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400 watt power supply for $30

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MaxFusion16

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this PSU at compgeeks seems to be actually a quality one. The specs are good and the weight is heavy.
So does anyone know if it's any good?
 
No manufacturer or part number????
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Worst thing you can do is buy a poor quality power supply, and without that info, there's no way of knowing. Specs can be misleading.
 
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Don't waste your money on a questionable generic. Stick with a good power supply from a good name, even if it costs more. Find yourself an Antec, Enermax, or Thermaltake.

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Originally posted by: sumrtym
No manufacturer or part number????
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Worst thing you can do is buy a poor quality power supply, and without that info, there's no way of knowing. Specs can be misleading.
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Originally posted by: alm4rr
Originally posted by: sumrtym
No manufacturer or part number????
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Worst thing you can do is buy a poor quality power supply, and without that info, there's no way of knowing. Specs can be misleading.
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True words ! Ran into problems today with a new p.o.s. psu !
 
MaxFusion16 - Compgeeks do not want to sell that power supply, or they don't want it it get out who the manufacturer is. I e-mailed them over a week ago to find out, and it looks like they blew me off, because I have not heard back from them. Take heed what others have said, don't skimp on power supplies. That weight on it is shipping weight, including the box and packing materials, and I would bet an estimate on the heavy side at that.
 
Hey You Guys and Gals,

This topic has been thrown around quite a bit in the AT Forums. I am a believer in the Powmax/Leadman 400watt power supply. I have 2 of them supplying power to both of my systems. On one of them, I have XP2100+ oced to xp2700 with 2 HDs, DVD, CD-RW, 4.1 sound card with 5 case fans, and Volcano 9. No problem what-so-ever!

Personally, I would never drop $50 for a power supply. I paid around $15 a piece for the psu. You can use the money saved for some other computer part.
 
The leadman/powmax is really good for the price.
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Leadman/Powmax is crap, you should know that.
Personally, I would never drop $50 for a power supply. I paid around $15 a piece for the psu.
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Which means that you do not have any decent PSU nor would you know the difference.
 
Originally posted by: ChubbyFrog
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Don't waste your money on a questionable generic. Stick with a good power supply from a good name, even if it costs more. Find yourself an Antec, Enermax, or Thermaltake.

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know any good places to get such power supplies?
thanks 🙂
if this should be in another forum sorry
 
well, one way is to get a friend to buy a new case with psu (cause they come cheaper). like, i bought a new case, but already had a truepower, so i didn't need the psu. just tell him to order it for you, pay him the extra

but anyway, staples has power supplies. use a coupon off them, or pm, and it'll be cheap
 
Originally posted by: aeneas3
Originally posted by: ChubbyFrog
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Don't waste your money on a questionable generic. Stick with a good power supply from a good name, even if it costs more. Find yourself an Antec, Enermax, or Thermaltake.

</$.02>
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know any good places to get such power supplies?
thanks 🙂
if this should be in another forum sorry
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Directron and newegg are goood places to shop for PSU.
 
Originally posted by: s0ssos
well, one way is to get a friend to buy a new case with psu (cause they come cheaper). like, i bought a new case, but already had a truepower, so i didn't need the psu. just tell him to order it for you, pay him the extra

but anyway, staples has power supplies. use a coupon off them, or pm, and it'll be cheap
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thanks 🙂
 
Originally posted by: s0ssos
well, one way is to get a friend to buy a new case with psu (cause they come cheaper). like, i bought a new case, but already had a truepower, so i didn't need the psu. just tell him to order it for you, pay him the extra

but anyway, staples has power supplies. use a coupon off them, or pm, and it'll be cheap
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Well, I tried to order a True430 from Staples last week, and found out that the Antec PSUs are now in-store items only, not available for purchase online. So I guess if you're thinking about PM then apply a coupon, unless you have a buddy who's a Staples manager, you can pretty much forget it.

 
yep, got a cheap 400W PSU. 1.5yrs later it blew up (literally). roommate claims it went sparkle sparkle bang! then a puff of smoke came out. only trust brand name/recommended psu's now.

