What to choose? Thermaltake 750w or Corsair 620w? TT is about 50$ cheaper.That is what I can buy,there is no other competition...OK,there is but it is much more expensive.Tagan 700w Easycon XL is about 250$,so you know what price is it :D
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What to choose? Thermaltake 750w or Corsair 620w? TT is about 50$ cheaper.That is what I can buy,there is no other competition...OK,there is but it is much more expensive.Tagan 700w Easycon XL is about 250$,so you know what price is it :D
Check the tiered PSU Guide.
Perkam
They are in the same section
The Thermaltake is $50 cheaper than the Corsair!?!?!
Get the Thermaltake!
Corsair is the probable favourite but i used a Thermaltake 750 in a pc about 6 months ago and it has proved to be very quiet and stable for the money !! :clap:
i got a TT 750W - & love it!
Corsair is cca 230$ and TT is cca 170$.It will be TT 750w,but the problem is also that it is only 1 year warranty in that store...Can I send it to TT after 1 year if it failed?I heard it have 5 year warranty
It's probably only 1 year in-store for the Corsair too.
Yes, Thermaltake has a 5 year warranty now.
http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/support/warranty/ps.htm
If the TT is really that much cheaper then get it.
Then I´ll probably get TT,but what is better?Now don´t look at price,just for performance,nothing else. It got 9.5 for performance from you jonny,also the corsair...
Tough call. They're both very good. Both use the same quality of components. Both are modular. Both are efficient. Both are quiet. Both have 5 year warranties.
There's one place that the TT shines over the Corsair and that's that it puts out more power, so even if they're the same price I'd probably still get the TT over the Corsair.
On the other hand.... :D I just recabled my machine last night and I have an X3 with the FlexForce cables like the Corsair and I'll tell you what.... Those damn cables are SO MUCH EASIER to route under the motherboard and stuff than your typical red black black yellow wires, sleeved or non-sleeved, that it's not even funny.
Cables are not problem.I always find a way to hide it...Will it be enough for 2xhd 2900xt OC (without voltage modding) and dc cpu,4gb and 200gb hdd?Only CPU and GPU will be overclocked,but nothing too much...Only for benching with water cooling (then you know that it wont be anything required)
The TT will handle two HD 2900s...but barely...
You'd be better off with a Silverstone, PCP&C or Zippy 750watter...or an 850watter from all other brands for that kind of rig.
Perkam
I don't necessarily agree.
He's not running two HD2900's with a Quad FX board and a four drive SATA raid. The 750 should be fine and I certainly don't think a Silverstone or PCP&C 750W would have to be any better. Certianly not enough to make any difference.
Well now is 20$ difference for TT...
TT is cca 150%,corsair is about 174$
What is quality of caps inside TT? I heard CWT (OEM producer for TT) is bad and the corsair is better choice over TT,that it has more power and lower ripple
The TT will be using predominantly Samxon. CWT has learned their lesson about caps and heat :)
How good is CWT like OEM producer?
There is also Silverstone Strider 750w ST75ZF,how is that PSU over this two?It is expensive,about 192$
About Seasonic build quality, maybe a bit better. That Silverstone is one of the lesser builds... no competition to either the TT or Corsair.
No, there isn't.Quote:
Originally Posted by quake6
It's either a SilverStone Strider 750W ST75 or a SilverStone Zeus ST75ZF. Two totally different PSU's.
my bad it is zeus.Then is tt enough?
tt 750 never let me down (wish I could say that for my pos enermax galaxy 1000)
The TT.
SilverStone Strider 750 watt is a good choice too :)
there are 2 TT 750W's with different model #'s
one in the "Guru"'s review model# W0116RU "Modular"
and the other model # W0117RU(standard ps wiring) which has a $30 rebate if I'm not mistaken at NewEgg
Are they both the same on the insides?
The ZF is Etasis based...and can handle far more than the TT :stick:Quote:
Originally Posted by jonnyGURU
Perkam
which is better TT 750W or the Enermax Infiniti 650W or Cosair 620HX?
the TT ~ $149 shipped and the Infinity 650 ~ $167 shipped and
Cosair 620HX ~ $140 shipped
i am torn between these 3 since the TT 750W is on sale now.
building a Q6600, P5K mb, 2gig ram 6400, 2 hdd, 1 dvd writer, 1 DX10 ATI Card(or sub. for a 640mb GTS), one ATI tv wonder, Probably will OC alittle or maybe not at all.
I'm wanting the Infiniti 650W as you can see or I wouldn't be in this position
Jonnyguru review of the TT Toughpower 750W modular has me wondering about the 12v rails, that review came out very sketchy about the 12v rail max amp. I probably shouldn't worry bout it with my future setup but I'm wanting something good. the infiniti 650W sounds good from Jonny's review but its pricing is higher.
So final choice is Thermaltake 750w or Silverstone Strider 750w? What is better and how loud is SS?
I"m gonna go with TT Toughpower 750W as per Jonny the "Guru" recommended to you. TT is $9 more than the Corsair 620HX and that $9 is for 130W's greater power(money well spent here for $9). I really wanted the Infiniti 650W but it's $18 more and I'd lose 100W to the TT 750W.
