EVGA SuperNOVA 1300W G2

[princedylan101]

Would 120$ be a good deal for this psu used? I can get it today for that price and I want to know what you guys think.

[TheDigitalRealm]

Yes! It's very solid PSU. 

[princedylan101]

Yes! It's very solid PSU. 

Alright sweet, and as far as fan noise goes is it quiet? or can it get loud?

[Lays]

Alright sweet, and as far as fan noise goes is it quiet? or can it get loud?

 

It'll be quiet provided you aren't using it's full 1300 watts at once for long periods of time.

[princedylan101]

It'll be quiet provided you aren't using it's full 1300 watts at once for long periods of time.

I doubt I will do that, I have been looking into possibly modding the fan on the psu if it is possible.

[Lays]

I doubt I will do that, I have been looking into possibly modding the fan on the psu if it is possible.

 

 

the fan most likely will never turn on considering your system probably only uses ~300-350 watts under load.

[TheDigitalRealm]

I doubt I will do that, I have been looking into possibly modding the fan on the psu if it is possible.

 

Buying a PSU of this capacity for your system means it'll essentially be fanless.

[princedylan101]

the fan most likely will never turn on considering your system probably only uses ~300-350 watts under load.

 

Buying a PSU of this capacity for your system means it'll essentially be fanless.

Oh well that's fine with me lol. I'm just swapping the power supply because of future things that I want to do. Eventually I plan of going sli, water cooling, and getting into overclocking. I feel like this psu will give me plenty of breathing room for all of that. Plus I can go sell my fortress 750 and then will have spent even less on this stronger psu.

[Lays]

Oh well that's fine with me lol. I'm just swapping the power supply because of future things that I want to do. Eventually I plan of going sli, water cooling, and getting into overclocking. I feel like this psu will give me plenty of breathing room for all of that. Plus I can go sell my fortress 750 and then will have spent even less on this stronger psu.

 

 

You'll most likely never get anywhere near 1300w of usage unless you plan on getting 2-3 top end GPU's with a 2011 chip, then overclocking them well beyond "recommended safe" voltages.

[princedylan101]

You'll most likely never get anywhere near 1300w of usage unless you plan on getting 2-3 top end GPU's with a 2011 chip, then overclocking them well beyond "recommended safe" voltages.

Is it a bad thing to get all of this headroom?

[Lays]

Is it a bad thing to get all of this headroom?

 

You probably won't need more than an 860watt for a 780 SLI + 4770k rig, unless you plan on overclocking the 780's to 1.35volts or higher

 

But considering the 1300w is so cheap, you might as well

[princedylan101]

You probably won't need more than an 860watt for a 780 SLI + 4770k rig, unless you plan on overclocking the 780's to 1.35volts or higher

 

But considering the 1300w is so cheap, you might as well

Alright, well I guess I will go ahead and get it. While I have your attention, you got any idea as to what a fortress 750 used would be worth? I've had it for a few months and it has only been used in my one rig with no issues.

[Lays]

Alright, well I guess I will go ahead and get it. While I have your attention, you got any idea as to what a fortress 750 used would be worth? I've had it for a few months and it has only been used in my one rig with no issues.

 

50-80$ is probably a safe bet, it seems to be 129.99 used.  I'd say start at 80, if it doesn't sell after X amount of days lower it to 70 and so on.

[princedylan101]

50-80$ is probably a safe bet, it seems to be 129.99 used.  I'd say start at 80, if it doesn't sell after X amount of days lower it to 70 and so on.

Alright, thanks for the help. I really appreciate it!

[Lays]

Alright, thanks for the help. I really appreciate it!

 

 

Anytime, if you ever have any questions feel free to PM me

[GamerDude]

Is it a bad thing to get all of this headroom?

It's not a bad thing imo, the unit may be a tad less efficient as it's being run at much less than what it's capable of, but there's nothing wrong with having that extra headroom for upgrades somewhere down the road. I'd gotten a SilverStone OP1000 back when many would scoff at you for getting an 'overkill' PSU like the OP1000. Back then, it had only a handful of rivals, chief being the PC P&C Turbo Cool 1kW unit.I'd gotten it back in '07 - '08 and the unit is still alive and kicking in my fourth rig (C2Q X9650, GTX580 3GB).

 

You are getting it cheap as well, so that's a bonus.....I'd recently gotten a chance to get an Enermax Maxrevo 1500W PSU (used, one year old with four years warranty left) for about 140+ USD, so I jumped at it.....jonnyguru reviewed this unit and gave it a 9.6, like your EVGA Supernova 1300 G2 unit which scored 9.7.

[daemonowner]

The G2 Series has a semifanless mode, and since you'll be running it below 25% for a while the fan should never turn on. That's a good deal on an excellent 1300W unit. If you do plan to do some serious upgrades down the line I would jump on this now.