PSU Upgrade Suggestions

[e911]

So, one of my other builder buddies is screaming at me for even considering the EVGA SuperNOVA 1kw PSU.  He says that they are a terrible name brand and will fry my stuff, however I've used EVGA mb/gpu's now for two builds and have had 0 issues.  I have not used their PSU's though.  They appear to rate well over on Johnny Guru 9.7 out of 10.

 

I typically use corsair PSU's but I'm not sure what to get.  Basically I'm looking at running 2 r9 280x cards from either MSI or Gigabyte (still not sure which yet ) with a core i5-2500k, 16gb ram gskill, 2 samsung pro 840 ssd's and 4 wd caviar black's inside of a Coolermaster ATCS 840 case with standard fans.

 

Help?!

 

Thanks!

[Bobert]

That particular PSU is a good unit, unlike some of EVGA's other lower-wattage creations, I would not hesitate to buy it.

Super Flower OEM's this unit if I remember correctly.

[e911]

I was reading Johnny guru and he said the grounding thing near the switch is of concern.  I hope that wouldn't short out would it?

 

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=361

[quan289]

Your builder buddy doesn't know what he is talking about.

 

 

I was reading Johnny guru and he said the grounding thing near the switch is of concern.  I hope that wouldn't short out would it?

 

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story5&reid=361

 

But that is a legitimate concern, but like Wolf had said, he doesn't think it would ever touch.

[TechTalk]

The EVGA SuperNOVA 1kw PSU looks like a fine PSU, I don't think your friend knows what he is talking about to be honest.

[e911]

well looks like the supernova is my psu then :-/  hope it works as well as my corsair has for the last 10 years 

[quan289]

Well, there's a 10 year warranty on it, so if there's any failure happen to the PSU within that time period (which can happen to any PSU), you will be covered.