What is the difference or advantage of this Stage 3 Clean Power vs. the Stage 2 clean power (as in the cheaper Monster HTS 2600 MKII)?
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The more stages the better the filters and more protection you get. If you only have one nor two av items you want yo connect then stage 2 could work. However, if you have more electronic gear you will want to opt for the higher stage units and thus better power filters and more protection.
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I would agree with other answers here. In general, power supplies operate at their highest efficiency at 50% load. This is why most enthusiasts would recommend getting more headroom than you really need. So let's say at idle or mild workloads (web surfing, email, etc) with 2 GTX 780 sli I can imagine the system running at about 400W. Therfore 800W would be a good minimum to be working with. However if you plan on overclocking the CPU or GPU's, you'll probably want a little more headroom. I'd recommend 850W unless you wish to get 1000 for future upgrades. Take a look a the EVGA G2 1000W which comes with a 10 year warranty before making a purchase. Highly recommended. I would agree with other answers here. In general, power supplies operate at their highest efficiency at 50% load. This is why most enthusiasts would recommend getting more headroom than you really need. So let's say at idle or mild workloads (web surfing, email, etc) with 2 GTX 780 sli I can imagine the system running at about 400W. Therfore 800W would be a good minimum to be working with. However if you plan on overclocking the CPU or GPU's, you'll probably want a little more headroom. I'd recommend 850W unless you wish to get 1000 for future upgrades. Take a look a the EVGA G2... » Read More I would agree with other answers here. In general, power supplies operate at their highest efficiency at 50% load. This is why most enthusiasts would recommend getting more headroom than you really need. So let's say at idle or mild workloads (web surfing, email, etc) with 2 GTX 780 sli I can imagine the system running at about 400W. Therfore 800W would be a good minimum to be working with. However if you plan on overclocking the CPU or GPU's, you'll probably want a little more headroom. I'd recommend 850W unless you wish to get 1000 for future upgrades. Take a look a the EVGA G2 1000W which comes with a 10 year warranty before making a purchase. Highly recommended. « Show Less
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The EVGA is definitely more reliable especially the P2 series they are based off the Leadex Platinum platform. The evga p2 1000 has one of the lowest ripple rates and best voltage regulation of any 1000 watt plus power supplies and one of the best power supplies period. Low ripple rates means your pc parts last longer and have alot less chance of dying due to power supply fluctuations combined with the voltage regulation also means this is a killer power supply for overclocking.
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I'm using my A10-5800K which has the same thermal design of 100 watts with a 160 watt power suply. This is my 2nd year and never had any problems even when running games. I GOT Pico PSU with 90% and more efficiency which other manufacturers rate as Platinum. I also have a voltage meter and never saw mkre than 135watts of usage. I don't know why other answers suggest such a high watts. You'll be fine with 200-250 at most
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Also, it would seem that the H4n has nicer pre-amps built-in. Not sure though.
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More because it's OC(overclocked). Don't waste your money the improved 700 series equivalent is coming and it will be similarly priced(I'm personally grabbing the 770 lightning).
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There on my revo 3.3 they are slightly bigger but with a HPI big block on it there is no power loss.
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Specification wise; they are Identical. I can't find a schematic of the two but I suspect some parts are different.The main difference is the case. The V2 has no case and is much more susceptible to damage. If that doesn't matter to you, go for the V2
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The heatsink and shroud is different, so is the factory overclocking on it. The Toxic version has a heat plate that covers the top of of the card to distribute heat better as well as three fans to pull more heat away from the GPU and memory chips rather than the more common two fan design found on most cards. The Toxic also has the highest factory overclocking for this particular level of card as it does for the 280x and 290x (at least when I bought mine and the R9 series came out). The combination of superior factory overclock and with the improved heatsink design makes this card is ideal for gamers, overclockers and enthusiasts. Sapphire is known for making the highest factory overclocked versions of AMD GPUs on their cards.
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It's really your preference. I myself prefer 6000k the 8000k is noticeably more blue. But it isn't too bad, On a 55w system it does bleed out alittle bit.
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The upa 500 is rated at 80W/channel vs 200 for the XPA which can be a whole world of difference. My previous amp was a NAD 955 @ 100W per channel x 5 and is a fairly highly regarded amp at close to twice the price of the XPA. The additional power in the Emotiva made a huge difference with my PSB Synchrony 1Bs. It's a steal at that price. You'd have to go up significantly expense wise to equal it's performance, maybe to an Outlaw Audio which is a better amp but, again, double the price.
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Sorry, I exchanged the Z97-A for the Z97-Pro. I'm not sure what the 2600 refers to. Sorry I couldn't be of some help.
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It's a junk low of the low tier psu, spend the extra money and get a sea sonic or superflower made unit, my cx750 had major coil whine. I now happily own a silent evga g2 850w psu made by superflower.
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The power strip stage 2 actually reduces electronic noise for a better picture quality as well as sound quality. Hopes this helps and gives you the information you needed. I own three of these power strips. They are great......
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I am currently using it in a 2.0 setup. A very nice menu makes it easy for initial setup. This powers a pair of definitive mythos towers nicely. Also, the 4k pass through will be valuable in the future as well as the current pass thru without the amp even powered up if you just want to use your TV speakers late at night. Can't help you with the cutoff though... Not sure of all the preamp outs except the sub. This is prosumer level... The manual should specify.
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Maximum draw for this card I have seen reported by Afterburner is slightly over 300W and that was in FurMark, a rather pathological workload. A reported 260W seems to be about the most it pulls while actually gaming. Depending on your CPU, you would probably be fine with reusing a decent quality 500W PSU if you have one. If buying new I'd suggest going up a few 100W as the price difference is negligible.
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This newer version includes a delayed output relay to prevent loud speaker pops when the power is turned on / off. Also, some of the older units were sold with power supplies that couldn't quite supply enough current to provide adequate power. I've heard the newer power supplies are better. There's probably some other changes that I'm not aware of. If anyone can elaborate, please do.