320w SFX PSU from svc.com $20

[optimistic]

http://svcompucycle.com/ag32maposup4.html

 

[tryanasaurus]

Thanks. This is exactly what I was looking for. Does anyone know about the quality of this brand?

 

[xwinger]

Thanks for the deal. Really like the 80mm fan. But 6A for 12 volt and 10A for 5 volt?

Can it power an AMD XP, 120G Hard drive, and a ATI 9200?

Anybody experienced with a mATX power supply?

 

[rasputinj]

Looks like a good deal

 

[Replay]

Originally posted by: xwinger
Thanks for the deal. Really like the 80mm fan. But 6A for 12 volt and 10A for 5 volt?...

20A on the 5V, not 10A. I had to look, thinking "no way 10A@5v 6A@12 makes a 320W PSU". Might be better if your board takes the VCore from the 5V line, and not so good if your mobo uses the 12V for the VCore.

 

[cremefilled]

The micro-ATX form factor makes this a good deal -- only so-so if just a regular ATX PSU. I'm actually not aware of a higher wattage microATX PSU. Is there really room for a 80mm fan?

If you buy this, be sure to look at the photo and make sure the screwholes will fit your case. Some brands, such as Compaq and HP, use proprietary hole placement, weird connectors, etc., to force you to buy their PSU's. If you are using an off-the-shelf microATX case, you're probably OK.

 

[mindless1]

This is not really worth 320W.

It's generic, overrated... you're just as well off buying a 180W mATX Sparkle, maybe better off.

If we can at least assume their % of capacity stated on the label is correct, it is biased towards 5V power, making it better for a old socket 370 CPu than a P4.

Contrary to it's listing, the 80mm fan cannot provide low noise and high airflow... look at the exhaust grill and tell me that's high airflow!?!

If you have an OEM mATX box that hasn't been substantially upgraded, this will probably be fine to replace a failed original PSU, but don't expect "320W" rating to get you anything other than the suspicion that the manufacturer thinks little of the customer by rating it so deceivingly.

On the other hand, everybody needs something else from SVC, they just have so much good stuff, so it may end up significantly cheaper than any other mATX PSU when combined with another parts order.

 

[ScrapSilicon]

thx mindless1 ..was thinking the same about it when saw the spec label..

 

[Oakenfold]

Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon
thx mindless1 ..was thinking the same about it when saw the spec label..

They need a virtual way to Pick up the stinking power supply in your hand to test weight don't they Scrap?

 

[mindless1]

There's really only so much they can do (within a semi-reasonable budget) to get high power in the smaller form-factor. Original PS/2 was larger for this reason, they didn't just like huge cases, and even so the average PSU was only ~150-300W. Now even PS/2 "standard" size is looking cramped for modern hi-po systems.

 

[rml]

How to choose power supply?

 

[mindless1]

Originally posted by: rml
How to choose power supply?

Just remember that low-grade or defective components can easily weigh as much as good ones, and wire is a lot cheaper per lb. than semiconductors. All these mATx weigh pretty much the same, unlike full-sized ATX a mATX PSU is crammed full of parts even when low quality... take a PSU labeled as 500W, actually only worth 200W, but build it on a smaller or two-tier PCB and it'll fit in a mATX casing. Weight comparision becomes more and more valid as the wattage goes up, but only when similar design, number of fans, whether active PFC or not, and lead length.

 

[mamisano]

Picked one up to replace the PowMax 230Watt MATX power supply in my HTPC. When comparing the PS from SVC it is IDENTICAL in appearence (even looking through the venting at the PCB) to the dead PowMax 230. Works fine for my application which is Nforce2-M board (using onboard Audio/Video), Duron 1600, DVD-Rom and 2 drives.

 

[mindless1]

mamisano, how did the powmax fail, vented output filter cap(S)?

 

[trikster2]

Compgeeks sells a 300 SFX PSU for $19.99

Less rated wattage but 10 vs 6a on the 12v and the rear vent/grill looks a little more open.

My 200 watt fortron/sparkle is powering my 2.6c/9800 combo swell but the lil 60mm fan is a screamer.

L I N K Y

 

[mindless1]

BTW, Newegg has this for $19 plus S/H, though I'd still get this mATX Forton (or same Sparkle labeled unit) with 80mm fan $25 delivered.

 

[adsouthpaw]

Go for the Fortron/Sparkle. I've never had one die on me yet. I even have a XP 2000+ with 2 cdroms and a 7200rpm hard drive running fine for over 2yrs on a 150W rated Sparkle. No other brand compares for the price.