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  • 02-28-2008 8:08 AM

    • colt1911
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    PSU for the Q9450

    I have a Antec 650 Neopower psu and was wondering if I should go bigger when I switch to the Q9450 cpu? You can see in my sig what I'm running at the moment as far as other components.

    OS - XP Pro 32bit and Vista Home Premium 64bit Mobo - Asus P5K Premium Black Pearl CPU - Intel E6850 C2D w/ a Zalman 9700 cooler Memory - Corsair XMS2 PC 6400C4 DDR2 -800 ( 4 gigs ) Gpu - Evga 8800GTS 512mb ( G92 ) Primary HD - Seagate 500Gb 32mb cache Sata 2 2nd HD - WD 500gb 16mb cache Sata 2 3rd HD - WD 250gb 16mb cache Sata 2 2 Asus Sata DVD Burners Ultra Aluminus Full Tower w/ Antec Neopower 650 watt PSU Acer P221w 22" Widescreen LCD Sound card - Asus Xonar 7.1 Pci card Speakers - Logitech Z5500's
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  • 02-28-2008 8:30 AM In reply to

    • 1nteljunki3
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    Re: PSU for the Q9450

    Unless you're overclocking the processor and RAM I wouldn't be concerned with your 650w.  The only thing you need to be aware of with the Neo series is how much load you're putting on each rail, as you have power loss through the removable molex and SATA power connectors, as well as your PCI-Express power connectors. So in other words don't overload too much on one side as I did.  You'll notice stability problems if you do this, been there and done that.

    ASUS Rampage Formula; Core 2 Quad Extreme QX9650 @5.13GHz; 4GB Buffalo Firestix PC2-9600 DDR2; Thermaltake Armor w/ Bigwater SE; XFX Geforce 9800 GTX 'Black Edition'; Corsair HX620 Power Supply 620W

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  • 02-28-2008 9:12 AM In reply to

    • colt1911
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    Re: PSU for the Q9450

    I am going to be oveclocking so I think I'll look around for a higher watt PSU. Anyone have some recommendations?

    OS - XP Pro 32bit and Vista Home Premium 64bit Mobo - Asus P5K Premium Black Pearl CPU - Intel E6850 C2D w/ a Zalman 9700 cooler Memory - Corsair XMS2 PC 6400C4 DDR2 -800 ( 4 gigs ) Gpu - Evga 8800GTS 512mb ( G92 ) Primary HD - Seagate 500Gb 32mb cache Sata 2 2nd HD - WD 500gb 16mb cache Sata 2 3rd HD - WD 250gb 16mb cache Sata 2 2 Asus Sata DVD Burners Ultra Aluminus Full Tower w/ Antec Neopower 650 watt PSU Acer P221w 22" Widescreen LCD Sound card - Asus Xonar 7.1 Pci card Speakers - Logitech Z5500's
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  • 02-28-2008 10:59 AM In reply to

    • 1nteljunki3
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    Re: PSU for the Q9450

    If you want what most consider the best PSU out there go with this one:

     PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 Quad

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341011&Tpk=Power%2b%2526%2bCooling%2bSilencer%2b750 

     From Anandtech's Review

    "The AnandTech Gold Editor's Choice award goes to the PC Power & Cooling Silencer 750 QUAD. It was one of the first units we reviewed in 2007, and remains the best overall power supply we've tested. In addition to top-notch performance, the Silencer 750 QUAD is equipped with a full range of connectivity options (including four PEG connectors, two of which convert to the 8-pin standard), and ample wattage for nearly any high-end system, including SLI or Crossfire configurations. As a nitpick, we found that the Silencer 750 QUAD's fan speeds may ramp up more aggressively than necessary; under worst-case conditions (50°C intake temperature), the fan did hit 4200rpm, resulting in noise levels of 45dB(A). At normal room temperatures, however, the Silencer 750 QUAD did not exceed 30dB(A) at normal loads."

    ASUS Rampage Formula; Core 2 Quad Extreme QX9650 @5.13GHz; 4GB Buffalo Firestix PC2-9600 DDR2; Thermaltake Armor w/ Bigwater SE; XFX Geforce 9800 GTX 'Black Edition'; Corsair HX620 Power Supply 620W

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