Posted December 31, 2019 Basically I'm building something that will have dual-socketted xeons and SLI out of old server parts. By my calculations I'll need at least 1500W of high quality power connected to an E-ATX board. Can anyone recommend me something made within the last decade that can reasonably be expected to run reliably, overclock CPUs and GPUs when needed, and supply at least 1500W of juice, that I can purchase preferably used on eBay? I'm going for cheaper-but-hopefully-still-reliable-used power. Thanks The Daily Driver: AMD Ryzen 7 3700x | EVGA GTX 1070 SC | 48GB Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4-3600 | Corsair 750D Case AsRock X570 Pro 4 mobo iRacing Sim Rig: i5-10600k @ 5.0 GHz | EVGA GTX 1080ti Hybrid | 32GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 | Corsair Air 540 Case ASUS Z490-E ROG Strix mobo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 31, 2019 What specific config are you after? wondering what connectors will be needed I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B Primary PC: i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me. Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference. How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 31, 2019 Author 1 minute ago, Fasauceome said: What specific config are you after? wondering what connectors will be needed I suppose at a minimum I would need standard 24-pin and two 12 V (2 x 4 pin) CPU power connectors The Daily Driver: AMD Ryzen 7 3700x | EVGA GTX 1070 SC | 48GB Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4-3600 | Corsair 750D Case AsRock X570 Pro 4 mobo iRacing Sim Rig: i5-10600k @ 5.0 GHz | EVGA GTX 1080ti Hybrid | 32GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 | Corsair Air 540 Case ASUS Z490-E ROG Strix mobo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 31, 2019 Just now, vukos said: I suppose at a minimum I would need standard 24-pin and two 12 V (2 x 4 pin) CPU power connectors Yeah but what CPUs, GPUs, and motherboard are you specifically selecting? If you could use 2x8+4 for the CPUs and need quad GPUs, it changes which PSU you'd want I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B Primary PC: i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me. Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference. How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 31, 2019 Author 10 minutes ago, Fasauceome said: Yeah but what CPUs, GPUs, and motherboard are you specifically selecting? If you could use 2x8+4 for the CPUs and need quad GPUs, it changes which PSU you'd want It is all in the planning stages right now so I can't give much more concrete specifics than this. I am taking a look at what is available before I put together the ideal setup. Got a whole big ugly spreadsheet. For the board, which will probably be pulled from old workstations, it will most likely have to be 2x12 and 2x4 12V for the two CPUs. I am planning on no more than two NVIDIA SLI GPUs that are powered by dual 8 pin connectors. The Daily Driver: AMD Ryzen 7 3700x | EVGA GTX 1070 SC | 48GB Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4-3600 | Corsair 750D Case AsRock X570 Pro 4 mobo iRacing Sim Rig: i5-10600k @ 5.0 GHz | EVGA GTX 1080ti Hybrid | 32GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 | Corsair Air 540 Case ASUS Z490-E ROG Strix mobo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 31, 2019 10 minutes ago, vukos said: For the board, which will probably be pulled from old workstations, it will most likely have to be 2x12 and 2x4 12V for the two CPUs do you mean 2x24 pin for mobo power? gonna be hard to find something like that I WILL find your ITX build thread, and I WILL recommend the SIlverstone Sugo SG13B Primary PC: i7 8086k - EVGA Z370 Classified K - G.Skill Trident Z RGB - WD SN750 - Jedi Order Titan Xp - Hyper 212 Black (with RGB Riing flair) - EVGA G3 650W - dual booting Windows 10 and Linux - Black and green theme, Razer brainwashed me. Draws 400 watts under max load, for reference. How many watts do I need? ATX 3.0 & PCIe 5.0 spec, PSU misconceptions, protections explained, group reg is bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 31, 2019 Author 1 hour ago, Fasauceome said: do you mean 2x24 pin for mobo power? gonna be hard to find something like that Nah it's just your usual single 24 pin mobo power connector, sometimes called a 2x12 I guess The Daily Driver: AMD Ryzen 7 3700x | EVGA GTX 1070 SC | 48GB Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4-3600 | Corsair 750D Case AsRock X570 Pro 4 mobo iRacing Sim Rig: i5-10600k @ 5.0 GHz | EVGA GTX 1080ti Hybrid | 32GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 | Corsair Air 540 Case ASUS Z490-E ROG Strix mobo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 31, 2019 3 hours ago, vukos said: I'm going for cheaper-but-hopefully-still-reliable-used power. I wouldn't go for a used power supply if you actually need 1500W+ Newegg appears to be clearing out stock of its old Rosewill Hercules 1600W units. Was $400 but now down to $120, with a further $30 saving with a promo code. One thing to note is the power supply is huge, so may not fit in a lot of cases. If you're using a large case that supports multiple GPUs and EATX boards then there's a decent chance it will fit but just check before buying.https://www.newegg.com/rosewill-hercules-1600s-1600w/p/N82E16817182251 I'm not familiar with the unit, but for $90 I highly doubt you're going to get anything better. I would recommend looking at something like a Corsair AX1600i instead. Even a manufacturer refurbished unit would be relatively affordable for a high quality 1600W 80+ titanium unit. New is $450ish and refurbished units can be had for around $200. https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-AX1600i-Titanium-Certified-Modular/dp/B07RWL8D29/ CPU: Intel i7 6700k | Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170x Gaming 5 | RAM: 2x16GB 3000MHz Corsair Vengeance LPX | GPU: Gigabyte Aorus GTX 1080ti | PSU: Corsair RM750x (2018) | Case: BeQuiet SilentBase 800 | Cooler: Arctic Freezer 34 eSports | SSD: Samsung 970 Evo 500GB + Samsung 840 500GB + Crucial MX500 2TB | Monitor: Acer Predator XB271HU + Samsung BX2450 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 31, 2019 Author @Spotty thanks for these suggestions. I didn't think new or refurb would go that low so they definitely seem like better options than used The Daily Driver: AMD Ryzen 7 3700x | EVGA GTX 1070 SC | 48GB Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4-3600 | Corsair 750D Case AsRock X570 Pro 4 mobo iRacing Sim Rig: i5-10600k @ 5.0 GHz | EVGA GTX 1080ti Hybrid | 32GB G.Skill Trident Z Neo DDR4-3600 | Corsair Air 540 Case ASUS Z490-E ROG Strix mobo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posted December 31, 2019 psus are with storage the last thing you want used either way the hercules is a bit bad on voltage regulation by today's standards (the thing is from 2012), but is just within spec refurbished at least means they hooked it up to a tester and see if it worked fine if you do have 200 dollars spare for it, there's the hydro PTM https://pcpartpicker.com/product/Zj4NnQ/fsp-group-power-supply-pt1200fm though if you do have a bit more spare and can afford a multirail https://pcpartpicker.com/product/n3rG3C/antec-power-supply-hcp1300platinum and of course, the holy grail of consumer psus https://pcpartpicker.com/product/cJbwrH/corsair-1600w-80-titanium-certified-fully-modular-atx-power-supply-cp-9020087-na Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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