Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
Originally posted by: Operandi
Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
Originally posted by: Operandi
Originally posted by: GalvanizedYankee
A good PSU will deal with mainline flucuations from 90~140VAC with ease but not spikes or deep brown outs. VIA neighborhood petition I got SoCal Edison to change out our pole transformer because my UPS was logging variations of 103~130VAC with serious deep dips that were very brief. All is well in the hood now. Clean, stable power is the very foundation of a system...Period. A good UPS can be had for $80~$150. A good PSU can be had for $50~$120. Debates rage on this board every week about what is best & how much PSU wattage is really needed.
Only you, the end user can make that determination. Add up all your system draws and add 25%. Use a well ventilated case. Do not use case exhaust as the soul means of case cooling, for a case with a mesh side panel this is do-able.
Wishing/having to buy that uber-graphics card has some buying Aspire cases w/500W Aspire PSUs inorder to $ave $ome buck$. Then in short order they come here with stability problems.
Search this Forum & Technical Support for UPS
...Galvanized
Good points but on what basis do you make that determination?, it helps to have some pointers.
The fact of the matter is a 300-350 watt PSU is enough for almost any single CPU, GPU system. SPCR did some good tests with real hardware and power draw;
Power Distribution within Six PCs. For reference the biggest most power hungry system they had 3.6GHZ P4 6800GT topped out at around 220 watts (if memory serves). The system you plan on building would consume far less so if you don't plan on any big upgrades in the future 330-380 watts is plenty.
Did I tell the OP he needed or to buy over 450W PSU.? Don't think so.
Did I offer 80Plus, mech's guide & the PSUInquisitor that has links to SPCR.? Think I did.
Did I offer some personal experiance w/o being rude.? Yeah, I did.
Did I not promote my beloved Zippy/Emacs, THE best 300~400W PSU that can be had.? Wish I had
...Galvanized
Is it possible for me to respond to one of your posts without you interpreting it as an argument? It seems unlikely.
p.s.
just goofing around if you didn?t catch the sarcasm. :beer:
Not being argumentative just standing my ground. After six months of dealing with your attacks on my fan recs over in C&C and steping on any PSU rec with links to SPCR it is you who should look at yourself.
Here's an example of the silent freak stupidity of SPCR.
Review of Enhance ENP-5136GH
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article305-page1.html
This is amoungst the best of the sub-400W PSUs atm. Probably has better build quality than the sub-400W Seasonics, yet sells at a modest price because the end user is not carrying ad copy for them. SPCR says the fan ramps up too early and BOO-WHOs. It just missed 80% across the board because it was tested in a different enviroment than 80Plus tests. At the end of the review, 80Plus addresses this SPCR ISSUE. The folks that run spcr offer some good stuff but I don't buy the cult like nature of thier site.
You might want to look for issues with pcp&c Silencer Series that are OEMed by Seasonic. They are out there if you look.
If I wanted or needed a 300~400W SMPS, it would be Zippy/Emacs but most here would not come-up with the $75~$90 to have the best.
EDIT: Why do you think so many antec PSUs crap-out.? They took a CWT design, added a modular interface, speced a low flow fan to compete w/Seasonic and the unit will run very hot even in a well ventilated case. Now some n00b end user uses this so-so at best PSU for a source of case ventilation and it just runs hotter, cooking the electrolytics.
Do you ever think about this stuff?? We have far too many neffers on this board as it is.
Keep your beer and drugs (if you use them) as I just take an aspirin aday at breakfast and that's it for my drug use
...Galvanized
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