Is 50% off a PSU a good deal? Or should I wait until Black Friday?

[gyroknight]

So I just registered an EVGA GTX 970, and I was told that I could get 50% off any PSU on the EVGA store. Since I'm planning for a new build next year, I was looking at getting a 1600W T2 for $225 USD, and just saving it until I have the funds for the other parts. Should buy it now for that price or should I wait until Black Friday and see what kind of discounts are available then? Also, is 80 Plus Titanium worth the extra $25 or is Platinum good enough, and are there better/cheaper alternatives from other companies?

[Tedster]

Well it looks like you're looking at things that are seriously overkill so I'm not too sure whether you need all that wattage

[Guest]

Why in Gods name do you want a 1600W ? If you plan on 970 SLI then get a 750W.

[gyroknight]

Why in Gods name do you want a 1600W ? If you plan on 970 SLI then get a 750W.

The GTX 970 is only for my current system right now. For the new build, I'm planning to 2 way SLI whatever the top tier cards are when Pascal comes out, as well as water cooling and overclocking both the CPU and GPUs. I'd like give myself room to expand later on.

[Guest]

The GTX 970 is only for my current system right now. For the new build, I'm planning to 2 way SLI whatever the top tier cards are when Pascal comes out, as well as water cooling and overclocking both the CPU and GPUs. I'd like give myself room to expand later on.

A 1600W for 2 way SLI is still extreme overkill. Also graphics cards are getting more efficient. A 1000W would easily run any sli setup and give you loads of room for overclocking etc.

[gyroknight]

A 1600W for 2 way SLI is still extreme overkill. Also graphics cards are getting more efficient. A 1000W would easily run any sli setup and give you loads of room for overclocking etc.

The 1200W P2 was highly rated by jonnyguru, so would $135 be a good deal for that one (although it's out of stock on EVGA's website right now)? If not, should I go with the 1300W G2, which for some reason is cheaper than the 1200W P2?

[Guest]

The 1200W P2 was highly rated by jonnyguru, so would $135 be a good deal for that one (although it's out of stock on EVGA's website right now)? If not, should I go with the 1300W G2, which for some reason is cheaper than the 1200W P2?

 

The 1300W G2 (Gold rated) is slightly less efficient than the P2 (Platinum rated) and it also doesn't have hybrid fan mode, so that is probably why it is a bit cheaper.

 

I would still go with one of the 1000W units. If you want hybrid mode (Where the fan doesn't spin until a certain point) then look at the 1000W P2, 1000W PS and 1050W GS. If you are not bothered about that feature then the 1000W G2 is fine.

[Darkman]

The GTX 970 is only for my current system right now. For the new build, I'm planning to 2 way SLI whatever the top tier cards are when Pascal comes out, as well as water cooling and overclocking both the CPU and GPUs. I'd like give myself room to expand later on.

You could probably do all of that on a 850W psu tbh, I don't think Pascal will be near as power hungry as amd has been, but even 2 290Xs can run on a 850W, just right at the peak efficiency. You could honestly do 850W for all of that with 980tis...

[TomvanWijnen]

Isn't it that when a PSU has a higher wattage, it needs to use much more watts for the fan to turn on? If the PSU's are 50% off, I'd suggest getting either the 1200W, the 1300W, or the 1600W you listed above.

[gyroknight]

The 1300W G2 (Gold rated) is slightly less efficient than the P2 (Platinum rated) and it also doesn't have hybrid fan mode, so that is probably why it is a bit cheaper.

 

I would still go with one of the 1000W units. If you want hybrid mode (Where the fan doesn't spin until a certain point) then look at the 1000W P2, 1000W PS and 1050W GS. If you are not bothered about that feature then the 1000W G2 is fine.

I see. I'll definitely take a look at the 1000W units.

 

Isn't it that when a PSU has a higher wattage, it needs to use much more watts for the fan to turn on? If the PSU's are 50% off, I'd suggest getting either the 1200W, the 1300W, or the 1600W you listed above.

 

 

So, is the 50% sale actually worth taking? Or will there be other times where the discounts will be greater?

[TomvanWijnen]

So, is the 50% sale actually worth taking? Or will there be other times where the discounts will be greater?

IMO it's worth taking, but I don't know if there will be times when they are even cheaper then now, since I don't live in the USA.

[Zulkkis]

You could probably do all of that on a 850W psu tbh, I don't think Pascal will be near as power hungry as amd has been, but even 2 290Xs can run on a 850W, just right at the peak efficiency. You could honestly do 850W for all of that with 980tis...

 

We can't say anything quite just yet. The thing is that while a process node shrink and using more energy-efficient memory can help with power management, the saving in the power budget will definitely be used somewhere else. At least one of the camps is probably going to have the "more power hungry card", particularly if you are looking forward to overclocking the cards.

[Aniallation]

The GTX 970 is only for my current system right now. For the new build, I'm planning to 2 way SLI whatever the top tier cards are when Pascal comes out, as well as water cooling and overclocking both the CPU and GPUs. I'd like give myself room to expand later on.

You could run four of the highest end Pascal cards in your PC and you still won't use anywhere near 1600W. 

 

Two 295X2's only take 1300W...

[alphaproject]

If you get 50% off take it. Get the absolute best 1000 watt PSU you can. I think they got like 10 year warranties for their top of the line ones.

 

I personally would never need anything over 750. I've been running the OCZ ZT 650 since the end of 2011. Overclocks my I5-2500 and my vid card, no issues.

[gyroknight]

I eventually went with the 1200W P2. Thank you for your input, everyone!

[BoredErica]

So I just registered an EVGA GTX 970, and I was told that I could get 50% off any PSU on the EVGA store. Since I'm planning for a new build next year, I was looking at getting a 1600W T2 for $225 USD, and just saving it until I have the funds for the other parts. Should buy it now for that price or should I wait until Black Friday and see what kind of discounts are available then? Also, is 80 Plus Titanium worth the extra $25 or is Platinum good enough, and are there better/cheaper alternatives from other companies?

Where can you get that for only $225 USD?

[gyroknight]

Where can you get that for only $225 USD?

EVGA was having a promo where because I registered my GTX 970, they gave me 50% off any PSU or mouse on their online store. I eventually got the 1200W P2 for ~$140, including shipping.

[Aniallation]

I eventually went with the 1200W P2. Thank you for your input, everyone!

Well I mean like, it's not like you have to get an overkill PSU to get the discount, because even then, you're still wasting money on power you'll never use. A more sensible option, even with the 50% discount, would have been 550G2/GS for $45 if you're going single GPU, or if you're planning on SLI 970s, 750B2 for $50 or 750G2 for $65

[gyroknight]

Well I mean like, it's not like you have to get an overkill PSU to get the discount, because even then, you're still wasting money on power you'll never use. A more sensible option, even with the 50% discount, would have been 550G2/GS for $45 if you're going single GPU, or if you're planning on SLI 970s, 750B2 for $50 or 750G2 for $65

 

As I mentioned in an earlier post you replied to, this PSU is not going to be for my current rig which has the GTX 970 in it, rather, it is for a rig next year which I am planning to put 2 of whatever the highest performing cards next year are going to be, as well as leaving room for overclocking both the graphics cards and the CPU. Now, will I use all that power? Probably not, but I wanted a PSU that could handle anything I can throw at it. I'm not planning to buy another PSU for a long time.