Python Posted August 9, 2012 Author Posted August 9, 2012 That is something i asked about actually, i was told the only bennefit of upgrading is that it would be modular so there is no point... is this wrong then? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
cichlidfan Posted August 9, 2012 Posted August 9, 2012 That is something i asked about actually, i was told the only bennefit of upgrading is that it would be modular so there is no point... is this wrong then? Yes, it is wrong. First, there is plenty of value just in having a modular power supply. Less excess cables blocking airflow for one. That, in itself is a pretty good reason. Airflow is cooling; cooling is life. Second, the benefit is in the quality of the components and performance of the part. The difference between a gold and bronze rated power supply is explained on Corsair's site (and Wikipedia for that matter) so I won't repeat it here. The point is that under minimal load the difference won't matter but you aren't planning on running at minimal load are you? The CX series is little better than the PSUs used by OEMs in the off the shelf machines in Best Buy and I wouldn't by 'off-the-shelf' with a gun to my head. ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
Python Posted August 14, 2012 Author Posted August 14, 2012 Okay, I was well over budget anyway so i upped to the better psu and changed a few other bits including the massive case. I also went for the gigabyte overclocked gtx 670 as it has great reviews and the Asus wasn't available. It should all be here in 10 days, im dying to get into DCS: P51, I didn't even bother buying it for my current rig. Finally settled on.... Corsair 650D Intel core I7 (oc to about 4.5) Arctic silver paste Asus Sabretooth Z77 8GB Corsair vengeance Gigabyte GTX 670 Windrush 240GB Corsair force 3 ssd 1TB seagate barracuda Creative soundblaster X-fi Xtreme Windows 7 home premium. Im hoping that will fly!!.. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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