PSU's to avoid?

[zpe]

I'm looking to buy a PSU for an old Pentium 4. I had a 300W FSP PSU and it is dead after 5 years of use. I want another 3-5 years out of this computer, so I'd like to know what PSU's + PSU brands I should avoid that are below 40-50 dollars. Also, recommendations for quiet PSU's in this price range are accepted. My last PSU was quiet, even under load.

 

[MarcVenice]

380w antec earthwatts will serve your needs just fine, is a seasonic built PSU, and should easily last 3-5 years. I think it has at least 3 year warranty as wel, maybe 5. If you check out newegg.com you might be able to buy the 380w EA for 20-30$.

 

[Zap]

How about another Fortron? Or an Antec Basiq or Earthwatts? Hardocp did a $50 PSU roundup a couple weeks ago.

 

[thecoolnessrune]

Avoid anything that says Deer, Aspire, or "Magic Smoke" Powmax.. My suggestion at that budget range in the Antec Earthwatts.

What happened to Fortron? Used to be budget king but I suppose better units have came along. I still wouldn't nessecarily pass over it though.

 

[zpe]

Thanks for the suggestions! I bought an Antec Earthwatt 430W from newegg.

 

[Fullmetal Chocobo]

I was going to get this FSP Group ATX400-PA ATX12V 400W to power a very simple box (Dual-Core E2140, mATX mobo, onboard video, one hard drive, 2gb RAM) for testing and document file sharing purposes. I'll take a look at the 380w earthwatts now.

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: Fullmetal Chocobo
I'll take a look at the 380w earthwatts now.

Also check out the Earthwatts 430W. The reason is that they all have a $30 rebate. The 430W ends up being $30 and the 380W ends up being $20. HOWEVER, the 380W has an $8 shipping charge while the 430W has FREE shipping, thus the real price difference is around $2 (after same sized rebate). That is, if the deal is still going on at Newegg.

 

[requiem1]

i just both the 430W Antec Earthwatt