Silverstone ST60f 600W

[Fenrir]

I am looking into a new PSU for my computer to replace my dinky case supplied one, and was wondering if this was any good

http://www.silverstone-usa.com/product-cooler.htm

I am not to smart about PSU's and any help would be greatly appreciated

[DaveW]

Don't take this the wrong way, but PSU is Power Supply Unit, and you're linking to a page of CPU coolers. Possible the wrong link or just a mix up?

-Dave

[Fenrir]

Oh, stupid me, I should have double checked before I posted

http://www.silverstone-usa.com/products-60f.htm

There it is

[DaveW]

Well, that's a pretty powerful PSU, but it's only 75% efficient. That means you're only using 3 quarters of all that electricity you'll be paying for. So here's 2 big questions:
1) How much do you use your computer (how long is it on for is better...)
2) What sort of system are you running? Dual graphics cards, overclocked CPU, etc.

If you let me know that, we can work out what's best for you. 75% isn't an alltogether bad efficiency, but you can get better; though it does cost a lot.

-Dave

[notochord]

i was just looking at the same psu and was gonna start a thread.

i was gonna get
evga 7900gtx
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16814130279

amd 4800 x2
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16819103544
2 gigs of ram
asus mobo
320 gb 7200 rpm hard drive
and xfi sound card

is 600 watts overkill??

o ya and my comp will probably we on a lot

[DaveW]

The 600W is a little bit of overkill unless you want to run 2*X1900XT's with an FX-60.

This power supply (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817163112)doesn't come with modular power supply cables, but it's over 80% efficient, and it's still rated at 560W. And it's a lot cheaper.

If you pay the bills, it'll pay for itself. If you don't, whoever does will thank you. After they get over the fact that your computer now wields the power of a small electric heater ;)

-Dave

[notochord]

will i be able to do sli with the 560watt???

and whats modular cabling and whats the advantage of it???


ty
~noto

[tybrenis]

will i be able to do sli with the 560watt???

and whats modular cabling and whats the advantage of it???


ty
~noto


Yes, as long as you are only running one.

And modular cabling means that you plug your PSU cable into your PSU as well as the devices themselves. Any cables that you don't need or won't use, you simply unplug from the power supply. This eliminates a lot of cluster and can be very useful.