I am assembling a system that will be a basic Core 2 Duo / 9800GT setup. I'd like to use a 500 or so watt power supply constructed from high quality parts. I don't mind spending the extra bucks, the problem is finding such a part.
The search has been frustrating. After reading a couple of solid reviews, I had been planning on going with the Antec Earthwatts 430. Now I have found out this unit is now made by Delta rather than Seasonic (who made the model that was reviewed). Apparently the move to Delta was a cost cutting measure, resulting in a different design containing cheaper parts. The glowing reviews of the Seasonic EA430 can be thrown out the window, and no one cares to review the Delta revision.
So then I thought, just go with PC Power and Cooling. Just for the heck of it I then read the review of their 500 watt unit on Anandtech and saw that they too are using some capacitors from a questionable source.
I am probably being overly critical here, but I am just looking for a top quality power supply with electronics provided by known, high quality vendors. From what I've seen, so many of the name brands use so many different manufacturers, picking a power supply is like opening a box of chocolates. I'd like to think I could pick out a supply by simply looking at the brand name (and know that it is 100% quality), but now I don't think there is even one supplier like that.
And what is the deal with making capacitors ? I have little knowledge in this area, but in this day and age, how hard can it be to make inexpensive capacitors that are reliable ? Apparently, it is pretty difficult.
The search has been frustrating. After reading a couple of solid reviews, I had been planning on going with the Antec Earthwatts 430. Now I have found out this unit is now made by Delta rather than Seasonic (who made the model that was reviewed). Apparently the move to Delta was a cost cutting measure, resulting in a different design containing cheaper parts. The glowing reviews of the Seasonic EA430 can be thrown out the window, and no one cares to review the Delta revision.
So then I thought, just go with PC Power and Cooling. Just for the heck of it I then read the review of their 500 watt unit on Anandtech and saw that they too are using some capacitors from a questionable source.
I am probably being overly critical here, but I am just looking for a top quality power supply with electronics provided by known, high quality vendors. From what I've seen, so many of the name brands use so many different manufacturers, picking a power supply is like opening a box of chocolates. I'd like to think I could pick out a supply by simply looking at the brand name (and know that it is 100% quality), but now I don't think there is even one supplier like that.
And what is the deal with making capacitors ? I have little knowledge in this area, but in this day and age, how hard can it be to make inexpensive capacitors that are reliable ? Apparently, it is pretty difficult.
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