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Question about pc power supplies
Replies: 6Last Post May 15 3:22am by Tursi Askari
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Ok I am looking at power supplies for my pc. I notice some of them have one rail with a really high amp EXAMPLE http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2700093&CatId=2535

Then others have multiple rails with lower amps. EXAMPLE http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3010720&CatId=2535

I have been told have a single rail and splitting it is a bad idea, is this true? Or should I go with the single rail with the better supply?

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Ok, do you have a quad core or a high end graphics card. Otherwise you have no business for buying 1000 wat power supplies.

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Quote: from snowcone200 at 10:56 pm on May 12, 2008

Ok, do you have a quad core or a high end graphics card. Otherwise you have no business for buying 1000 wat power supplies.
what he said.....

*has no idea what u r talking about* :)

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Quote: from snowcone200 at 12:56 am on May 13, 2008

Ok, do you have a quad core or a high end graphics card. Otherwise you have no business for buying 1000 wat power supplies.

I have a http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3680415

EDIT actually I have two of them sorry bout that.

Post edited at 10:59 pm on May 12, 2008 by luvinmychica

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Ok, unless you doing SLI. Then just get a 400-1000 PS don't really matter. You'll get enough power with just  500W one.

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I use a 600watt and SLI 9600GTs and a q6600. For me i got 4 12v rails each with 18amps.

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Look for a 600w Enermax. Don't skimp out on your PSU.

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