Antec HCP1200w with GTX580 4way SLI OC'ed, Monster 2200w input !

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11-28-2010, 10:35 PM
nickshih

Antec HCP1200w with GTX580 4way SLI OC'ed, Monster 2200w input !

Nvidia GTX580 already launched 3weeks . Lots people care about the power consumption of it .

Nvidia also did some OCP tweak inside of the card . So u will not get the real power consumption of it unless u release the OCP function.

So i tried the real power consumption of GTX580 4way SLI on Antec HCP1200w. And i have also recorded videos , it easily shows the " input "watts from wall .

Testing hardware :

PSU : Antec HCP1200W (Retail Version)
CPU : 980x
VGA : MSI GTX580 4way SLI
MB : Gigabyte X58 UD9
HDD : Adata S599 100GB
RAM : Adata XPG + 2200 CL8 2GBx3
Cooler : Antec Kuhler Flow + Formula 7 Paste
Dimas Benchtable

Before we do 4way SLI on Gigabyte X58 UD9 , u have to plug-in the molex 4pin input of the VGA extra power .

Or u will burn ur 24pin connector on mobo .

It is big problem of 4way SLI . Bcz 4 cards pull a lots from 24pin 12V input .

And it only has one 12v+ wired on mobo 24pin connector . When u are benching the 3Dmark program or Gaming .

The current which goes through 24pin connector will reach 20~25A . Actually the safe value of it is around 7~10A .

That is why lots people burn their rigs with 4way SLI even 3way SLI recently.

http://pic.xfastest.com/nickshih/4wayHCP1200.JPG

http://pic.xfastest.com/nickshih/4wayHCP12001.JPG

Using Prime95 and Furmark for GPU & CPU Full loading test .

Let's see video of the real input power consumption of GTX580 4way SLI of whole system.

It is around 1500~1600w from wall . Before unlocking OCP , it is around 1200~1300w .

The efficiency of HCP1200 is around 89% with such loading .

So output watt is around 1350~1400w

Input Voltage 110V , upper right value (KW) is power consumption ,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx9GHQyn8m4

i like to push hardwares to extremity. So i add the VGA voltage to 1.1 vcore

Core speed to 820 Mhz . Totally 2200w continue input loading done .

The efficiency of HCP1200 is around 81% with such loading .

So output watt is around 1700~1800w .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtZdg3PvSQU

This HCP1200 is mass production version (retail one) . 1200 watts output is recommanded value .

Seems that it can endure higher output watts .

So , Maybe we can fry something with the heat from 4 pcs GTX580 again , ROLF ! :shocked:
11-28-2010, 11:33 PM
SF3D

Really nice PSU! Need to get one when available!

:up:
11-28-2010, 11:34 PM
Johnny87au

jeebus lot of power, Would u say this is better then the tpq 1200?
11-28-2010, 11:35 PM
saaya

lol, thats impressive... one psu powering 4 580 cards? :eek:
well, if you cool the psu well enough this might work fine for months i guess...
actually... if you would ln2 cool the psu, wouldnt it improve efficiency and you could pull even more power? :D hehehe that would be a fun experiment! :D
11-28-2010, 11:44 PM
Hazzan

Awesome ......:up::up:
11-29-2010, 12:07 AM
dinos22

sick PSU
11-29-2010, 12:24 AM
nickshih

Quote:

Originally Posted by Johnny87au

jeebus lot of power, Would u say this is better then the tpq 1200?

Ya, it is totally better than TPQ1200 :welcome:

Quote:

Originally Posted by saaya

lol, thats impressive... one psu powering 4 580 cards? :eek:
well, if you cool the psu well enough this might work fine for months i guess...
actually... if you would ln2 cool the psu, wouldnt it improve efficiency and you could pull even more power? :D hehehe that would be a fun experiment! :D

actually i tried one time . And i killed one PSU with LN2 on it .

Something short ... haha , BTW. Vasline inside the PSU everywhere for sure.

:rofl:
11-29-2010, 12:25 AM
youngpro

antec psu, antec cooler, antec paste

when will you be shipping me my antec rams, mobo and gpus mate?

only 2200w though? you cant do more? this is serious high load, nice result mate
11-29-2010, 12:35 AM
zalbard

Outstanding PSU! Antec is on the roll! :up:
11-29-2010, 12:39 AM
sofos1990

I woulid like to see the consumption of the same setup on LN2 :p: :D

Too bad that there isn't this psu in Greece :(
11-29-2010, 12:40 AM
nickshih

Quote:

Originally Posted by youngpro

antec psu, antec cooler, antec paste

when will you be shipping me my antec rams, mobo and gpus mate?

only 2200w though? you cant do more? this is serious high load, nice result mate

i am afraid of that if i do more ...someone will say that is bull:banana::banana::banana::banana: .. :shocked:

i tried ... 1500w output loading was working well for 24 hours ...

But u have to take the risk of overclocking the PSU ..

anyway ...that is why we need warranty .... :rofl:
11-29-2010, 12:49 AM
nickshih

Quote:

Originally Posted by sofos1990

I woulid like to see the consumption of the same setup on LN2 :p: :D

Too bad that there isn't this psu in Greece :(

Bcz i did the test under aircooling . The card will get higher power consumption which is scaling the heat .

So if u can cool down the GPU . u will get lower for sure .

if u overclock GTX580 to 1200 core and running vantage with 1.3vcore .

the power consumption is around 33A .

33x 12 = 396 watts

so , if u are running 4way with Vantage . totally 1800~1900 watts input for sure . I have measured it last time .:up:
11-29-2010, 12:56 AM
Hondacity

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thanks nick for the video ...i love it :D

best psu in the world :D
11-29-2010, 01:08 AM
nickshih

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hondacity

thanks nick for the video ...i love it :D

best psu in the world :D

damn , u are so fast to get it ..

Is it available there @@? :shocked:
11-29-2010, 01:14 AM
Hondacity

it was released in limited quantity on release date, i think it was released last month.

splave also has one also :D

patch also has one :D
11-29-2010, 01:19 AM
crmaris

Quote:

Originally Posted by sofos1990

I woulid like to see the consumption of the same setup on LN2 :p: :D

Too bad that there isn't this psu in Greece :(

Actually there is one in Greece.
11-29-2010, 01:20 AM
nickshih

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hondacity

it was released in limited quantity on release date, i think it was released last month.

splave also has one also :D

patch also has one :D

Ya ..... the first batch was sold out in one week ... :clap:
11-29-2010, 03:39 AM
DFORDOG

Amazing
11-29-2010, 07:25 AM
Oliver

thats just SICK Nick :up:

KEEP PUSHING IT
11-29-2010, 07:52 AM
[XC] Oj101

Absolute madness! Who's the OEM on this?
11-29-2010, 08:03 AM
Hondacity

Quote:

Originally Posted by [XC] Oj101

Absolute madness! Who's the OEM on this?

delta electronics
11-29-2010, 09:15 AM
steponz

What were you using to disable OCP to do the tests? Have you tried this with the 1200 tpq? Mine have been golden, wondering if I should update...
11-29-2010, 09:33 AM
Hondacity

gpu ocp....i think thats what he disabled...not the 12v rail ocp..lol
11-29-2010, 09:48 AM
steponz

Whoops meant gpu ocp... Did he use the Gpuz trick... or another way... I haven't tested it out myself.. will later today.. :)
11-29-2010, 06:02 PM
Monstru

Quote:

Originally Posted by saaya

lol, thats impressive... one psu powering 4 580 cards? :eek:

No biggie, one strong PSU can take 4 GTX 580 and i980X under LN2 :)

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