ANTEC P182- Which PSU; Thermaltake 850w or OCZ 1000w

Jiannu · 07-25-2007, 09:41 PM

I am planning to buy the Antec P182 case and would like to know if I should go with the OCZ 1000w or the Thermaltake 850w PSU? Are both modular? Will it fit in that case?

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SRTDodge05 · 07-25-2007, 09:49 PM

Give a detail list of hardware your going to be using, make it easier to pick a power supply.

Jiannu · 07-25-2007, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SRTDodge05

Give a detail list of hardware your going to be using, make it easier to pick a power supply.

Ok..Here is the list......

Q6600
Thermalright 120 Ultra X HSF
Evga 680i SLi A1
Antec P182
Western Digital 750w sata 2
Mushkin DDR2 P8000 or OCZ P8500 SLi
X-Fi sound card
Evga 8800 GTX
Pioneer 212 DVD-RW sata

Which power supply is better for silent/cables? I may plan to upgrade to SLi someday......someday,,,lol.

SRTDodge05 · 07-25-2007, 10:00 PM

I would think the 850w would work fine.

CK8-04 · 07-25-2007, 10:01 PM

The Corsair 620HX would be my recommendation for a PSU. I have 2 520HXs and I absolutely love them. The cables are modular and they are dead silent. The Corsairs are the highest rated PSUs tested by SPCR. I recently built a PC for a friend using the 520 with an 8800GTX and a quad core. He just bought another one for another PC with similar specs. For SLI, the 620 should handle it with no problem. A fully loaded 8800GTX SLI system uses no more than 500 watts.

Joe Public · 07-26-2007, 06:03 PM

To give you an idea, a Q6600 @ 3.5 GHz, 8800GTXs in SLI , 2GB PC6400 memory, 2 raptor drives in RAID plus the usual extras draws about 440W at peak load. So frankly, a 850 or 1000W PSU is a helluva lot more than you'd require. Sure, it's nice to future proof your system, but keep in mind that large PSUs are less efficient at low loads (draw more power from the wall outlet to produce DC output current).

A Corsair HX620W PSU which is very silent, comes with 5 year warraty and uses high quality and reliable Nippon Chemicon capacitors would do the job for you quite nicely. You could add another GTX for SLI later with no problems.

Vheox · 08-01-2007, 06:42 PM

To be honest I don't know too much about those specific PSU's, but I feel like making a post. My understanding of Thermaltake is that they focus on looks more than quality, and then overprice their products. I've bought several cases and heatsinks from them and I've never been overwhelmed by quality. I wouldn't get a PSU from them.. just my 2 cents!

Jiannu · 08-02-2007, 06:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vheox

To be honest I don't know too much about those specific PSU's, but I feel like making a post. My understanding of Thermaltake is that they focus on looks more than quality, and then overprice their products. I've bought several cases and heatsinks from them and I've never been overwhelmed by quality. I wouldn't get a PSU from them.. just my 2 cents!

Hey,,,,,
I bought it already... I got a good deal on it so I snagged it. I currently have a 480w from Thermaltake. I think it should do the job.

SRTDodge05 · 08-02-2007, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Jiannu

Hey,,,,,
I bought it already... I got a good deal on it so I snagged it. I currently have a 480w from Thermaltake. I think it should do the job.

When do you get it?

3 of 7 · 08-02-2007, 08:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vheox

To be honest I don't know too much about those specific PSU's, but I feel like making a post. My understanding of Thermaltake is that they focus on looks more than quality, and then overprice their products. I've bought several cases and heatsinks from them and I've never been overwhelmed by quality. I wouldn't get a PSU from them.. just my 2 cents!

I've got 2 Thermaltake 430W PSU's that have been running without issue for a year now.. I paid $39 each for them.... Pretty tough to beat that for value. ( They're dead quiet too.)

SRTDodge05 · 08-02-2007, 08:23 PM

I got a Thermaltake 430W in my parents pc for almost a year and it works great. got it onsale at newegg for $29.99.

Jiannu · 08-02-2007, 11:01 PM

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Originally Posted by SRTDodge05

When do you get it?

Not quite here yet. I bought it from RedFlagdeals.com for $160. It should arrive next week some time with my new Evga 680i!!

I will be putting my new computer together this month!!!

Here is what I am looking at.....

