Normally I'd say you're probably worried about nothing, but a pair of 8800GTs and an OC'd Q6600 can put a pretty hefty load on the 12V rail. The EA500 is a solid PSU, but I personally wouldn't use it in an SLI/CF rig.
I'll go with "you might be OK, but to be safe, go a little bigger." You could get an Antec 300 and the Corsair for a little more.
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Sep 9th, 2008 03:36 AM #1Newbie
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Corsair Tx Series 750w VS Antec Earthwatts 500w
Corsair Tx Series 750w Power Supply or Antec Earthwatts 500w? which is better?
Basically I will be running
q6600 OC@3.2 ghz /w Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro
evga nforce 680i mobo
2x1GB OXZ SLI READY DDR2-800 RAM
2x8800GT's in SLI
500GB HDD
I would prefer to get the Sonata III case with the Antec PSU, but is it enough?
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Sep 9th, 2008 08:15 AM #3
The rails on the Corsair are solid. Plus it's better having some extra watts available under load or if you add some more peripherals in the future.
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Sep 9th, 2008 09:48 AM #4
If you only have the choice of those two then .. the Corsair 750W for sure.
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