The only drawback is the long chassis depth for the TT coming in at 6.3" as I'd have to remove my P180 bottom chamber fan. hhmmmmm, decisions decisions decisions, got 3 more days on that TT750 sale. hmmmmmmmm
edit: whoops, TT tp 750W sold out! I waited too too long on this
I went and got the Enermax Infiniti and what do you know, ZipZoomFly.com knocks off another $20 with another rebate to make it $107 + shipping($120 Total shipping included). Geez, I knew something like this was going to happen so or later.
edit: beware the rebates as both rebates want the orig. UPC from the paper insert, but the key here is how many UPC codes are there on the paper insert? It be best to call ZZF before purchasing.
Another dude here on XS once had in his sig that "ThermalTake is kinda like AIDS, it won't go away just by ignoring it!" And you know what? I agree! Had a 550W that only gave me about 350W!
Cooltek 600W is what you want to go for! QUAD 12v 20amped rails! 44.2 amps max load, when every rail is maxed out! Costs about 165$ here in Norway under the name MIST 600W, but I can only imagine what it costs over there, less I would guess, but maybe not. Got more amps than both the TT and the corsair! Meaning .... more power then them both!
For being an enthusiast in an industry that moves faster than any other, you sure have your head stuck in the past.Quote:
Originally Posted by freakBYnature
Do you also not buy Japanese cars because they bombed Pearl Harbour?
@freakBYnature:You probably read only the title,so there is so "smart" answer from you...
Yeah! That way, he can have a 600W CWT made unit instead of the 750W also CWT made bigger brother from Thermaltake :p:Quote:
Originally Posted by freakBYnature
I never read title only if I answer posts. I checked out the specs for the TT aswell... low amp level i comparison to cooltek 600W. If you can't handle the truth, fine... I was only making a serious joke! Except for my bigtyp 120 VX, I will personally never ever buy a thermaltake psu again. But if you want to, fine :) Not my problem :)
The problem with some of you guys - is that you walk yourself totally blind on the WATT- stamp! Amperage is the real power, wattage is the effect of the power... so if the amperage level is low, the PSU supposedly giving you 750W can not logically give you 750W.... and if you take 70/80% efficency in calculation aswell.... 750W really is 525/600W... and then start with the LIES that four 12v rails with 18 amps each giving the total output of 60 amps... Cooltek 600W also has 4x12v rails... but maxing all (20 amp on thos by the way) at the same time gives max load of 44.2 amps... so four 18 amp rails giving max load 60 amps is just plain and simple bul*LSHI*T!
So my conclusion is... If you want to continue lying to yourself and thinking the 750W TT is better than the Cooltek 600W... keep on doing that! :D
EDIT: I just read you're not an xtreme member, but "PSU Expert" and the other one "Extreme PSU tester". Listen, all I'm saying is, that specs can lie, and TT does just that. Cause using one rail at a time will maybe give you PEAK ONLY 60 amps... but only maybe... there's leakage in consideration aswell. But using all rails at the same time will not give you that number, and curtenly not 750 Watts, when taking in consideration that the 600w cooltek has stronger rails and amp x volts = watts (if I'm not totally mistaken).
And just hear this. I will stand corrected if I'm wrong, I am not trying to make anyone pissed off because I maybe diss their favourite brand or something, but take it in consideration that I've been playing with computers for the last 18 years, I'm not 100% blond... but I don't like ThermalTake PSU's - that is my personal opinion and is it not up for debate :D I know the man will be just as happy with the cooltek 600W instead of the TT 750W ;) That's my main point in all this.
Excuse me? That's just jibberish. The current times the resistance gives the power. This is usually written as P=U*I. This means that at any specific voltage, increased amperage will give increased power and vice versa. You can't treat them separately as you're trying to do.Quote:
Originally Posted by freakBYnature
Again, wrong. If a PSU is specified for a certain power output, it means that it can deliver this power after internal efficiency loss. Consider two 600W PSUs, one with 70% efficiency and one with 85% efficiency. Both will give a max of 600W out, but the 70% efficient one will draw 857W at the wall outlet, while the 85% efficient one will draw 706W.Quote:
Originally Posted by freakBYnature
The facts are, the aforementioned "Extreme PSU Tester" (and he is not the only one who has proved this) has in fact reviewed the PSU with a load tester and found that Thermaltake is not lying. It can do 750W. It can also do 60A combined at 12v, just like it says it can, as long as the internal temperature doesn't get too high (has overtemp protection).Quote:
Originally Posted by freakBYnature
And that's not all - your Cooltek is not only from the same factory, it's most likely built on the same platform. So, knocking one is pretty much knocking the other. Sure, Thermaltake was at one point guilty of selling cheap Sirtec made units and overpricing them, but that's in the past. They've changed a lot since they adopted CWT as an OEM for their power supplies.
But what do I know, I've only been in electronics for 19 years now :p:
I didn't remember how it the math went around :) but I think you misunderstoud me, I'm not saying that they are separate, we are on the same page, but with the previous bulls*hit TT PSU I had, I really didn't think there were any hope :ROTF: And like I said before... I stand corrected :cool:Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikael
Hehe, wasn't aware of the fact that the crap was out the window, yeah, we've been in this for a long time both :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Oklahoma Wolf