New computer

[LavCat]

PC P&C are just like other power supply brands... they contract manufacturing out to one of the companies who actually manufacture the supplies and then box and sell. They were one of the first who did this catering to the high end, 20 years ago, this was special, but now they're just another brand. No reason to limit yourself to just one (usually overpriced) brand when there are many quality brands now.

This review is on the older side, but shows a PCB built by Seasonic: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?nam...y4&reid=63
There is definitely nothing wrong with the design, or being manufactured by Seasonic, but the point is that they aren't as unique and special as they once were. There are at least half a dozen brands making PSUs of equal quality, many are reviewed on that site, which goes into pretty significant detail on PSU reviews, as that's their claim to fame.

And 910W is WAY overboard for any single CPU / single GPU system. He'll probably be drawing 250W or so playing a game, maybe less.

I have to disagree. The Silencer is a Seasonic design, but the Turbo-Cool is quite different. Compare the pictures of the internals in the link you posted to pictures of the internals of the Turbo-Cool:

http://www.anandtech.com/show/2433/4

I have read who manufactures the Turbo-Cool, but I can't find the information at the moment. It is not Seasonic. I have also read that the Turbo-Cool is a PCP&C design, not something off the shelf.

PCP&C has been willing to customise supplys for me at a modest charge, I doubt most vendors would do this. They also test the higher end supplies individually and include the printout in the box.

As to contract manufacturing, I used to be president of a small PC peripheral manufacturer, so I have some idea how it usually goes. One large customer told us we would need to move our manufacturing to China to be competitive on price.

Another difference is the Turbo-Cool in the computer on which I am writing this has a 7 year warranty.