Are either of these power supplies any good?

[Epsil0n00]

I am in need of upgrading my old Enermax 350W PWS. I am looking for something around the 400-500W range that delivers good clean power at a reasonable price.

I will be using the power supply for the following setup:
Abit KN8 Ultra (24-pin mobo)
Opteron 144 OC'd to approx 2.4GHz
2GB PC3200
eVGA 7800GT default clock
2 x 7200rpm HDDs (one WD brand SATAII, on WD brand IDE)
2 optical drives
1 PCI sound card
1 zip drive and 1 floppy drive

Note: I used that online wattage calculator and got around 345W needed... so it's time to bump it up to at least 400W.

Are either of these power supplies worth their salt (any good)?

1. Aspire 500W power supply, on sale $30 at Newegg after $10MIR. LINKY

2. Thermaltake TR2 430W power supply, on sale $30 at Newegg after $10MIR. LINKY

What do you guys think of these options?
Got any better recommendations... my budget is about $40-$50 max.

Thanks!
Epsil0n

 

[Bobthelost]

I don't like TT stuff all that much, tend to favour bling over substance. Aspire has been mentioned a few times, but i'd still go for a good brand name.

For that rig i'd go for a 450W fortron.

 

[stevty2889]

Go with a Fortron if you are on a budget. Aspire is no good, and Thermaltake is even worse.

 

[jimbob200521]

out of the two listed, id go with the thermaltake. but there are better psu's, such as forton, antec, seasonic, pc p&c, etc.

 

[Epsil0n00]

hmmm, that's interesting that the TT has so many good reviews at Newegg but people here don't care for it...

Where can you purchase Fortron? Newegg doesn't have any Fortron PWSs.
OOOOH! Fotron is the same as FSP! got it...

 

[mike3uz]

Fortron 450

This should help you. It's the 450W fortron unit that everybody is talking about.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

Why are you trying to power a 7800GT, 2gb of RAM, and two hard drives on a $30 PSU. Quit trying to be cheap about it, and get a good PSU, not just a good deal on one. There are plenty of quality PSUs that won't break the bank. Fortron is definitely amongst the best for the price.

 

[Epsil0n00]

Originally posted by: mike3uz
Fortron 450

This should help you. It's the 450W fortron unit that everybody is talking about.

That's funny... I was just about to post this model and see what people think about it. Would this model be a good fit for my setup? It seems like it would be... what do you all think of the Fortron 450W linked here?

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

18amps on each of the +12V rails. Solid power output from a respected company. I consider that to be a whole lot better than the previous...

 

[Boztech]

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo
Why are you trying to power a 7800GT, 2gb of RAM, and two hard drives on a $30 PSU. Quit trying to be cheap about it, and get a good PSU, not just a good deal on one. There are plenty of quality PSUs that won't break the bank. Fortron is definitely amongst the best for the price.

+1

 

[stevty2889]

The Fortron will be plenty. Don't go by neweggs reviews, even they say not to, the Thermaltake has a very weak 12v rail for a 430w PSU, and modern computer rely mostly on the 12v rail..

 

[Epsil0n00]

Decided: I will be purchasing the Fortron... thanks for steering me in the right direction guys!