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ATX 2.0 PSU Standard

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Nipples

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I am planning on building a system with an AMD 64 3200 CPU on an MSI Neo4 Platinum (no SLI) MOBO.

I read somewhere that this MOBO requires an ATX 2.0 compliant PSU. It doesn't say this on the manufacturers website, rather I read it on a online retailers website.

Is there somewhere you can go and find a comprehensive list of PSUs that meet the ATX 2.0 standard?

I am looking for a PSU under $110 with greater than 450Watts w/ ATX 2.0.

Thanks.
 
Hmm.. Really.. You can buy a Tt purepower 420W for 70$ CDN at the store that I work at and it will work with that mobo. (I've sold a few systems with that PSU and that mobo together.) I'd suggest Getting an Antec TruePower 550 EPS12V for a tad more. (160$ CDN here.)
 
Originally posted by: mechBgon
Is there somewhere you can go and find a comprehensive list of PSUs that meet the ATX 2.0 standard?
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Not as far as I know of. But for a couple nominees:

Enermax 24-pin, one 12V rail @ 33 amps for $92.

Fortron "Blue Storm," 24-pin, two 12V rails, blue sleeving, single manually-adjustable LED 120mm fan for $89

Both companies have earned decent reputations.
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Doesn't the ATX 2.0 Standard have 2 rails as a minimum along with the following:

24-pin connector (2x12)
P4 connector
SATA connector standard
6-pin (2x3) PCI-E connector
 
You can find out the official answer to that at http://www.formfactors.org, but I think either of these would do what you have in mind. Enermax has a whole fleet of ATX 2.0 models, you can scope them out on Newegg.com if you want. Some people say it's better to have one powerful 12V rail than two separate ones, so I included one of each. Here's a different Enermax that has the full-meal ATX 2.0 deal for you: Enermax Whisper2 535W SLI-ready ATX 2.0 unit

The PCI-Express Graphics plug shouldn't be too huge of a concern since a video card that uses one is probably going to come with an adapter (example).
 
Did you read that nugget of info from ZipZoomFly? Don't know 'bout the comprehensive list of PSUs but here's something (quick-n-dirty) about ATX12V 2.0 if you don't intend on reading a lengthy technical PDF sheet.

FYI: You should be looking for ATX12V 2.0x, not ATX 2.0x which as far as I know is a motherboard/case spec.
 
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