OMG that 2KW PSU is ridiculous. That page should be a joke. They even admit that a typical house circuit can't supply enough power for that PSU. In North America 15A circuits are common and 15*120=1800, plus of course due to inefficiency a power supply needs more than 2000W to output 2000W and power supplies use more current than a resistive load due to their power factor. They also claim that a 2KW PSU is a good idea for those who are concerned if their power supply is powerful enough. Well, it has to be for those who are *irrationally* concerned and even paranoid about that.(I know this comment is probably going to get dugg down by the target demographic for that PSU.)
I wouldn't recommend an OCZ power supply. I bought a 600W version about 4-5 months ago. It died in about a week, I shipped it back to them, 3 weeks later I received the replacement. That one died in 6 weeks. I sent it back and they gave be a newer version of the model that I had, but it took 4 weeks to get back. That unit was dead on arrival and I'm still waiting for the replacement.I was talking to a repair guy at the local computer shop I go to and he told me OCZ has a return rate on their power supplies of over 30%. I can't validate that point but I can sure as hell believe it.
Tried a whole bunch of 550-700W supplies, but PCP&C 510W was the only one able to spin up all 18 drives on my server. The other supplies overstate their capability, and are junk.
There's only 2 problems with that statement:1. VIA Chips suck at anything that needs horsepower. They are purpose designed for embedded and low power applications. Gamers can't use that - it's just not got the performance required.2. The actual computational power of the 1.5GHz VIA chip is only a fraction of that of one core of something like a Core2 Duo CPU. The Core 2 Duo 6300 consumes less than 65W in typical usage. That's about 8.67x as much power - and I'll bet the CPU is nearly 6-7 times faster (just a guess). Not a bad return I don't think!The biggest sinks for power have got to be the RAM DIMMs these days. The reason the Mac Pro has such a big PSU is to support the RAM, not the CPUs, the pair of Core2 Xeons between them only pull a max of 160W, and the return in computational power is massive.
dreamlayersFeb 19, 2007
OMG that 2KW PSU is ridiculous. That page should be a joke. They even admit that a typical house circuit can't supply enough power for that PSU. In North America 15A circuits are common and 15*120=1800, plus of course due to inefficiency a power supply needs more than 2000W to output 2000W and power supplies use more current than a resistive load due to their power factor. They also claim that a 2KW PSU is a good idea for those who are concerned if their power supply is powerful enough. Well, it has to be for those who are *irrationally* concerned and even paranoid about that.(I know this comment is probably going to get dugg down by the target demographic for that PSU.)
starguyFeb 19, 2007
Kick ass.
bigslackerFeb 19, 2007
So, do people really use a kilowatt or this is a "my power supply is bigger than yours" type thing? My toaster oven really kicks ass.
Closed AccountFeb 19, 2007
I wouldn't recommend an OCZ power supply. I bought a 600W version about 4-5 months ago. It died in about a week, I shipped it back to them, 3 weeks later I received the replacement. That one died in 6 weeks. I sent it back and they gave be a newer version of the model that I had, but it took 4 weeks to get back. That unit was dead on arrival and I'm still waiting for the replacement.I was talking to a repair guy at the local computer shop I go to and he told me OCZ has a return rate on their power supplies of over 30%. I can't validate that point but I can sure as hell believe it.
blandymanFeb 19, 2007
You forgot to mention your quadcores and RAM with 0.5 CAS latency ;)
neonevermoreFeb 20, 2007
...but will it blend? Ok, so this line isn't funny anymore. Digg me down.
y0tsuyaFeb 20, 2007
Tried a whole bunch of 550-700W supplies, but PCP&C 510W was the only one able to spin up all 18 drives on my server. The other supplies overstate their capability, and are junk.
svpirateFeb 20, 2007
There's only 2 problems with that statement:1. VIA Chips suck at anything that needs horsepower. They are purpose designed for embedded and low power applications. Gamers can't use that - it's just not got the performance required.2. The actual computational power of the 1.5GHz VIA chip is only a fraction of that of one core of something like a Core2 Duo CPU. The Core 2 Duo 6300 consumes less than 65W in typical usage. That's about 8.67x as much power - and I'll bet the CPU is nearly 6-7 times faster (just a guess). Not a bad return I don't think!The biggest sinks for power have got to be the RAM DIMMs these days. The reason the Mac Pro has such a big PSU is to support the RAM, not the CPUs, the pair of Core2 Xeons between them only pull a max of 160W, and the return in computational power is massive.