Codegen power supply any good

[0beron]

Sorry another "is this power supply good enough" question.
Wondering if anyone has had any experience with the Codegen 350W PS. I'm looking to power a ECS K7S5A + Duron 900. Their power supplys are AMD Duron Recommended from Duron 600 to Duron 1200. These power supplys can be found for very cheap on pricewatch, but I have not read about anyone recommending this brand.

Thanks!

Other system components:
SB Live MP3
TNT2 Ultra
256MB PC133
CD-ROM drive
56K Win Modem
Floppy (duh)

 

[0beron]

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[Helenihi]

I powered my k7s5a 1.4tbird with a codegen 300w. Never had any problems.

I had at that time

1 hard drive
1 cdrom
2 case fans

So not much drawing power. I've since switched cases and power supplies.

 

[Egrimm]

You probably haven't read any recommendations of Codegen psu's since there isnøt anything to recommend!
Seriously, Codegen psu's are cheap for a reason, many shops I know of use the 300W as a basic psu, it'll keep your computer powered.
I used to use one to power my now deceased 1,4 T-bird on a K7T Turbo Raid with 2 harddrives and 1 dvd and 1 cd-burner and I couldn't oc at all, okay I could run 1533 but it was unstable. Then I got a Chieftec 340W psu and 1533 was rock stable.
I still have it, use it for testing rig, the specs for it is:

300W
+3.3V = 14A
+5V = 30A
+12V = 10A
-5V 0.5A
-12V = 0.8A
+5vsb = 2A

Quite weak actually, but it would have power enough for your setup. Runs fine with my ECS K7S5A and a Duron 1Ghz too, but don't expect too much of it.

 

[mboy]

I wouldnt push it super hard, but I had one running a 1.2tbird and an ECS k7ama. Also built a k7s5a and 1g tbird for a friend with 1 HD and 2cd and no problem with the 300W. However, I now run an Antec sx1040B and the Enermax version with the 330-350W supply!

 

[0beron]

Thanks for the replys.

I may still get one cuz you can find them on pricewatch for ~$30 for a 350W. This is for an upgrade to my dad's computer. He is more worried about price than performance so overclocking isn't going to be an issue.

If anyone could suggest a power supply that is AMD approved for the Duron 900 that is pretty cheap (around ~$30) I would appreciate it.

Thanks again.

 

[lsman]

i think www.linkpca.com has a HighPower 300W for $25. 340W for $38.
For me, i will not worry too much for a Duron 900. Not much of device that need a high power PS.

I am running a K7S5A, 1.4 TB, CDRW, DVDROM, 7200rpm 30G HD, TNTpro, Creative Live!+mp3, 256MB DDR with the 300W come with Englight 7327. No problem there.