Forton Blue Storm 500w $72 @ Ewiz.com

[Meknface]

I picked up one these puppies at Ewiz.com for $72 plus S/H and tax. Awesome psu!

Here is the link: http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-FS500A

 

[Meknface]

On a bad note they only ship UPS and they use air bags to package instead of popcorn, but for the price its awesome!

 

[BlackPear1]

What has your experience been with this PSU in terms of noise?

 

[Meknface]

With 120 mm fan its super quiet. I have it in a coolermaster centurion and u can hardly tell if the rig is on or not. I am happy with it, plus it runs my 7800 gt!!!

 

[djskankho]

Or pick up an SLI certified Antec Truepower 2.0 550W from buy.com for $80 shipped after 10% off coupon you can find on the net.

 

[buzzsaw13]

Ewiz still has the Seasonic S12 500W for $97 if anyone is still interested.

 

[bigfil]

Originally posted by: buzzsaw13
Ewiz still has the Seasonic S12 500W for $97 if anyone is still interested.

and how do these compare
i wonder which is more bang for my buck

 

[Shinare]

Originally posted by: bigfil

Originally posted by: buzzsaw13
Ewiz still has the Seasonic S12 500W for $97 if anyone is still interested.

and how do these compare
i wonder which is more bang for my buck

I dont think you should be using the word "bang" when talking abotu PSU's. 😉

j/k

 

[buzzsaw13]

Originally posted by: bigfil

Originally posted by: buzzsaw13
Ewiz still has the Seasonic S12 500W for $97 if anyone is still interested.

and how do these compare
i wonder which is more bang for my buck

I hear from people on these forums they're the best power supplies you can get. Not sure how good the Fortron is, but I've heard great things about them. The Seasonic 500W and 600W support SLI so I'd pay the extra for the Seasonic.

 

[LordSnailz]

Originally posted by: buzzsaw13

Originally posted by: bigfil

Originally posted by: buzzsaw13
Ewiz still has the Seasonic S12 500W for $97 if anyone is still interested.

and how do these compare
i wonder which is more bang for my buck

I hear from people on these forums they're the best power supplies you can get. Not sure how good the Fortron is, but I've heard great things about them. The Seasonic 500W and 600W support SLI so I'd pay the extra for the Seasonic.

Then why not pick up the antec tpII for 20 bucks less ?

 

[waxking1]

Anyone heard any news from ewiz about the 600W model they sold and said they would honor the orders around the 20th? I haven't heard anything on mine yet. This happened after they ran a sale for $106 for the 600W and sent out cancellations on everyone's order. The next day they were back on the website for sale at a much higher price.

 

[Scott D]

http://www.actbuy.com/details.asp?item=FS17500%2D2%2E0

79.49 shipped fedex @ actbuy, that's where i bought mine from

the fortron blue storm is probably the best PSU you can get for the price.

 

[mindless1]

Agreed, it is a great value for the price. One caveat though, if they're still using the Yate Loon sleeve-bearing fans then it would be wise to open it up and put a drop of heavy synthetic grease in it. Of course, that will void your warranty.