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Hardware 7/25/2012 Daily Hardware Reviews
Richard Vertrees - July 27, 2012 12:23 PM
Print 1 comment(s) - last by EricMartello.. on Jul 27 at 8:12 PM

Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB Kit
DailyTech's roundup of hardware reviews from around the web for Friday

Audio
ASUS RoG Xonar Phoebus 7.1 Card @ Hardware Canucks
Sennheiser X 320 Xbox Headset @ BCCHardware

Case
Cooler Master Elite 120 Case @ Hardware Secrets
Nox Xtreme Hummer Zero 3.0 Case @ Technic3D
NZXT Switch 810 Case @ Cowcotland
NZXT Switch 810 Case @ Hardware Cancucks
Rosewill R5 Case @ ThinkComputers
XION XON-980 Case @ OCC

Cooler
Reeven Six Eyes Fan Controller @ ThinkComputers

Memory
Crucial Ballistix Tactical 16GB Kit @ HCW
G.Skill TridentX 2400MHz 8GB kit @ Bjorn3D
Patriot Viper 3 2133MHz 16GB Kit @ Vortez
Patriot Viper 3 2133MHz 16GB Kit @ KitGuru

Motherboard
ASUS P8Z77-I Deluxe Mini-ITX Motherboard @ Tweaktown
ASUS P8Z77-V Thunderbolt Motherboard @ Benchmark Reviews

Peripherals
Gigabyte Osmium Keyboard @ Guru3D
Razer Taipan Mouse @ HardwareHeaven
Roccat Savu Mouse @ BCCHardware
Thrustmaster T500 RS Racing Wheel @ eTeknix
Tt eSports White Ra Mousepad @ XSReviews

PSU
Cooler Master Silent Pro M2 1500W PSU @ Hi Tech Legion
XFX pro 650w XX PSU @ Hardware Secrets

Video Cards
ASUS GTX680 @ Cowcotland
Diamond Radeon HD 7970 @ CircuitREMIX
Gigayte Radeon HD 7970 @ Techspot
XFX Radeon HD 7850 @ Legit Reviews

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Try the Seasonic X-1050
By EricMartello on 7/27/2012 8:12:44 PM , Rating: 3
Going to give Seasonic's X-1050 a bump even though it's not mentioned in this posting because it is such a great modular PSU. I was having power fluctuation issues in my gaming PC on the +5V rail with a single GTX 580. The PC Power & Cooling 750W went bad after 1.5 years of service under a lot less than full load, with the +5V dipping down to 4.6 under minimal load (aero) and causing the system to shut down or BSOD.

The X-1050 handles the load just fine and there are zero blips in the +5V voltage which shows how stable it really is. I was running with the GTX-580 and have swapped it with a more efficient GTX-680. In both cases, under high load and at idle, the voltages are all stable. I'd say the +5 and +3.3 rails have the biggest impact on system stability, while the +12 can be a bit looser as long as it can sustain the amps.

This is a great PSU for overclocking because of its electrical performance. Unfortunately I've only had it a few months so I can't speak for its long-term reliability but so far, so good.




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