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Opinions on Chieftec HPC420-102DF PSU

It should be basically the same as the ThermalTake 420 W of similar configuration. It's made by Sirtec as well. Note that the +12V rail specs are quite optimistic as the total between the two rails is something like 210 Watts. That would be something under 10 Amps each with both driven.

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That's what I said, the +12 rails are over rated because the total power available between the two of them is only 210 Watts - that's about 18 Amps total when both rails are loaded heavily. It will never, ever be able to reach the rated numbers with both rails loaded - because the one is rated at 180 and the other at 216 max - that's a total of 396 Watts just on the +12. Never ever! If you're serious about this unit, call Chieftec and see if you can get some actual numbers. The +5 is also rated kind of high for a modern PSU - that's 200 Watts right there. Severely overrated all around...

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