350-400 watt PSU

[spittledip]

Hey All,

I am building a socket A system (it is a beater computer for my brother-in-law's young children) and needed some recommendations for the system. I am keeping the PSUs in the 350 to 400 watt range just to keep a little over what the computer will actually need. At any rate, after looking at Newegg and searching for reviews and sorting through the PSUs in this range, I find that not many PSUs in this range are reviewed much. I picked out a few:

SeaSonic SS-350ET
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817151077

EarthWatts Green EA-380D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371033

Antec NEO ECO 400C
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817371029

I was already aware of the Earthwatts having a good review, but was also curious about the other 2 PSUs. Should I just go with the EW, or should I consider the other 2, or are there any other suggestions for a PSU in this range? I am keeping it under 50$ with shipping.

Thanks

 

[lehtv]

Corsair CX430 V2 $35 AR (28A on the +12V)
XFX 450W $35 AR (34A on the +12V)

SS-350ET has 27A, 380D has 17A and 15A, and 400C has 30A.

I'd buy the XFX because it's the cheapest after rebate (and shipping which is free) and comes with 5 year warranty.

 

[spittledip]

Corsair CX430 V2 $35 AR (28A on the +12V)
XFX 450W $35 AR (34A on the +12V)

SS-350ET has 27A, 380D has 17A and 15A, and 400C has 30A.

I'd buy the XFX because it's the cheapest after rebate (and shipping which is free) and comes with 5 year warranty.

Hm, not crazy about rebates, so I won't go with the XFX. I appreciate the Corsair link, did not even see that one. I will go with that one unless someone else has a better suggestion. Thanks!

 

[lehtv]

Yeah the others are good as well. There are small differences but these are all reliable units so it really won't matter which one you pick if you're paying $45. Just figured you'd save a bit with the rebate.

Earthwatts and Neo Eco don't come with a power cord. Seasonic SS350-ET and Earthwatts don't have sleeved cables, Neo Eco and CX430 do. Earthwatts is 80+ Bronze, the rest are 80Plus efficiency.

 

[VirtualLarry]

With a socket-A system, you don't want to look at the 12V rating, you want to look at the 5V rating. The 5V + 3.3V rating should be over something like 150 or 170W, IIRC.

I might actually suggest a Sparkle/FPS PSU for those older systems.

 

[spittledip]

With a socket-A system, you don't want to look at the 12V rating, you want to look at the 5V rating. The 5V + 3.3V rating should be over something like 150 or 170W, IIRC.

I might actually suggest a Sparkle/FPS PSU for those older systems.

Thanks Larry. I thought this was the case, but was not sure. It seems the Corsair and other models suggested meet this criteria anyway, fortunately.