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navvara
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n°1820811
05-17-2008 at 10:42:10 PM

Hello,

I'm building a low budget PC and I have every component picked except the PSU. It will need to run the following:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819116052

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128337

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820146565

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6814150280

+4 120 mm fans & 2 92 mm fans

+3 sata hardrives + 1 DVD writer

According to http://www.extreme.outervision.com [...] orlite.jsp the recommended PSU wattage would be around 400 watts. Right now I'm split between these two units:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817151034

Review: http://www.extremeoverclocking.com [...] 00W_1.html

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817171025

Review: http://www.extremeoverclocking.com [...] 50W_1.html

I can get the Cooler Master for 25$ less than the Seasonic.

So which one do you think would be better: Seasonic or Cooler Master? Do you have any other recomandations?

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spuddyt
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n°1820816
05-17-2008 at 11:10:03 PM

you could also look at an antec earthwatts, (but i'm something of a fanboy when it comes to those :p)

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n°1820839
05-18-2008 at 01:06:33 AM

Cooler Master PSUs are crap.

Get the Seasonic S12, you won't be disappointed.

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navvara
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n°1820868
05-18-2008 at 04:19:24 AM

Oh so ther reviewers were wrong? Figures....I expected coolermaster psu's to be crap. they are tier 4 according to johhnyguru....

As far as the antec earthwats goes I know they're actually built by Seasonic (or is that a myth?) but a 500W earthwats goes for pretty much the same price as the seasonic so I think the S12 would be a better bet.

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05-18-2008 at 05:27:23 AM

The Earthwatts are built my seasonic....


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05-18-2008 at 05:37:22 AM

tier 4 is not good, i would get VX450 Corsair, very stable. quiet too


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05-19-2008 at 03:13:10 PM

jaguarskx wrote :

Cooler Master PSUs are crap.


:non:
No they're not.
I've had no problem with my PSU, none at all. It's very stable, cool, quiet and masses off oomph output-wise. (1000W peak, 850W continuous).

 

Generalisations.... :p

 

ETA Oh yeah, and what PSU do Tom's use for their testing?

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n°1821487
05-20-2008 at 05:53:27 AM

LukeBird wrote :

:non:
No they're not.
I've had no problem with my PSU, none at all. It's very stable, cool, quiet and masses off oomph output-wise. (1000W peak, 850W continuous).

Generalisations.... :p

ETA Oh yeah, and what PSU do Tom's use for their testing?



* * * CRAP * * *

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n°1821572
05-20-2008 at 01:40:56 PM

jaguarskx wrote :

* * * CRAP * * *


Oh I see, aren't you a big boy now! :lol:


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n°1821678
05-20-2008 at 11:41:07 PM

I am gonna have to say my friend has a Cooler Master realpower 450(or is it 480) for years. It cant be that bad or it would have given by now.


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n°1821685
05-21-2008 at 12:12:32 AM

jaguarskx wrote :

* * * CRAP * * *




Now I will have none of that! Where is you're evidence mister?

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n°1840188
07-17-2008 at 05:35:15 AM

Yes, The EarthWatts Line and most of the better Antec's are made by Seasonic. However, they are made one step down in the level on components used for most Seasonic/Corsair/PCP&C PSUs.

However, the Earthwatts are still VERY good.
I actually have one Seasonic, One Antec, and One Corsair for my 3 different systems and they are all nice and quiet.

I don't think you would go wrong with any of them.


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