Originally posted by: Lucky
I'm afraid I don't get your post. Did the sarcasm fly over my head?
I'm looking for a PS that has two PCI-E power connections.
There was no sarcasm in his post. Antec has long had their suppliers, as Antec builds no power supply of their own like a lot of companies...such as PCPower and Cooling, but instead has their OEM supplier use the absolute cheapest and most horrible capacitors known to man....Fuhjyyu.
Those capacitors are well known to leak, bulge, vent and completely die from any exposure to heat or electrical load. Unfortunately, when they expire, they can make components in your computer go with them.
Best bet, like Farmer said, is to invest in a good power supply.
Gal. Yankee offered two very good ps's.....the Silverstone 500W Element and the Seasonic S-12 430.
Farmer had a few other brands to look at, also.
The Silencer line from PCPower and Cooling is sourced from Seasonic, just like the Corsair power supplies are. So, when one is considering a PCP&C Silencer, one should also consider a Corsair or a Seasonic.
Personally, I like the Corsairs over the others. Why? 5 year warranty while the others are at 3 years, and Corsair rates their voltage at 50C.....the Silencer's output is rated at 40C. 10C is quite a difference.........and when one mentions what heat the power supply is rated at, that means that is the max heat the power supply can withstand without dropping its output. So, 10C gives you a lot of buffer in that respect.
I like the modular cabling on the Corsair, too. And please do NOT believe the FUD being spread about modular cabling causing huge drops in voltages and excessive resistance....it's just not true. There are some quite famous and touted power supply companies that will tell you with a straight face that modular cables cause big drops in voltage and big increases in resistance at the connector. It just ain't true.
An honest test of just that theory showed that there is more resistance to current in the cable than in the modular connection....lots more. While its true that modular connectors do provide a source of resistance, it is insignificant as compared to the resistance in the length of cable leading from the power supply to the connector.
So, buy good.........don't get cheap......you and your sensitive computer components will regret it later if you do.