PSU with detachable / modular cable management Vs stable cable (Recommendations) Hello, I was thinking about upgrading my PSU and I was looking at the following 2 Thermaltake PSUs THERMALTAKE W0132U TOUGHPOWER 1000W (Modular Cables) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153053 THERMALTAKE W0155RU TOUGHPOWER 1000W (Non Modular Cables) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153056 Other than modular cable management, does the W0132U offer anything more? Are modular cable PSU as stable as non-modular cable PSUs? I heard some time ago that they're not as reliable. Please correct me if I'm wrong! Also what's the difference between THERMALTAKE W0132U TOUGHPOWER 1000W & THERMALTAKE W0132 TOUGHPOWER 1000W? http://www.e-shop.gr/show_per.phtml?id=PER.650669 My current setup: Intel Core 2 Quad 9550 2.83GHZ @2.83GHZ (Regular Fan-Cooler) Kingston HyperX 2GB 800MHZ @833MHZ Asus P5B-E Intel 965 chipset (On-board 1Gbit Lancard) 2 x 1TB Seagate 32MB Cache Hds (Sata II) 2 x 512GB Seagate 16MB Cache Hds (Sata II) Asus nvidia 7950GTX 512MB Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatality Titanium Pro (PCI-E) Winfast PVR 3000 Deluxe TV-Tuner (PCI) 1x Plextor DVD-RX 18x 1x Pionner DVD-Rom 16x 1 x 1.44 Floppy Logitech Web-Cam (USB) WinXP Pro I'm considering about upgrading to a high-end GPU soon, so what type of PSU would I need for the above setup? Thanks in advance.
Toughpowers are decent units but are LOUD. As fo the difference between the two, one is modular and one isn't, that's the only change. Modular PSUs are no less reliable than non-modular ones, and thoguh they say they are, Tt Toughpower units aren't actually multi-rail either, all the rails are soldered together. It's worth mentioning that for that system you will do fine with a 500W PSU. Though I wouldn't recommend it myself, I use a Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.24Ghz with a Radeon HD4870X2 on a Corsair HX520W, which are far more power hungry components than the ones you've listed. Oh, and there's no such thing as a 7950GTX except for laptops... ;-)
