Which PSU

[ellulbrian]

Which of the following PSU should I opt for?

CoolerMaster eXtreme Power 650W (RP-650-PCAP specs

or

FSP700-80GLN (700W

the FSP is cheaper and I think that the only difference is that the CM has a max load of 18A on the 12V rail while the FSP has 15A. Does it make a significant difference? As a graphics card I'm planning to have the Gainward Bliss 8600 GT 1024MB TV DD* and perhaps SLi it.

*edit: change in the graphics card, its the XFX GeForce 8800 GT 256MB DDR3 and I'm more likely that I wouldn't SLi it therefore a lower power rating would do just fine. I've got the FSP because thats the cheapest quality PSU I could get.

other parts:
Intel Core2QUAD Q6600 GO 2.40Ghz 1066Mhz FSB
Corsair TWIN2X2048 - 6400C4
One sata harddisk
One pata DVD ReWriter

 

[ShipMaster]

I would say the FSP Group PSU is the better choice.

 

[SNGX1275]

FSP makes decent PSUs so if its cheaper then I'd get that. But you don't need anywhere near 700W for that setup. A decent 450W would do fine, even if you SLi'd the cards.

 

[werty316]

Even though that FSP isn't apart of the Fortron lineup I would go with it. The specs of the FSP look better to me than the CM PSU.

FSP:
3.3V - 36A
5V - 30A
12V1 - 15A
12V2 - 15A
12V3 - 15A
12V4 - 15A

CM:
3.3V - 25A
5V - 30A
12V1 - 18A
12V2 - 18A

 

[ellulbrian]

Even though that FSP isn't apart of the Fortron lineup I would go with it. The specs of the FSP look better to me than the CM PSU.

FSP:
3.3V - 36A
5V - 30A
12V1 - 15A
12V2 - 15A
12V3 - 15A
12V4 - 15A

CM:
3.3V - 25A
5V - 30A
12V1 - 18A
12V2 - 18A

hm, you're right but I cannot find what type of connectors does it have. I suspect that it doesn't have 2 PCI-Express connectors but I think that an adaptor will do the job...

 

[werty316]

hm, you're right but I cannot find what type of connectors does it have. I suspect that it doesn't have 2 PCI-Express connectors but I think that an adaptor will do the job...

It should have atleast one ir not two PCIe connectors.

 

[ellulbrian]

Thanks to all for the feedback. I've got the FSP (its quite silent too).

It should have atleast one ir not two PCIe connectors.

Yep, it has 2 PCI-E connectors.