Very good price for 850w gold certificate and fully modular I may change my corsair...
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matt101101 to Henno
29 Dec 163#9
The GS and G2 are EVGA's best 80+ Gold PSUs. The G2 is probably slightly better due to its longer warranty (10 years vs 7 years, IIRC).
However, they're both fantastic PSUs. To put it in non-techy terms; you're talking about the difference between a Ferrari and a Lamborghini when the average desktop PSU (for example in a "normal" office machine) is more akin to a Vauxhall Corsa.
Gkains to mikedigitales
29 Dec 163#3
Indeed.
A very good price for Seasonic Gold.
Mind you, from most of the Ask questions and similar elsewhere, I can just see people buying this to run an i5 K and a sub-200W GPU for a total draw of under 350W. 850W is really only required for someone with 2-3 overclocked GPUs and an LGA2011 or AMD FX CPU overclocked like mad. And no, modern PSUs are not at their most efficient when running at 30-40% load.
Here's the JonnyGuru review http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=414
EDIT: What I mean to say is that the other deal for the 550W EVGA Supernova 550 GS Seasonic-made power supply is far more useful for (almost) everyone.
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r3dhotukdeals
29 Dec 162#1
Great price and great kit too.
Check dimensions before ordering to ensure it fits however!
mikedigitales
29 Dec 161#2
That's a really decent power supply, and a good price for how things are at the moment.
Gkains to mikedigitales
29 Dec 163#3
Indeed.
A very good price for Seasonic Gold.
Mind you, from most of the Ask questions and similar elsewhere, I can just see people buying this to run an i5 K and a sub-200W GPU for a total draw of under 350W. 850W is really only required for someone with 2-3 overclocked GPUs and an LGA2011 or AMD FX CPU overclocked like mad. And no, modern PSUs are not at their most efficient when running at 30-40% load.
Here's the JonnyGuru review http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=414
EDIT: What I mean to say is that the other deal for the 550W EVGA Supernova 550 GS Seasonic-made power supply is far more useful for (almost) everyone.
LewsTherin
29 Dec 16#4
So much power, so little use these days with cards more power efficient and less thirsty.
j0bes
29 Dec 16#5
http://www.coolermaster.com/power-supply-calculator/ I just calculated how much power my PC takes and it says I need 457W so this is overkill but if I would run SLI it is just right however I need all those extra connection for my hard drives because I have 8 of them :wink:
Gkains
29 Dec 16#6
The review of the 550W says it has 'only' 6 SATA but it also has 3 Molex and Molex<>SATA adapters are cheap and safe.
Of course, this did score better than the 550W with 9.6 vs 8.9 and the reviewer praised the voltage regulation unlike the 550W, plus it actually passed Platinum during testing. Mind you, £90 vs £60 is 50% more...
AR2012
29 Dec 16#7
People fail to factor. PSUs degrade over time. I put a 1200w evga platinum in my I7 4790K with a zotac 980ti amp. Im able to put it into eco mode and still have juice to spare. Some psus can last you over a decade if you plan ahead. Its one of the few components that will outlast the current system.
hukd_addict to AR2012
30 Dec 16#11
this...
my enermax galaxy 850w lasted about 12 years before it was working so hard on a 400w system the fan was at full speed the whole time. binned it and got the g2 version of this psu. really really impressed. put it in eco mode and the fan doesn't even spin up when web browsing. 10 year warranty too.. I mean, what more can you ask for.. corsair link? i'll pass on paying 200 quid for that functionality ta.
Henno
29 Dec 16#8
Can anyone advise please? I'm currently looking for parts for a new build. I currently have a gtx 970 and was thinking maybe further down the line grabbing another and use them in sli.
Would this be a good power supply for that purpose. I was looking at the g2 version but is there a big difference in performance? Don't know much about them to be honest.
Any advise greatly appreciated.
matt101101 to Henno
29 Dec 163#9
The GS and G2 are EVGA's best 80+ Gold PSUs. The G2 is probably slightly better due to its longer warranty (10 years vs 7 years, IIRC).
However, they're both fantastic PSUs. To put it in non-techy terms; you're talking about the difference between a Ferrari and a Lamborghini when the average desktop PSU (for example in a "normal" office machine) is more akin to a Vauxhall Corsa.
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However, they're both fantastic PSUs. To put it in non-techy terms; you're talking about the difference between a Ferrari and a Lamborghini when the average desktop PSU (for example in a "normal" office machine) is more akin to a Vauxhall Corsa.
A very good price for Seasonic Gold.
Mind you, from most of the Ask questions and similar elsewhere, I can just see people buying this to run an i5 K and a sub-200W GPU for a total draw of under 350W. 850W is really only required for someone with 2-3 overclocked GPUs and an LGA2011 or AMD FX CPU overclocked like mad. And no, modern PSUs are not at their most efficient when running at 30-40% load.
Here's the JonnyGuru review
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=414
EDIT: What I mean to say is that the other deal for the 550W EVGA Supernova 550 GS Seasonic-made power supply is far more useful for (almost) everyone.
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Check dimensions before ordering to ensure it fits however!
A very good price for Seasonic Gold.
Mind you, from most of the Ask questions and similar elsewhere, I can just see people buying this to run an i5 K and a sub-200W GPU for a total draw of under 350W. 850W is really only required for someone with 2-3 overclocked GPUs and an LGA2011 or AMD FX CPU overclocked like mad. And no, modern PSUs are not at their most efficient when running at 30-40% load.
Here's the JonnyGuru review
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=414
EDIT: What I mean to say is that the other deal for the 550W EVGA Supernova 550 GS Seasonic-made power supply is far more useful for (almost) everyone.
Of course, this did score better than the 550W with 9.6 vs 8.9 and the reviewer praised the voltage regulation unlike the 550W, plus it actually passed Platinum during testing. Mind you, £90 vs £60 is 50% more...
my enermax galaxy 850w lasted about 12 years before it was working so hard on a 400w system the fan was at full speed the whole time. binned it and got the g2 version of this psu. really really impressed. put it in eco mode and the fan doesn't even spin up when web browsing. 10 year warranty too.. I mean, what more can you ask for.. corsair link? i'll pass on paying 200 quid for that functionality ta.
Would this be a good power supply for that purpose. I was looking at the g2 version but is there a big difference in performance? Don't know much about them to be honest.
Any advise greatly appreciated.
However, they're both fantastic PSUs. To put it in non-techy terms; you're talking about the difference between a Ferrari and a Lamborghini when the average desktop PSU (for example in a "normal" office machine) is more akin to a Vauxhall Corsa.