Hot Deal? Real PC Power Titan 550W ATX Aluminum Power Supply w/LED Fan - $29.90

[bryantp]

New in Retail Box

From the site
Add some style and power to your system with this cool Real PC Power 550-watt ATX power supply! This silver-cased power supply offers six power connectors for devices, two small power connectors and two Serial ATA power connectors! The 8 mm and 120 mm fans help keep things running cool and both feature blue LEDs to add a colorful display when in operation!


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[rickon66]

Looks like a deal-anyone have experience with this brand?

 

[DesiRich]

Manufacturer's Spec page: Click Here

 

[dman]

Manuf. Specs are quite a bit different than the compgeeks specs... a LOT different.

 

[Harn]

SVC has also had these in a couple colors of fans for a few weeks now at the same price. I'd prolly get one to replace my Enermax 350 if I could find some good reviews (or any reviews at that rate)

 

[DesiRich]

I don't know what to make of the spec difference... They sure LOOK like the same units, from what I can tell.

Maybe one of the sheets has typo's or is for a "Similar" PS...

 

[SSibalNom]

i saw this on SVC too ... OMG someone buy one and take one for the team! if it really sucks, we could all paypal u a dollar fifty!

 

[RadioactiveMagpies]

I need a new psu and this looks tempting.
o mindless1, where art thou?

 

[makron]

damn, if I had the money and needed a psu, this would rock...

EDIT: man am I broke

 

[mindless1]

... are junk

Just another generic like Raidmax (may be same), but with $ poured into eye-candy before having a decent foundation. When a power supply is GOOOOOOD, it wears the manufacturer's name on the label, and only the major manufacturers (names we all recognize) buy high-quality parts in enough volume, and sell enough top-end units, to offer good quality at fair price (or great price when closeouts/salvage). "Right now" Sparkle 400W is the best value for anyone needing high-end system power. Best budget PSU "might" be Enlight/Thermaltake, but only after replacing the superred sleeve-bearing fan. THESE power supply have nothing going for them except the exterior...will make a nice paperweight.

If I had my way it would be a fineable offense to label this as 550W... we really do need a proper regulatory agency to review (more details of) power suppies these days. It didn't matter as much back when a system typically used only 150W of power, but these days it's a different story.

 

[revd]

I bought the "450 watt" model from Compgeeks and it would not power my Athlon with no drives attached. I RMA'd it and the replacement did the same thing. Retested with a 1.9 GHz Duron and had the same result. Then I tried my K6-3 board with no drives and it finally was able to drive the video and pass POST. Pure junk. It weighs less than a 200 watt Sparkle that I bought years ago for $5. I also noted that the manufacturers specs for the "550" are the same as the label on my "450"

 

[FPSguy]

First, if you are going to buy one, and don't mind a blue fan instead of a green one, it is 90 cents cheaper, and there is no shipping charge (unlike the $8 or so shipping charge at Compgeeks), if you get it from 3bTech.net here.

Second, like revd, I bought a 450W version of this power supply and it IS pure crap. The actual voltages were all over the place, and it totally crapped out within 2 or 3 months. It's a piece of junk. Not worth the money at all IMO.

 

[John P]

That thing is ugly. If you REALLY have to have a tricked out PSU get this one:

Aspire / Turbo Case 500W Dual Fan See-Through Cover Aluminum Power Supply for $53 at buyxtremegear.com

Dan liked it (I am assuming this is the same PSU - 450W version. It sure looks the same):

If you'd like a pretty cheap and extremely cheerful show-off PSU with a hefty rating, though, the 450W-LI should suit you down to the ground. Recommended.

Review at dansdata.com

 

[labgeek]

Originally posted by: dman
Manuf. Specs are quite a bit different than the compgeeks specs... a LOT different.

If you look under the "cables" section you'll see:

Model Name
RPP450

This is the same as the RP450 page. I think they copied the pages... The outputs of thier 450 and 550 are identical? ComputerGeeks probably used the box as the source for thier info.

 

[mdcrab]

I am not sure the 8mm fan does much, but atleast it has blue LED's.

mdcrab

 

[mdcrab]

Resellerrating for 3B Tech is 7.56,
but it looks like it is falling. Some of the reviews are pretty bad.

Resellerrating for Cmputer Geeks is 5.48, also looks like it is falling.

mdcrab