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Ultra 600W PSU FAR (Now Free Shipping!)

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Link is dead apparently, I searched for the PS and not sure if the one listed on thier site works with the rebate anymore.
 
Originally posted by: hydroponik
Link is dead apparently, I searched for the PS and not sure if the one listed on thier site works with the rebate anymore.
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I don't think they have the psu on their website any more. I searched for "ultra 600w" and came up with 3 power supplies, none of which were the x-finity.
 
"There are 48 of them on eBay though."


To this day I can't explain why that pisses me off so, but it just does.

 
Originally posted by: techmars
fry's has it on sale in store
$69.99 - $60 rebate = $9.99
but is it a good PSU or something loud and noisy
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I actually had one of these in my hand Friday, walking through checkout @ Fry's -=- and that gag reflex set in...

I couldn't buy this PSU, even @ $9.99

I know it sounds silly, but the packaging was so crappy & cheap, it made me wonder about the quality of the PSU!

Hope I don't regret leaving 'home' without it... 😀

Anyway, PSUs with dual 80s are usually V quiet. If you want 'quiet' that's the way to go, IMHO.
 
I've had good luck with both their rebates and their PS. I have one of the 400 watt units running a 3 gig P4 thats on 24/7 and a 500 watt running a 6300 with a 7900 gt, 1 500 gig seagate hd, 1 ide burner and a sata burner on 24/7 without a problem. Both was free after rebate.
 
Originally posted by: VinDSL
Originally posted by: techmars
fry's has it on sale in store
$69.99 - $60 rebate = $9.99
but is it a good PSU or something loud and noisy
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I actually had one of these in my hand Friday, walking through checkout @ Fry's -=- and that gag reflex set in...

I couldn't buy this PSU, even @ $9.99

I know it sounds silly, but the packaging was so crappy & cheap, it made me wonder about the quality of the PSU!

Hope I don't regret leaving 'home' without it... 😀

Anyway, PSUs with dual 80s are usually V quiet. If you want 'quiet' that's the way to go, IMHO.
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You shouldn't judge a book by its cover. It's actually a pretty high-quality unit, regardless of the packaging. It's worth at least $9.99+tax🙂
 
Originally posted by: VinDSL
I actually had one of these in my hand Friday, walking through checkout @ Fry's -=- and that gag reflex set in...

I couldn't buy this PSU, even @ $9.99

I know it sounds silly, but the packaging was so crappy & cheap, it made me wonder about the quality of the PSU!

Hope I don't regret leaving 'home' without it... 😀

Anyway, PSUs with dual 80s are usually V quiet. If you want 'quiet' that's the way to go, IMHO.
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gag reflex??? you should probably have that looked at
It does sound silly; the packaging was fine and the PSU was very heavy and impressive looking (near mirror finish chrome)
flame on!
 
Can someone confirm if the fan spins when turned on -- AND when the psu's cables aren't connected to anything?

I don't have a mobo to test it with right now, so I just plugged the power cable into it and flipped the power switch....
I was expecting the fan to at least spin, but nothings happening.

I'm hoping that it's 'smart' enough to not draw power if it's not connected to anything, but would like to verify with someone here -- just to make sure I don't have a dud.

Thanks-
TTown
 
Originally posted by: ttown
Can someone confirm if the fan spins when turned on -- AND when the psu's cables aren't connected to anything?

I don't have a mobo to test it with right now, so I just plugged the power cable into it and flipped the power switch....
I was expecting the fan to at least spin, but nothings happening.

I'm hoping that it's 'smart' enough to not draw power if it's not connected to anything, but would like to verify with someone here -- just to make sure I don't have a dud.

Thanks-
TTown
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Without plugging the power supply into a motherboard, the fans will not spin. Power supplies are electronic now and are controlled by the motherboard, not like the old AT power supplies. You can turn it on manually to test it by using a power supply tester or shorting it out with a paperclip as well.

So no, you don't have a dud, you just have to wait until you hook it up to your new motherboard. 🙂


 
Originally posted by: daveybrat
Originally posted by: ttown
Can someone confirm if the fan spins when turned on -- AND when the psu's cables aren't connected to anything?

I don't have a mobo to test it with right now, so I just plugged the power cable into it and flipped the power switch....
I was expecting the fan to at least spin, but nothings happening.

I'm hoping that it's 'smart' enough to not draw power if it's not connected to anything, but would like to verify with someone here -- just to make sure I don't have a dud.

Thanks-
TTown
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Without plugging the power supply into a motherboard, the fans will not spin. Power supplies are electronic now and are controlled by the motherboard, not like the old AT power supplies. You can turn it on manually to test it by using a power supply tester or shorting it out with a paperclip as well.

So no, you don't have a dud, you just have to wait until you hook it up to your new motherboard. 🙂
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Thanks! I totally forgot about that. I guess I was a little drowsy last night, since I didn't make that connection myself.
When I went to bed, I turned off 2 PC's I had running. 1 was a recent build, the other was a very old machine -- and I said to myself "...this one I have to really turn off..." as I pressed the power button.
Thanks again.
 
Originally posted by: nyker96
just want people know i got my Ultra rebates yesterday that's for their FAR case.
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Same here. With all the talk about how long Ultra rebates take, I didn't that was too bad. I postmarked it on March 29.
 
OP needs to put *Dead in the title, this is the second time I have gotten excited for this deal to return....
 
Originally posted by: nyker96
just want people know i got my Ultra rebates yesterday that's for their FAR case.
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Got mine as well. Submitted on 3-20-07 and rec'd on 5-16-07....not bad, no beating FAR!
 
I just got my notification about my rebate check being mailed but the email says it is for $60, not the $65 amount on the form I sent in. Anybody else get this?
 
The Fry's rebate is 65.00, the zipzoomfly rebate is 60.00. I got emails on both today myself with the correct amounts listed
 
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