PSU Fights

[fireontheway]

Which of the three would be your pick?

Antec 480 "NeoPower"
PCP&C 425 ATX Deluxe
Tagan Noise-free 480 Watt

 

[Jassi]

What's your budget?

 

[fireontheway]

Well they are all $120+,so i'd say i $150(not including shipping and tax).

 

[DaveSimmons]

I might buy a PC P&C after winning the lottery or for a SLI rig but they're overpriced for a normal system. Great PSUs though.

So Antec I guess.

 

[fireontheway]

Anyone else wanna add their 2 cents?

 

[smthmlk]

PCP&C 425 ATX Deluxe.

 

[thegimp03]

PCP&C hands down.

 

[0010010110]

Originally posted by: smthmlk
PCP&C 425 ATX Deluxe.

 

[BentValve]

none of the above for me.

 

[ddviper]

Originally posted by: thegimp03
PCP&C hands down.

 

[Mem]

Anyone else wanna add their 2 cents?

All very good PSUs, however Tagan would be my choice mainly because the inside looks better then the Antec,ie,quality of heatsink etc..PCP has an awesome 5 year warranty, however 20amps on +12v rail gets beat by Tagan`s 28 amps and also PCP uses older 20 pin ATX power cable,where`s Tagan has a 24 pin ATX power connection with ATX 24 pin to 20 pin adaptor lead for older boards


I`m not keen on the dual rail PSUs (like the Antec NeoPower) ,since some NF4 boards have had problems with amperage,better to have nice powerful single rail +12v rail at this time IMHO.

 

[Ike0069]

Tagan.
As Mem said, 20A@+12V is too low.

 

[fireontheway]

Originally posted by: Mem

Anyone else wanna add their 2 cents?

All very good PSUs, however Tagan would be my choice mainly because the inside looks better then the Antec,ie,quality of heatsink etc..PCP has an awesome 5 year warranty, however 20amps on +12v rail gets beat by Tagan`s 28 amps and also PCP uses older 20 pin ATX power cable,where`s Tagan has a 24 pin ATX power connection with ATX 24 pin to 20 pin adaptor lead for older boards


I`m not keen on the dual rail PSUs (like the Antec NeoPower) ,since some NF4 boards have had problems with amperage,better to have nice powerful single rail +12v rail at this time IMHO.

Tagan.
As Mem said, 20A@+12V is too low.
.

Point taken. thanks

 

[Blain]

Are there any other review sites that test power supplies, showing "ripple" besides Tech-Report[/b]?

 

[Mem]

fireontheway,you`ve seen Newegg`s price,a lot cheaper then the one in your link that has modded the ATX power lead(not a good idea IMHO)since better to have a native 24 pin ATX lead like on the standard Tagan model,as to the sleeving you can do that yourself and save some cash .

 

[Mem]

Are there any other review sites that test power supplies, showing "ripple" besides Tech-Report?

This review does, for those interested,

Noise/ripple - first, let me stress we are talking about electrical noise here (interference and distortion on the PSU's output voltages) and not the acoustic kind. The results have been rounded up to the nearest unit of 10mV for clarity. The Tagan was the only supply to have a chassis ground cable to reduce electrical noise. Supply rail noise was measured both with and without this cable tied to the chassis using an oscilloscope. With the cable connected to the chassis the Tagan electrical noise was reduced significantly and in fact produced the best result of the roundup.

.

 

[Zepper]

The Sparkle (Fortron) 550 (FSP550-60PLG)- I say the Sparkle version because the one newegg has is the single +12 rail version while the Fortron (FSP550-60PLN) version they carry has the split +12 rail. The single rail is a bit more dangerous because it can supply so many AMPs on a single wire - can be lethal under some conditions. But that's what the smart money would buy. You should actually be able to get either part number under either brand but newegg doesn't seem to stock them that way. . These are very Zippy-like - high praise indeed.
. I see that there was one complaint on the newegg site due to overheating. I had the same problem with my Delta. They are apparently risking overheating in favor of running more quietly (or the thermal fan controller could just be defective). My Delta's exhaust air was running too warm for my peace of mind, so I replaced the internal fan with an equivalent Amps/Watts 3-wire unit (but much better built - the OE unit was an ultra-cheapo, no name, 2-wire job) and now I can control and monitor the fan myself. Runs a lot cooler and I can keep an eye on the second most important fan in my confuser.

.bh.

 

[jose]

2 cents,

Antec 550EPS, +36A on the +12V rail, single rail design, and under $120
Just get a 24pin to 20pin adapter if you need a 20 pin connection.

Regards,
Jose

 

[ribbon13]

Fortron has been making psu's for over two decades, if they couldn't have earned praise in the time, I'd worry. 140w Fortron runs my 8086 prototype from the early eighties to this very day. I think every fortron psu and seagate hdd should come with a copy of jump man and lode runner, for nostalgia's sake,

 

[airfoil]

Of these my vote goes to the Tagan. Looks cool, seems to have quality components and if it is quieter than most, the choice becomes clear.

 

[fireontheway]

Originally posted by: Mem
fireontheway,you`ve seen Newegg`s price,a lot cheaper then the one in your link that has modded the ATX power lead(not a good idea IMHO)since better to have a native 24 pin ATX lead like on the standard Tagan model,as to the sleeving you can do that yourself and save some cash .

That is a huge price difference indeed.I sleeved 5 psu's the last 6 months,it can be a tedious process at times so i guess ill sit this one out and just get something already sleeved .

 

[VirtualLarry]

Originally posted by: Blain
Are there any other review sites that test power supplies, showing "ripple" besides Tech-Report[/b]?

Ironically, that should be perhaps the primary thing that reviews should test on a PSU, besides actual power capacity, and then secondarily temps and noise, IMHO. Yet too many just review how many LEDs the fan has.

Edit: Mem - the fact that Tagan does still include a chassis ground wire is indeed impressive, and good electrical engineering besides. I remember those on the old AT supplies, I always connected it. I mostly thought that it was a safety issue. If you think about it though, most supplies are designed (?) such that they assume that the case of the supply is tied to chassis-ground of the PC's case, but with noise/vibration-isolation for the PSU getting popular these days (using rubberized gaskets), that is no longer true, and the only way around it is to have a chassis grounding lead coming out of the supply too. So I give Tagan a :thumbsup: for that.

 

[fireontheway]

Mem,i spoke to one of their representatives regarding the 20 pin mod on the ATX lead.According to him the 4 unused wires were not cut and are hidden underneath the sleeving.So i guess i'll just need a 24 pin connector when the time comes.

ps
i was able to shave $15 off the price,i told him that i can deal with standard white connectors.

 

[Mem]

fireontheway,ok well it`s your money your choice .