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Are Coolmasters PSU's any good

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TurkzZ   01-07-2006 at 12:28:46 AM

I was wondering if Coolmaster PSU's were reliable:

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Produ [...] roupID=956

is this 1 any good? its £23

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Newf   01-07-2006 at 01:43:14 AM
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I've never heard of it before...

I looked up your link and found that Microdirect also sells FSP units. Prices in the UK are a little higher for this item (using $1.8/B Pound) than in the US. The following PSU has similar output specs, is of known good quality, and costs roughly double the coolmaster's tab.

http://www.microdirect.co.uk/Produ [...] &GroupID=9

Based on this, what would you buy?

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Newf   01-07-2006 at 01:46:04 AM
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Oh, I almost forgot...

The coolmaster only has a 20 pin main connector. This may be what you are looking for, but most newer motherboards use the 2.0 spec 24 pin connectors.

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Crashman   01-07-2006 at 01:32:43 PM
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The Cooler Master power supply is a re-branded HiPro. HiPro makes some pretty cheap stuff, but then, I haven't had one blow a system apart when it failed, such as even cheaper brands often do.

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TurkzZ   01-07-2006 at 03:56:44 PM
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ill stay away from coolmasters then, and i have a AMD motherboard, which good cheap PSU is recomended?

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Newf   01-07-2006 at 05:53:45 PM
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Check my link (above) to Microdirect.com. This is a high-value no-bling solid choice. It is not a "brand name" per se. It is the cheapest PSU that I would buy. Even at UK prices it's not a lot of money.

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TurkzZ   01-07-2006 at 11:15:12 PM
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cool but is that PSU ony for Intel, i have AMD

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Newf   01-08-2006 at 12:58:47 AM
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It makes no difference.

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Newf   01-08-2006 at 01:04:49 AM
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If your AMD (or Intel for that matter) board uses a 20 pin main power connection, then you need about 20mm of empty space for the 24 pin to work. 4 pins will remain unused. You can also get a 24 pin to 20 pin adapter (and the PSU may come with one). Usually the adapters come with motherboards though.

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TurkzZ   01-08-2006 at 04:09:28 PM
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is the converter needed to make it run on a 24pin motherboard?

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Newf   01-08-2006 at 05:29:13 PM
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No. If you have a 24 pin socket, no adapters are needed and the PSU will plug right in.

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