//krunk (^_^x)
 
Yes if your system used up too much power then go and get a true antec at least 480 watts. I used 2 400 generic PS and it burned out after 2 days. Luckily my motherboard is still alive 🙂 ..

Doneedlove
 
Originally posted by: c627627
Look at brands, not necessarily the W
There is no reason whatsoever to spend more or less than $32 for

http://www.newegg.com/app/Viewproduct.asp?DEPA=1&submit=manufactory&catalog=58&manufactory=1919&description=&srchFor=FSP350-60BN


350W Fortron has been rated to peak at 440W by Fortron but has even been tested above 450W. Fortron markets its products at around 80% of their peak. No name brands market their products ABOVE what they can take on.
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specs on the FSP350-60BN

The 10A rating on the 12V rail might not be enough if you have a lot of drives and you use a P4 which runs off the 12V rail.
 
I have an Enermax 330W PSU and some cheapy $20 400W PSU's. One thing I can tell you, the 400W PSU handles more stuff than the 330W (which it should) and cost 1/2 as much as the 330W Enermax.

I can't tell the difference, both are dual-fanned, both work. Neither has taken a power-surge or anything, but those are rare where I live. I can't justify paying $50+ for a PSU anymore. No good reason.
-- mrcodedude
 
A good PS comes in handy for OCing AMD chips and Memory, I had problems a while back with a no name Power Supply, upgrade to an Sparkle and have not had any problems.
 
Just had a cheap PS apart yesterday. Funny how it kind of blew slowly (smelled for awhile) then fried in two distinct places on the circuit board. Took out the motherboard when it finally died. The easiest way to tell a cheap power supply is by weight, they are very light compared to decent ones. Funny how when a low-cost power supply is mentioned on these boards, so many people chime in and say the trouble they have had with them in the past. If you want to save money, save it somewhere else. But I don't have to worry about anything sold at CompGeeks anymore, because they still have not answered my e-mail about the manufacturer of this same PS. They are history in my book.
 
MrCoolDude

That 30-50$ your saving by going generic will one day come back at you.

If your PS goes out in a blazing glory there is a VERY good chance it will send a spark through the motherboard.
Usually we lose the following when our PS die...HD...CD...Zip...Floppy occasionally the MB...blew some ram before...

Now we don't care as much about it because everything is under an extended warrentee (and we have a good dealer)

But I personally would NEVER use a cheap PS considering how often during the week my comp stays on 24/7...most generics are not built to take such abuse.
 
When a component starts to smell, it's time to to permanently cease it's operation. Not just because it's about to catastrophically fail and do it's damnedest to take the rest of your hardware with it, but because the gas that is generally vented is O3, ozone, and is hazardous to your health, if not carcinogenic. The reaction that produces ozone is usually inside a capacitor, and the ozone produces internal pressure on the cap, forcing it to rupture. Only at this point can you smell it. This may not kill the system immediately, however, but generally leads to it's downfall. So, let us review. IF YOUR HARDWARE STINKS, UNINSTALL IT.

Personally, I'm a big fan of no-name low wattage PSUs (low wattage being 250w and below). Because they're cheap.

However, in systems requiring decidedly more juice, name brand PSUs are the only acceptable sort.
 
Okay, I only need to know if cheap is also QUIET. I put a computer in the kitchen for my wife -- old case - generic power supply that was in it (the old Shops.Con computer) and the power supply is LOUD. I need to put a quiet on ein. The system is not worth investing real $ in. Asus P2B-F MB with 384MB PC133 RAm and Geeric 16MB ATI AGP Video card (and running a Celeron 300a at 450). All she does is e-mail and web browsing so I don't need any more than this.

So what is a good cheap quiet one. I don't need 400W, heck 200 is enough for this system. BUt I need Quieter (maybe it is the retail Intel fan on the CPU that is loud, I don't know I guess).
 
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