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globalcitizen

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I would not buy from those guys. I have an Aspire 420W one and the PSU voltages are all over the place. The 12V undervolts and the 3 and 5V lines overvolts by about 0.15V. Consider an Antec or a better brand.
 
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The Pentium Guy

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Sure thing. Dunno, my friend said the 500W is their only good psu. I'll take a look at antec as well, can you recommend something in that price range?
The reason I'm buying this PSU is becuase my old one is too weak for my 9800Pro... I get BSODs, "CPU Failed System Test" ...etc. Eveything works when I plug in, say, a 9200. If I plug in a 6800 (tried my friends) it doesn't work. So it's defiantely a power shortage from the PSU.

That's the main reason I'm looking for a powerful PSU - in that price range I can only find Antec 350Ws :S
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-The Pentium Guy
 
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wisdomtooth

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One of my rigs is a P4 3.0C overclocked with a 9800Pro, 2HDs, 2 optical drives.

Powered by a Seasonic Super Tornado 300. No problems whatsoever. $49 at Directron.

Such a config doesn't need anything more than 14 amps. If your current PSU can't handle that, it must be a pretty pathetic unit. :laugh:
 
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The Pentium Guy

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Yeah it is :p. Some generic 'Orion' thing that came with my case lol. Awesome - we got similar specs, I just have 1 less hard drive. That PSU, even though it's rated at 300W, has 18A on the +12V rail - pretty good.

Alright, after looking around, I found some of these

http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817151017
SEASONIC SUPER TORNADO-350W ATX12V 350W Power Supply (+12V@19A)
$70 - a bit over my budget.

http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103455
ENERMAX EG365P-VE FMA 1.3 ATX 350W Power Supply (+12V@26A)
$59.99 - price is't too shabby, great 12V rail as well.

http://www2.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103921
Antec SL350BLUE ATX 350W Power Supply (+12V@16A)
$53.00 - Fits my budget perfectly. Not too sure about the power though - I read up on this and heard it was kind of skimpy.

Any other recommendations?

-The Pentium Guy

 
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wisdomtooth

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You can get the Seasonic for $59 Here.

Though I would spend a little more and go for either the 400 or one of the S12s (Tornado 350 has only a 20-pin harness).

A big side benefit of these Seasonics is that they are THE quietest fan-cooled PSUs you can buy, and they are some of the most efficient (i.e. generates less waste heat) PSUs out there.

HTH!
 
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puppyfriend

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All this talk about Seasonics is making me sad. I fried my Tornado last night due to my own stupidity. I loved that PSU.
 
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puppyfriend

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Took the cover off to quiet the fan. The case flexed while I plugged in the AC coord. Shorted against the heatsink right there. BAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
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wisdomtooth

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Hmm... You don't happen to have an older revision, do you? My Super Tornado is a rev A3 and I can't hear the Yate Loon fan in the unit unless I put my ear against it.

Ah well, I guess you can't even RMA it since you opened the cover..
 
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