Ultra V-Series PSU

[ocnewb]

I was looking for a PSU for my new rig and came across this one

https://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=373044

Read a few reviews and it seems pretty solid. Anyone have any other info on them?

Its going to run an e6400 and a 7600gt vid card. I do paln to OC quite a bit.

 

[waylander]

I want to help you, and I will but I want to see what that simonyee guy posts first.

 

[ocnewb]

lol, why is that?

 

[fishboi]

I asked the same thing a while ago - not sure where my thread is now. I ended up shooting this PSU cause of all the bad reviews. Decided on the NeoHe 550 instead.

 

[badge]

I want to help you, and I will but I want to see what that simonyee guy posts first.

hahaha! I used to have a Browning twelve gague that made me wait before I pulled the trigger and got hammered. Nice.

I have a 500 watt x-infinity. It is small enough to fit in my micro case. I also bought a 400 watt. With rebate it was $18.95. Middle of the road performance. I say that because the Vcore jumps around a little with them.

Edit: Forget it. I have no Ultra V. Ultra is cheap TD junk, right?

 

[waylander]

Naw, the guy is an idiot and keeps spouting stuff like "get the bested psu bad psu is bad don't buy bad moron".

Anyway, I don't like Ultra PSU's, user reviews are not the same as hardware review sites as I find most ppl who write reviews on newegg don't know what they are talking about.

The neo550 is a good choice but maybe more than you want to spend.

For under $60 the TPII is ok

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=273502

You don't need 500w and I'd rather have a solid 450w than a generic 600w.

 

[pengwin]

Naw, the guy is an idiot and keeps spouting stuff like "get the bested psu bad psu is bad don't buy bad moron".

Anyway, I don't like Ultra PSU's, user reviews are not the same as hardware review sites as I find most ppl who write reviews on newegg don't know what they are talking about.

The neo550 is a good choice but maybe more than you want to spend.

For under $60 the TPII is ok

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=273502

You don't need 500w and I'd rather have a solid 450w than a generic 600w.

what if there was a generic 1kW ? i think i'd buy it to say i got a kW PSU.

 

[ocnewb]

wow waylander great minds think alike, i got the same exact one you listed in the 500w version.

 

[waylander]

Naw, the guy is an idiot and keeps spouting stuff like "get the bested psu bad psu is bad don't buy bad moron".

Anyway, I don't like Ultra PSU's, user reviews are not the same as hardware review sites as I find most ppl who write reviews on newegg don't know what they are talking about.

The neo550 is a good choice but maybe more than you want to spend.

For under $60 the TPII is ok

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=273502

You don't need 500w and I'd rather have a solid 450w than a generic 600w.

what if there was a generic 1kW ? i think i'd buy it to say i got a kW PSU.

no you wouldn't

 

[pengwin]

Ok, fine, i lied. Still. Generic kilowatt, i wanna see that

 

[DaveUK]

I wouldn't buy a generic 1kw PSU, chances are it would sound like a 747 coming in to land.

Imo for a good balance of Noise and Efficiency you can't go wrong with the Antec NeoHE series if your budget can accommodate. I have both the 430w and 550w.

If you don't mind slightly more noise and lower efficiency then the TruePower series will do you fine.

Personally, I like QUIET.

Antec P150 w/ acoustic shielding and rubber HDD mount
Antec NeoHE 550w
IceQ 3 cooled X1900XT
Thermaltake Golden Orb on 'low' (not bad but will prolly be Scythe Ninja or similar at next upgrade)
2x premium silent case fans at reduced voltage with Vantec rubber fan mounts.

 

[pengwin]

I wouldn't buy a generic 1kw PSU, chances are it would sound like a 747 coming in to land.

Imo for a good balance of Noise and Efficiency you can't go wrong with the Antec NeoHE series if your budget can accommodate. I have both the 430w and 550w.

If you don't mind slightly more noise and lower efficiency then the TruePower series will do you fine.

Personally, I like QUIET.

Antec P150 w/ acoustic shielding and rubber HDD mount
Antec NeoHE 550w
IceQ 3 cooled X1900XT
Thermaltake Golden Orb on 'low' (not bad but will prolly be Scythe Ninja or similar at next upgrade)
2x premium silent case fans at reduced voltage with Vantec rubber fan mounts.

the truepower series is as quiet as the NeoHE series. Ambient sounds would be louder, ie air conditioning,