psu recommend wanted

[Robert]

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Need to get a new psu and am lost with all the different makes and models.
Will be on a amd 64 system with 2 ide drives on a raid array and 2 sata
drives on a raid array also the usual dvd writer and graphics card willing
to go around the £75 if needed
thanks

 

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"robert" <robertbailey@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote...
> Need to get a new psu and am lost with all the different makes and models.
> Will be on a amd 64 system with 2 ide drives on a raid array and 2 sata drives
> on a raid array also the usual dvd writer and graphics card willing to go
> around the £75 if needed

Look at the Antec TruePower series -- quiet, with a good reputation.

With a single CPU, 350 watts may be sufficient, but there is nothing wrong with
oversizing a bit. For best power efficiency, try to run the power supply at
40-60% of capacity during normal operation. Check all your component docs for
power usage of each component.

 

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"John R Weiss" <jrweiss98155@.comNOSPAMcast.net> wrote in message
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> "robert" <robertbailey@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote...
>> Need to get a new psu and am lost with all the different makes and
>> models.
>> Will be on a amd 64 system with 2 ide drives on a raid array and 2 sata
>> drives on a raid array also the usual dvd writer and graphics card
>> willing to go around the £75 if needed
>
> Look at the Antec TruePower series -- quiet, with a good reputation.
>
> With a single CPU, 350 watts may be sufficient, but there is nothing wrong
> with oversizing a bit. For best power efficiency, try to run the power
> supply at 40-60% of capacity during normal operation. Check all your
> component docs for power usage of each component.
>
>

LOTS of bad things in the last 12 months with Antec PSUs, including the one
sitting here ready to go back.

Replaced with a Thermaltake 560W, fairly quiet and all the cables are
shrouded too so it's a lot tidier than an Antec. Cost £80 but you can get
cheaper model all of the same quality starting around £50.

 

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"BigH2K" <peter2004@NOTTHISBITblueyonder.co.uk> wrote...
>
> LOTS of bad things in the last 12 months with Antec PSUs, including the one
> sitting here ready to go back.
>
> Replaced with a Thermaltake 560W, fairly quiet and all the cables are shrouded
> too so it's a lot tidier than an Antec. Cost £80 but you can get cheaper model
> all of the same quality starting around £50.

I've heard occasional "bad things" about Antecs, but they have all excluded the
TruePower series...

Mine has been fine, though it has only been running for 10 months straight...

 

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On Tue, 04 Jan 2005 00:12:00 GMT, "robert"
<robertbailey@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote:

>Need to get a new psu and am lost with all the different makes and models.
>Will be on a amd 64 system with 2 ide drives on a raid array and 2 sata
>drives on a raid array also the usual dvd writer and graphics card willing
>to go around the £75 if needed
>thanks
>


While you don't need ~500W, there is a very good power
supply at a very good price here, $60 plus S/H for a Fortron
FSP530-60GNA
http://www.axiontech.com/prdt.php?src=FG&item=57575

It has very little competition in the under $100 range, and
nothing can touch it @ $60.

 

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>> LOTS of bad things in the last 12 months with Antec PSUs, including the
>> one sitting here ready to go back.
>>
>> Replaced with a Thermaltake 560W, fairly quiet and all the cables are
>> shrouded too so it's a lot tidier than an Antec. Cost £80 but you can get
>> cheaper model all of the same quality starting around £50.
>
> I've heard occasional "bad things" about Antecs, but they have all
> excluded the TruePower series...
>
> Mine has been fine, though it has only been running for 10 months
> straight...

I have an Antec TrueBlue 480W PSU which is connected to a Socket A XP3200+,
4 HD's, 2 optical drives, a floppy and and Asus ATI Radeon X800 XTPE. It's
near silent too, a good thing with 4 x case fans and a Coolermaster Aero.
It's been running without a fault for almost a year now.

If you don't decide to go with Antec, choose another reputable brand, don't
go for that tempting "£10.99 Generic 500W ATX PSU", it's probably not worth
the hassle.

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On 04 Jan 2005, String wrote:

> http://www.silentpcreview.com/article28-page1.html
> http://navasgrp.home.att.net/rec_hdwe.htm
> http://www6.tomshardware.com/howto/20021021/powersupplies-15.html
> http://www.directron.com/psu.html
> http://www.waterwheel.com/Guides/Trouble_Shooting/case_power_supp
> ly/cases_power_supply.htm
> http://www6.tomshardware.com/howto/20040122/
>


Great links.

But no Lite-on CD-RW in your second link. Lite-on were making them
at the time your linked page was written.

 

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On Wed, 05 Jan 2005 10:12:51 GMT, Wes Newell
<w.newell@TAKEOUTverizon.net> wrote:


>No. It's not possible.
>
>A good quality PSU can be made for next to nothing where labor is only
>$.50 a day. And speaking of over rating and fudging, check the specs on
>the 350W Antec, although it really doesn't matter that much. But it looks
>like +12v is only rated for 16A on this. Maybe they just didn't change it
>here.
>
> * * +5V and +3.3V combined output: 230Watts max.
> * * +5V, +3.3V and +12V combined output: 330Watts max
>
>http://www.antec.com/specs/sl350_spe.html


The key to good quality at low prices is volume purchasing
agreements with the quality parts vendors and automation in
manufacturing. Low-wage laborers are exactly what one wants
minimized as much as possible... not that it's possible to
eliminate them (necessarily), but rather there's not a lot
of manual labor in a modern PSU, unlike say an oriental
wood-carving that sells for $3, so any way you wanna look at
it the cost difference is slight,

 

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"robert" <robertbailey@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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| Need to get a new psu and am lost with all the different makes and models.
| Will be on a amd 64 system with 2 ide drives on a raid array and 2 sata
| drives on a raid array also the usual dvd writer and graphics card willing
| to go around the £75 if needed
| thanks

I've also had good luck with Antecs and wouldn't hesitate recommending them.
This P4 system, running a ton of hardware including three HD's, 2gb RAM,
etc. uses an Antec Truepower 480w. It cost around $100US a couple of years
ago, and although your budget is £75 (~$140US) I don't know what these units
cost in the UK. I have never had an Antec PSU fail to date, even the
lower-priced SmartPower variants.

 

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Wes Newell <w.newell@TAKEOUTverizon.net> wrote in
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> A good quality PSU can be made for next to nothing where labor is only
> $.50 a day.

And we all want to support that sort of thing, don't we? If we could get
them down to $0.10 a day we'd be in high cotton!

 

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robert:

> Need to get a new psu and am lost with all the different makes and
> models. Will be on a amd 64 system with 2 ide drives on a raid array
> and 2 sata drives on a raid array also the usual dvd writer and
> graphics card willing to go around the £75 if needed
> thanks
which:
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=792566
how much:
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=844691
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