Enermax Tomahawk 405 Watt PSU $24.99 after MIR

[BladeVenom]

Tomahawk 405 Watt ATX 12V Power Supply is $44.99 and there's a $20 MIR.
Looks like it's in store and online.

Anyone seen any reviews for this PSU?

 

[angry hampster]

I wouldn't trust any $25 PSU.

 

[Kwint Sommer]

I made the mistake of trusting a cheap Coolmax PSU from Microcenter.
Despite being rated a good 100W above anything my system should be drawing, it died over the weekend and took one of my hard drives with it. 🙁

That's the last el-cheapo PSU I buy. Also, there's a thread about a 400W PSU for ~$19 shipped. If you want a cheap PSU, that one seems a lot cheaper.

 

[BladeVenom]

Originally posted by: angry hampster
I wouldn't trust any $25 PSU.

So you wouldn't trust any of the Earthwatts series when they are on sale? The last Antec I got was $29.99.

 

[IlllI]

i thought Enermax made decent products

 

[BladeVenom]

Originally posted by: Kwint Sommer
I made the mistake of trusting a cheap Coolmax PSU from Microcenter.
Despite being rated a good 100W above anything my system should be drawing, it died over the weekend and took one of my hard drives with it. 🙁

That's the last el-cheapo PSU I buy. Also, there's a thread about a 400W PSU for ~$19 shipped. If you want a cheap PSU, that one seems a lot cheaper.

Coolmax is not Enermax. Thats FSP unit is a single 12v rail with a max of 18 amps. This Enermax unit has two 12v rails, 17 amps each with a max total of 25 amps for 12v.

 

[angry hampster]

Originally posted by: BladeVenom

Originally posted by: angry hampster
I wouldn't trust any $25 PSU.

So you wouldn't trust any of the Earthwatts series when they are on sale? The last Antec I got was $29.99.

That's not a $25 PSU.

 

[God Mode]

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[13Gigatons]

Enermax are solid and this is a good deal.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...17194037&Tpk=ETK405AST

 

[einstein4pres]

Claims 25A with 12V. I'm definitely considering, though I have no need (EA380 for $15).

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[Krakn3Dfx]

Originally posted by: BladeVenom
Tomahawk 405 Watt ATX 12V Power Supply is $44.99 and there's a $20 MIR.
Looks like it's in store and online.

Anyone seen any reviews for this PSU?

I have an older Enermax 400W in my main PC that I've been using for a couple of years. Rock solid, I'm actually considering picking one of these up as a replacement. Microcenter has then for $25 after MIR now, looks like Newegg's is $30 after MIR now.

 

[dualsmp]

This model doesn't seem to list specs for efficiency. For $10 or $20 dollars more (when on sale or with rebate) you can get an 80% efficient PSU and you'll end up making up the difference by saving money on your power bill. Especially if you have your PC on most of the day or 24/7.

On the other hand if you only turn on your PC for an hour a day it won't matter a whole lot to have a high efficiency PSU.

My 2 cents.