New power supply

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:02 pm

Ok, I upgraded my system to a quad-core last Thanksgiving. Stuck another couple of gig in for 4GB total this spring. Found out the system acted a little flaky when I had my second SATA HDD hooked up, so I unhooked it, and have been keeping an eye out for PSU sales ever since. Well, I found one on sale for a lot less than list:

http://www.abs.com/app/itz700_details.asp

Looks good, is quiet, 700W. Comes with a ground wire to connect to your mobo and a rubber grommet to go between the case and PSU. Several of the connectors are the nifty splittable kind, like the 4+4 extra mobo power connector, or the 6+2 second PCI-E connector. And of course the 20+4 main mobo connection.
It's the first "nice" power supply I've tried. Been running for a few days now and really like it. Only drawback so far is that it has a whole lot of extra cables I do not need. I might even have enough juice to fire up my black lights again.

Spinning Hat · Post by **Spinning Hat** » Fri Sep 05, 2008 2:58 pm

Nice! I don't remember the PSU I put in this thing, but it was of the "modular" variety, so I only have the power connections I need inside, which has been great for airflow, and all the cables are flat.. I put a 600W in mine, and it's been rock solid ever since. Having a weak PSU isn't worth the hassle, I always upgrade my PSU's when I buy cases.. Unless it's Antec, but that's a different thread all together.

Nice find Gambino!

Post by **XMEN Gambit** » Fri Oct 03, 2008 7:34 pm

Just wanted to post an update on this. The PSU is running strong, but there's a feature I didn't mention.

There's a "turbo" switch on the back. WTH? Took me a while to figure out what it was for (no, not this long...)

It combines the 4 12v, 20A rails into a single 54A rail. Yes, it's a little out of spec - sheesh - but it would definitely allow you to get that high-powered SLI working.