Just found an old review of Thermaltake 430W

[Zap]

This review is dated 3/14/08. I still see quite a bit of interest in these Thermaltake units, so I thought I'd post this here.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/332/1

Thermaltake Purepower 430 W NP, which is also known by other names like W0070, TR2-430W and XP550 NP, is one of the simplest and cheapest power supplies from Thermaltake.
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We also could only pull 16 A from its +12 V output, while the label says the limit is 18 A.
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The main problem with this power supply is that it can?t deliver its labeled power. It is, in fact, a 350 W power supply.
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You could buy it as if it were a 350 W unit, but when we pulled 355 W from this power supply noise level was touching the maximum admissible limit and efficiency was at 69.6%.
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Our conclusion is pretty simple: don?t buy this power supply.

 

[eplebnista]

Thanks for the link! :beer:

 

[spittledip]

The Thermaltake failed, but surprisingly the Kingwin mentioned int eh article did ok for a cheapo (35 $)

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/533/9