Q6600 2.4 B0 stepping
Thermalright 120 Ultra Extreme with 2 120mm Scythe
Antec 182
Thermaltake 850w
Creative X-FI fatality
Evga 8800 GTX ACS KO
Western Digital 750GB SATA II
Pioneer 212 sata DVD-RWx2
Evga 680i A1
Mushkin 2x1GB pc -8000 REDLINE

All under Vista. I am wondering if I should go with Seagate, Hitachi or Western for the hard drive. I heard the Western 750GB is fast!

Wish me luck and I will update you all!!!

07-25-2007, 09:41 PM	#1
Jiannu Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Bolton,Ontario,CANADA Posts: 233	ANTEC P182- Which PSU; Thermaltake 850w or OCZ 1000w I am planning to buy the Antec P182 case and would like to know if I should go with the OCZ 1000w or the Thermaltake 850w PSU? Are both modular? Will it fit in that case? __________________ Q6850 Extreme @ 3.6Ghz Thermalright Ultra 120X Scythe 120mm Evga 780i A1 P8 Evga GTX 260 SC216 Evga GTX 260 SC216 4x1Gb OCZ 1150 DDR2 Reaper X-Fi FATALITY Gamer 2x1TB W.D. in Raid 0 Pioneer 212DVD-RW Samsung DVD-RW Corsiar 1000HX psu Antec P182 Logitech MX5500 keyboard&mouse Logitech Z-5500 Sony 40XBR6 @ 1920x1080p Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit
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07-25-2007, 09:49 PM	#2
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,835	Give a detail list of hardware your going to be using, make it easier to pick a power supply.
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07-25-2007, 10:00 PM	#4
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,835	I would think the 850w would work fine.
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07-25-2007, 10:01 PM	#5
CK8-04 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Malden, MA Posts: 953	The Corsair 620HX would be my recommendation for a PSU. I have 2 520HXs and I absolutely love them. The cables are modular and they are dead silent. The Corsairs are the highest rated PSUs tested by SPCR. I recently built a PC for a friend using the 520 with an 8800GTX and a quad core. He just bought another one for another PC with similar specs. For SLI, the 620 should handle it with no problem. A fully loaded 8800GTX SLI system uses no more than 500 watts. __________________ "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift" - Steve Prefontaine Antec Solo Corsair 520HX Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 w/ TR SI-128 SE Intel D975XBX2 4GB Mushkin HP2 DDR2-800 5-4-4-12 1.8v eVGA e-Geforce 9800GT w/ TR T-Rad2 WD Velociraptor 150GB 10K RPM HP LP2065 20.1" S-IPS Logitech Z-5300e MS Comfort Curve KB 2000 Logitech G3 Last edited by CK8-04; 07-25-2007 at 10:09 PM..
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07-26-2007, 06:03 PM	#6
Joe Public Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,932	To give you an idea, a Q6600 @ 3.5 GHz, 8800GTXs in SLI , 2GB PC6400 memory, 2 raptor drives in RAID plus the usual extras draws about 440W at peak load. So frankly, a 850 or 1000W PSU is a helluva lot more than you'd require. Sure, it's nice to future proof your system, but keep in mind that large PSUs are less efficient at low loads (draw more power from the wall outlet to produce DC output current). A Corsair HX620W PSU which is very silent, comes with 5 year warraty and uses high quality and reliable Nippon Chemicon capacitors would do the job for you quite nicely. You could add another GTX for SLI later with no problems. __________________ Asus P5B-E - Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 3.2 GHz - 2x1024MB Geil PC6400 RAM - Asus GeForce GTX260 896MB- Samsung F1 1TB - Corsair HX620W PSU - 18x Samsung DVD/RW - SB Live - Winders XP SP2/Ubuntu 7.10
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08-01-2007, 06:42 PM	#7
Vheox Registered User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,572	To be honest I don't know too much about those specific PSU's, but I feel like making a post. My understanding of Thermaltake is that they focus on looks more than quality, and then overprice their products. I've bought several cases and heatsinks from them and I've never been overwhelmed by quality. I wouldn't get a PSU from them.. just my 2 cents!
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08-02-2007, 08:23 PM	#11
SRTDodge05 Grab Life By The Balls Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 7,835	I got a Thermaltake 430W in my parents pc for almost a year and it works great. got it onsale at newegg for $29.99. __________________
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