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Power Supply for less than $70

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Kodiak

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What is a decent Power Supply for less than $70?
I need to replace the one in this case.

AMD 64 3000+
Gigabyte 6600 PCI-e
1GB Kingston PC-3200 ValueRAM (2 stick of 512MB)
MSI K8N Neo4-F
WD Cavier 80GB Hard Drive
 
I have heard good things about the Xcilio 450W PSU. It is supposed to be fairly decent quality and not too loud, and it costs around $55. It may have slightly more variant rails however. Anyways, are you planning on OCing or adding any additional components? If not, you could probably get by with a quality 350W PSU, if not lower. I would probably go with a 400W, just to be safe. Look at antec, Fortron, Enermax, Seasonic, PCP&C, etc...
 
Get a fortron, enermax, antec, sparkle, or xclio. The 350w enermax should be plenty for you. It has a solid 26A 12v rail, and I used one to run an overclocked prescott with a 6800GT and 2 raptors..
 
Can someone recommend something that would cost from $50-60, so I can stay under $70 shipped...w/ a link to the product @ NewEgg. I don't want to end up buying a shvtty power supply.
 
Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
i heard they were bad, but that was a long time ago. probably changed, but i wont be changing my point of view until i see some results.
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Is my personal experience and this enough results for you?
 
Actually I think that there are better values in the Fortron/Sparkle line than the XClio now that the XClio no longer has any PFC as they did before (passive). There are some new models with the "TH?" suffix that I'd be looking at closely. I've never heard of a real dog in the Fortron Group's line - even in the budget "Q" lines.
. Just make sure it's not too heavy - don't know how much that tin-can Powmax case can take. Certainly not the 6 pound and oversized Delta 465 Watter I have here... 😉
. But if you're interested, a guy (Totski) has a bunch of clean used ones for sale for $41. shipped (perhaps less if you want to chance a bid - lots have been won at the minimum bid). But you do have to rearrange the wires in the 24-pin ATX shell to the standard pinout and probably lengthen the wires for the P4 connection. It is also oversized at about 3 7/8" high and 6 1/4" deep (it is the standard 5.9" wide) - and it has a 92mm fan... In any case, it's magnificent at 39A between the two +12 outputs, full range input voltage control and active PFC (.97-.99 as measured here)!. They have plenty of useful life left in them.
. I got mine (in new condition) off ebay from somone else - and I won't tell you how much I paid as you would cry... HP sells new replacements for $150. and judging from the guts of these things, they are worth every bit of that.

Here are a couple of pix:
. These are the PCBs of the DPS465AB-1A which was made for the HP X4000 dual Xeon workstation. The one on the left is the AC side and covers the entire top of the PSU. Full range voltage control and active PFC. The one on the right is the DC side which covers the bottom side of the PSU - 22A of +12 for the CPU(s) and 17A of +12 for the ATX and drive connections (they call it the I/O side) - 39A total +12! Above the PCBs you will see part of the chassis with the 92mm Delta dual ball fan and the IEC filter housing - most PSUs just use the connector, not the full filter unit.
. Here I'm Testing my rewiring job on my own main system - guts or insane, you decide 😉 ...

.bh.
 
Originally posted by: AlphaQ
Originally posted by: wafflesandsyrup
i heard they were bad, but that was a long time ago. probably changed, but i wont be changing my point of view until i see some results.
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Is my personal experience and this enough results for you?
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even if they have a lot of good reviews i find it stupid to purchase items worth hundreds of dollars solely on the reviews of others, be aware newegg hides the bad ones. even the staff clearly say not to purchase based on reviews.
 
as many have posted before and unless someone shows otherwise the xclio 450watt is gonna be the best deal. there are many good reviews from respected sites for it, and not just some newegg opinions.
 
The X-clio is a good performer, but the FSP-400's (under any name) are unmatched and cheaper to the wallet.

They are sold as: FSP, Fortron, Zalman, PC Power and cooling (silencer seies), AOpen, SPI, Verax, Conrad, Powertech, Sparkle etc. They are virtually the same psu so long as the model number is similar. Get the one with the lowest price and know that you got ALL your money's worth and then some.

You won't find a review site that says bad things about the FSP units. I can't say the same for certain name branded units that are well loved.
 
Well, the XClio is good for the money and has some features others lack (see the XClio web site - link is right on the XClio full description page on newegg).

.b.h.
 
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