corsair TX lines are cheaper and have more amps on the 12v rail, HX lines are modular and somewhat more expensive with slightly less amps.

 

Also that link isn't JUST corsair, that link goes to a customised newegg search of Corsair, PC Power and Cooling, and Seasonic power supplies that are ~1000 watts or higher.

[trakaill]

Silverstone PSU are pretty good as well..and modular!

[Akaru]

PC Power & Cooling makes the best PSUs on the market. They may cost a bit more, but are well worth it.

 

I've never even heard of this company. If you guys didn't mention/recommend it, I would have thought it was one of those cheap generic companies.

[Shadowex3]

Then you haven't been reading Jonnyguru and Anandtech's PSU reviews like you should. There are two schools of thought in power supplies, multiple 12v rails and single 12v rails. PCP&C does massive single rail power supplies and are pretty much unrivalled in that field. Corsair does a mix of the two, as does Seasonic.

 

I think, but i'm not sure on this, that PCP&C does like seasonic and occasionally OEMs for some of the noname brands like how Seasonic made a few of antec's lines for a while (which is what got them their largely undeserved reputation).

 

It's pretty important to keep track of stuff like this because it works in reverse too. You might be getting a best-named OEM or you might be getting a Deer exploding special.

[SchmoSalt]

Exactly. If there is one thing to not cheap out on a computer, it would have to be the power supply. If you decide to go bargain bin, you not only risk the power supply becoming a shower of sparks, but you also risk everything connected to it.

 

If my knowledge serves me correctly, OCZ bought out PCP&C. Though, I don't know if that had any effect on OCZ's own power supplies. The only downside on PCP&C is that they don't offer any modular PSUs. So if that is your thing, you're out of luck with them.

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139007

this is probably what im going to get i like corsair its modular and very high rated