Power Supplies.

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
Thermaltake used to be an awesome** company. The last time AT reviewed a PSU was in that time period. But within the last year or so they have gone down going for flashy looks over quality.

They just cant touch the top 3 OCZ, Enermax, and Antec.

-Kevin

i'll ask once more:

Why NOT Thermaltake?
Personal opinion? . . . . bad experience? . . . any links?

AT reviewed TT last year . . . . i got mine this Spring. I only "hear" bad things but i can't track it down.

EDIT: I just googled it and the 480w TT gets good (recent) reviews.
:roll:

 

[The J]

I'd take a Thermaltake over what I have now (I have this case w/PSU; Go ahead and laugh). The case is flimsy as paper and I wonder how long the "450W" power supply will last with my 2 optical drives, Athlon XP, 2 hard drives, TT Volcano 9, Audigy 2 ZS, 3 fans, and a 6800GT. There's no way it'll support an Athlon 64, which I plan to get in the future. Right now the 12V line varies from 12.06V to 12.40V, according to Everest, which does not seem good.

This thread is giving me good ideas on what to buy though, so thanks!

 

[Hajime]

Gaming: You left out PCPC?!? Uhh....

Is there any information behind being against TT, other then simply saying they suck? What's -wrong- with them - overrated rails, low quality construction, what?

 

[Excelsior]

Originally posted by: Zebo

Originally posted by: Excelsior
I got this not too long ago, it rocks.

Garbage. I know you don't overclock.

Don't overclock? 1700+ @ 2.1

 

[Elcs]

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
I would highly advise that you do not buy thermaltake.

They use flashiness over quality. Get either Enermax, OCZ, Antec, Silverstone, Seasonic, ANYTHING besides thermaltake.

-Kevin

Ignore Gamingphreek this time. Thermaltake products on the whole are pretty abysmal but this doesnt ring true for their PSU's

Thermaltake PSU's are made by Enlight I believe and they are of a high quality. Ask either of the 2 Thermaltake PSU's in my house now. Both are of high quality, keep my voltages reasonable and Ive never had any trouble related to the PSU.

Originally posted by: apoppin
i'll ask once more:

Why NOT Thermaltake?
Personal opinion? . . . . bad experience? . . . any links?

AT reviewed TT last year . . . . i got mine this Spring. I only "hear" bad things but i can't track it down.

EDIT: I just googled it and the 480w TT gets good (recent) reviews.

Thank you. It annoys me to some extent when people who are uninformed or who are convinced by a random person that says something sucks. A TT PSU is in the machine Im using now PurePower 480W I believe. My dads rig. Not even a single hint of a problem. My 420W TT is keeping my Barton, 9800P and various IDE devices happy.

Dont knock it 'til you've tried it.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: Elcs

Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
I would highly advise that you do not buy thermaltake.

They use flashiness over quality. Get either Enermax, OCZ, Antec, Silverstone, Seasonic, ANYTHING besides thermaltake.

-Kevin

Ignore Gamingphreek this time. Thermaltake products on the whole are pretty abysmal but this doesnt ring true for their PSU's

Thermaltake PSU's are made by Enlight I believe and they are of a high quality. Ask either of the 2 Thermaltake PSU's in my house now. Both are of high quality, keep my voltages reasonable and Ive never had any trouble related to the PSU.

Originally posted by: apoppin
i'll ask once more:

Why NOT Thermaltake?
Personal opinion? . . . . bad experience? . . . any links?

AT reviewed TT last year . . . . i got mine this Spring. I only "hear" bad things but i can't track it down.

EDIT: I just googled it and the 480w TT gets good (recent) reviews.

Thank you. It annoys me to some extent when people who are uninformed or who are convinced by a random person that says something sucks. A TT PSU is in the machine Im using now PurePower 480W I believe. My dads rig. Not even a single hint of a problem. My 420W TT is keeping my Barton, 9800P and various IDE devices happy.

Dont knock it 'til you've tried it.

Ignore Gamingphreek this time

OK, i guess he has only "heard" something bad.
:roll:

the ONLY disadvantage i can think of is TT's "rather minimal" +12v line - but still plenty for intel's P4 spec. . . . this is a BUDGET (+ Quality) PS solution.
:roll:

 

[dtboos]

OCZ Powerstreams are the best I've used period. I have the 520watt version and its been the most reliable PSU I've ever used, no matter what I dish out for it.

 

[Tyrant222]

if you cant afford an ocz 520, go with the fortron 530.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
I really like this astute user review of the above PS:

A Power Supply Should Be Wired Up To Your System Before
You Turn It On Cause The Mother Board Controls Power Demands

He's really intelligent; sometimes I turn on my system BEFORE I wire up the power supply...it never seems to work too well.

LOL. I actually did that - once.

This was many years ago. I was working on building an AT system for a company, and this was back in the day when I still had the common but mistaken idea that it is a good idea to leave the PSU plugged in in order to "ground" the system while working on it. (It's not - earth ground doesn't matter, only that your body/tools exists at the same voltage reference as the chassis ground plane of what you're working on.) Anyways, it was really late at night, I was tired, and I left the PSU plugged into the outlet *before* I had even wired up the front-panel switches. For those that have never built-up an AT system - they don't have the niceties of "soft power on/off" that ATX systems do - the actual live, 120V AC, is routed via two wires to the mechanical front-panel power switch on the case, and then two more wires carry it back to the PSU. Additionally, the spade lugs used to connect the switch aren't always insulated all that well, especially if you happen to slip with the screwdriver...

BZZZT~! OW...

So, moral of the story, arm goes numb, lesson learned, DO NOT leave PC plugged in when working on it, ever (no need), and... AT case power-switches suck.

 

[jbh129]

PC Power & Cooling > OCZ