Is this complete overkill?

[jarms049]

Hi everyone,

 

I am looking at purchasing one of the following power supplies:

 

EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750 G 80 PLUS GOLD Certified 750W Active PFC ATX12V v2.31/EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Full Modular PSU 10 Year Warranty 120-PG-0750-GR NEW Haswell Ready Power Supply (http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438006)

or

 

EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified 1000W Active PFC ATX12V v2.31/EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready ECO Thermal Control Full Modular PSU 10 Year Warranty 220-P2-1000-XR NEW Haswell Ready Power Supply (http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438013)

 

I plan on upgrading to a single pump custom water loop and an AMD R9 280x or 270x.  I will not be putting two cards into crossfire.  

 

My system specs are as follows:

 

 

• CPU
  i7-920 OC to 3.6ghz
• Motherboard
  ASUS P6T Deluxe V2
• RAM
  Mushkin Blackline DDR3 3x2GB
• GPU
  Sapphire Vapor-X HD 4890 1GB GDDR5
• Case
  Silverstone Grandia GD-08
• Storage
  Plextor PX-128GB M3, 4x Seagate Barracuda 3TB
• PSU
  Corsair TX-750
• Display(s)
  Dell U2410
• Cooling
  Noctua NH-U9B SE2

Thanks!!

 

[helping]

750w is plenty.

 

you don't really even need a new PSU, your current one probably hasn't had a hard day in it's life. 

[Sarcasm]

750 itself is overkill for a single 4890. I ran that off a 500 and it was fine, newer cards are just sipping less power

[Glenwing]

650W is a good amount for a high-end single card setup.

[Bonsai99]

600W should be enough.

[WoodenMarker]

A decent 600w would be plenty as is.

Yes, it is overkill.

[jarms049]

Thank you for all the advice.  I appreciate it!!  The EVGA 750 watt PSU is on sale for $89.00 at Canada Computers so I thought about upgrading to a fully modular and more efficient supply but I think that I will hold off. 

[alicskysareblue]

Thank you for all the advice.  I appreciate it!!  The EVGA 750 watt PSU is on sale for $89.00 at Canada Computers so I thought about upgrading to a fully modular and more efficient supply but I think that I will hold off. 

if its on sale then get it ! that is a huge deal 

[ViruZ_HUN]

 

Hi everyone,

 

I am looking at purchasing one of the following power supplies:

 

EVGA SuperNOVA NEX 750 G 80 PLUS GOLD Certified 750W Active PFC ATX12V v2.31/EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready Full Modular PSU 10 Year Warranty 120-PG-0750-GR NEW Haswell Ready Power Supply (http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438006)

or

 

EVGA SuperNOVA 1000 P2 80 PLUS PLATINUM Certified 1000W Active PFC ATX12V v2.31/EPS 12V v2.91 SLI Ready CrossFire Ready ECO Thermal Control Full Modular PSU 10 Year Warranty 220-P2-1000-XR NEW Haswell Ready Power Supply (http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817438013)

 

I plan on upgrading to a single pump custom water loop and an AMD R9 280x or 270x.  I will not be putting two cards into crossfire.  

 

My system specs are as follows:

 

 

• CPU
  i7-920 OC to 3.6ghz
• Motherboard
  ASUS P6T Deluxe V2
• RAM
  Mushkin Blackline DDR3 3x2GB
• GPU
  Sapphire Vapor-X HD 4890 1GB GDDR5
• Case
  Silverstone Grandia GD-08
• Storage
  Plextor PX-128GB M3, 4x Seagate Barracuda 3TB
• PSU
  Corsair TX-750
• Display(s)
  Dell U2410
• Cooling
  Noctua NH-U9B SE2

Thanks!!

 

4x 3 tb hdds why?

[Glenwing]

4x 3 tb hdds why?

 

For storage I presume?

[Blackterror25]

I ran my HD4890 on a 500 watt psu for 4 years without any issues.

[jarms049]

4x 3 tb hdds why?

 

2x 3TB media

2x 3TB backup

[ViruZ_HUN]

2x 3TB media

2x 3TB backup

OH i understand. also 6 tb for dat porn

 

and 6 tb for backup of that porn so u dont lose it:DD

[jarms049]

OH i understand. also 6 tb for dat porn

 

and 6 tb for backup of that porn so u dont lose it:DD

haha no chance!!  This computer stays completely virus free.  I have never had any sort of problem with it and I plan on keeping it that way!

[flibberdipper]

FINALLY! Someone who's video card is probably slower than mine! But that power supply hasn't had a single stressful day in it's life.

[theNejCar]

FINALLY! Someone who's video card is probably slower than mine!

4890 is quite a bit faster than 6570 in your signature. 

[Ashratt]

good 500-550 w is enough for every single-gpu config but i would not recommend the evga psus, get a seasonic

[jarms049]

good 500-550 w is enough for every single-gpu config but i would not recommend the evga psus, get a seasonic

 

Why not EVGA?  10 year warranty...it must be reliable, no?  I know Seasonic are good...

[Grape Guild]

Just to add my two cents, I've heard many great things about EVGA power supplies. 

[Grape Guild]

Corsair is a trusted brand, so you may want to stick with what you have, unless you want something 80 plus Gold or Platinum

[quan289]

The TX-750 is already more than enough for your system. While you can say you are upgrading to a Gold certified PSU with fully modularity, you are actually downgrading in terms of electrical performance, where the EVGA NEX750G is offering you worse voltage regulation than the TX. It's not exactly worth it.

 

The SuperNova 1000 G2 / P2 is in a completely different league and actually belong in the high-end segment. It's among one of the best PSU on the market atm, and it is price very well; however, it is completely unneeded for your system and doesn't call for an upgrade.

[Ashratt]

Why not EVGA?  10 year warranty...it must be reliable, no?  I know Seasonic are good...

 

well i don't know if you can apply it toall their PSUs or maybe they switched the OEM but it failed in the hardocp review

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/12/11/evga_supernova_nex1500_classified_power_supply_review/9

 

and with seasonic you know that you will ALWAYS get 100% quality because they are their own OEM and are doing PSUs since the 1970s 

(lol, reads like i am some hidden pr guy, i can assure you i am not ^^)

[quan289]

well i don't know if you can apply it toall their PSUs or maybe they switched the OEM but it failed in the hardocp review

http://www.hardocp.com/article/2012/12/11/evga_supernova_nex1500_classified_power_supply_review/9

 

and with seasonic you know that you will ALWAYS get 100% quality because they are their own OEM and are doing PSUs since the 1970s 

(lol, reads like i am some hidden pr guy, i can assure you i am not ^^)

 

The EVGA Supernova NEX1500 wasn't a completely terrible unit. However, it was rushed and released before it was market-ready. Had they took their time and applied some actual TLC to it, they could have made an fantastic unit with Etasis (the OEM that made this unit). Because of this, this unit turned out to be rather under-performing in comparison to units that were much cheaper. The build quality of the unit is excellent though and some subjective feature set that may be appealing to some; however, those feature doesn't really save it from being a disappointment, especially at the price point that it is set at. It is a little better now though (value-wise), as they release the same unit with a shorter 5 warranty, which MIGHT make it a better value due to the feature set.

 

Nonetheless, you can't apply that review to all of their PSU. The other units are made by a different OEM and based on a completely different platform.