rank these PSU's for me please?

[Giraffe]

hi
can someone rank these from best to worse and give reasons why?

Antec NeoHE 500W - ~150$
Antec True Power 2 480W - ~125$
Antec Smart Power 2 500W - ~125$
Silverstone ST50EF - ~110$
Silverstone ST50EF-Plus - ~120$
Coolermaster IGreen 500W - ~120$

prices are in aus $$$'s BTW

I know the SP2 PSU's arent very reliable so I would say that is the worst?
the st50ef-plus isnt available at a store near me so I cant get that but would like to know how good it is

and is there any downside to the Silverstones that have 2 +12V rails vs the IGreen/Neo's 3? they have the same power so does it really matter?

cheers

 

[Giraffe]

Coolermaster IGreen 500W - ~120$ One of the few good Coolermaster PSU availible. Yet has less power then all the rest.

how so?
the IGreen 500W is a 500W constant with a 600W max output

I thought it was correctly named, unlike the old extreme series?

 

[Giraffe]

Dual +12v rails and only 16A per rail. With no mention of the wattage being supplied to the +12v rails i can only speculate that it's total amperage is about 24A to 26A. About the same as the Antec True power2 but the Antec is better know for it's quality. The cooler master can't match teh power of the silverstones or the Neo.

the 500W has 3 +12V rails at 14A, 13A, 6A constant(Total 33A)

from the CM website - Power details
http://www.coolermaster.com/product_common_images/b1b9c5b2c368239b779461402fd9af1e.jpg

http://www.coolermaster.com/index.php?LT=english&Language_s=2&url_place=product&p_serial=RS-500-ASAA&other_title=+RS-500-ASAA+iGreen%20Power%20500W

and also from a review
http://www.driverheaven.net/reviews/iGreen/

 

[Giraffe]

is that PSU List in your signiture accurate?

because I wouldnt think the CM IGreen should be in the same Tier as the CM Real Power
and the SP2 with the TP2?

 

[Giraffe]

ok then
do you know of any other sites similar to the one in your sig?

so which of the PSU's that I listed would be best?
excluding the NeoHE because I cant afford it and the St50EF Plus because of availability

 

[Giraffe]

ill be getitng the PSU with the upgrade

it will be Core2duo e4300(hoping to get ~3ghz)
1x1GB RAM, will get a 2nd later
1 IDE HDD
Gigabyte 7900GS(will OC)
GB 965p-S3

and I might upgrade to a 8800GTS or equivelent card later on

 

[Giraffe]

ok thanks

ill get the IGreen 500W then
im sure my power bill will appriciate its high efficiency
:lol: