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Weekend Open Forum: How powerful is your PSU?

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On September 24, 2010, 8:51 PM

You know, power supplies don't get the attention they deserve. PSUs sit dutifully behind the curtain bringing the whole show to life while processors and graphics cards hog the spotlight. There's a simple reason they're so overlooked in the enthusiast community, and I think we all know what it is: they're boring. In fact, that's why we tend to avoid reviewing power supplies. That being the case, we think it's about time to pay our respects.

In this edition of our Weekend Open Forum, we want to know what wattage your power supply is rated for. You can brag about your specific model in the comments if you want to, but we've embedded a poll after the jump with a number of options broken down by 100W increments. Feel free to say a few kind words about the unglamorous, yet faithful metal box that fuels your machine for weeks at a clip, or just bow your head in a moment of silence.


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  1. September 26, 2010 8:05 PM
    Guest said:

    Antec CP-850. Great PSU very happy with it

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  2. September 26, 2010 9:21 PM
    Morgawr said:

    I've used a Corsair TX650W in my first two builds and I couldn't be happier. One is powering a Phenom II 710 with a HD4770 (over kill, I know) and the other is powering a Phenom II 945 and GTX 260.

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  3. September 27, 2010 10:15 AM
    Guest said:

    I've got you all beat... 220 watt PSU in my one home-built HTPC.

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  4. September 27, 2010 11:58 AM
    Guest said:

    I use a 750W Corsair. Corsair is my number 1, but a recent SSD experience left a sour taste in my mouth... Anyone with a Force SSD knows what I mean probably.

    Other than that, I stick to Seasonic, PC Power/Cooling, Antec, and XFX (rebranded PC Power/Cooling).

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  5. September 27, 2010 6:22 PM
    gwailo247, TechSpot Chancellor, said:

    My PSU fought Chuck Norris to a draw, is that powerful enough?

    I have a 1000W PSU that came with my CM Stacker 830.

    Reply
  6. September 28, 2010 12:50 AM
    Guest said:

    My power supplyes it Antec CP 850W

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  7. September 28, 2010 9:18 AM
    LNCPapa
    LNCPapa said:

    I also have a 1KW PSU that came with my Stacker 830 Evo

    Reply
  8. September 28, 2010 10:47 AM
    Guest said:

    Cooler Master Silent Pro 1000w with a single 80A 12v rail.

    Reply

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