DEAD: Sparkle 300 watt PSU $12 shipped @ Excaliber PC

[DrWeird]

Ah, crap. Too slow, dead now. Thanks.

 

[BigHurt]

wow, that was quick...

 

[Naruto]

Just missed it..............


Man, i need this, my generic 350 watt psu was making hissy noises.

 

[beatle]

Wow, those did go quick. I have a rebranded 300w Sparkle powering the duallie in my sig. 😎

 

[dethman]

damn oos fast. i needed once too since my old comp's PS died.

 

[modedepe]

Too bad, that's a great budget psu for $8.

 

[BigHurt]

and it wasnt even a bad brand. i used to always use sparkle power supplies...
but ill quit bumping a dead thread.
op you should modify 🙂

 

[jdiddy]

Damn I needed a power supply for my backup computer.

 

[BentValve]

Well they ended up canceling one of mine but I did at least get one of them..turns out the specs are different than the PDF as the 12V rail is only 15A not 18A ..still though its a nice and heavy PSU.

 

[corinthos]

mine won't arrive until the 20th or so... any other differences in specs you found?

 

[BentValve]

Nope , thats about it.


But I did fine a review of the same PSU and it puts out way more than specified, Tom's Hardware measured it @ 390 watts. (the Verax FSP300-60ATV)

http://www.tomshardware.com/ho...m_output_overload_test


Now I am pissed off that Excaliber only sent me one of mine! 😛

More Power Than Specified - Fortron FSP, Verax And TSP

The Verax FSP300-60ATV and Conrad FSP350-60BTP models are a good choice for overclockers, since they measured up well and provided a reasonable amount of power in reserve. Both power supplies are stable in use at their specified maximum load. That's not all: both the Verax 300-watt model and the 350-watt Fortron FSP model switch off when they reach 30% overload, which is a definite plus. Power supplies should switch off when they overheat due to overload, to prevent damage to other hardware components. This feature also lets the user know there is a problem, so that it can be traced and, hopefully, fixed before there is a disastrous failure.

 

[BentValve]

Note the summary of all power supplies:

http://www.tomshardware.com/ho...21/images/image009.gif


Our $8 PSU won. 😀

 

[corinthos]

received mine today... looks like a nice solid unit... has an ADDA fan in it so I expect it to be pretty quiet...
Thanks OP!

 

[megatron]

crap...they cancelled my order!!!!! Guess it went OOS before the website was updated enough...

 

[IGBT]

..I've used Sparkle in all five of my builds and always use em when replacing oem's. Rock solid with lots of air flow.

 

[Tanner]

got one w/ a case couple years ago...great PS 😀

 

[OCNewbie]

Got mine today in the mail as well =) Haven't opened the shipping box yet though. Thanks for the links to make me feel even better about my purchase BentValve =)