What are good PSU's besides Antec

[pudds]

OCZ support is something to consider, its amazing ,responses within about 10 minutes, they offered to replace my psu even though id damaged it myself by setting wrong input voltage. Also read stories of people getting there ram replaced 2-3 years down the line with their choice from current line.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: Nocturnal
I always thought Sparkle > *

Obviously I'm wrong. I like Antec a lot.

Sparkle is awesome
any generics at work in PC's from before my time, are swapped with a $30 Sparkle 300W and I've yet to have one fail... I really, really like their power supplies... IMO the best you can get in that price range. good quality and reliability.

 

[tynopik]

Originally posted by: pudds
OCZ support is something to consider, its amazing ,responses within about 10 minutes, they offered to replace my psu even though id damaged it myself by setting wrong input voltage. Also read stories of people getting there ram replaced 2-3 years down the line with their choice from current line.

seasonics (those with APFC anyways) work at any input voltage, so no switch to mess up 😉

 

[EXman]

A used antec mine is 3 years old and no hiccups 400watt 412x I reccomend highly has the POTS as well 🙂

 

[newParadigm]

Sparkle Allied, and some others, Fortron too

 

[bupkus]

Did anyone say "Flower"?

 

[TJones2]

I've been told that "SuperFlower" is made in the same factory as Enermax, and to similar specs. This is true for most power supplies, they're made by a few companies with different lables on them to slightly different specifications. IOW, companies like Enermax, Antec, and Vantec don't manufacture anything, they're marketing companies.

 

[neonerd]

zippy has some really nice ones

 

[Hans5849]

SilentPC These guys have a good PSU round up

 

[AndrewR]

Originally posted by: tr1kstanc3
ive used enermax, antec, and pc power with no negative results. recommend all 3.

Add Sparkle, and I concur.

Incidentally, I still have (not using though) a PC Power & Cooling 235watt PSU, and it's a rebadged Sparkle. AKAIK, PCP&C does not manufacture anything, but they do pick the top components to use.

 

[Slowlearner]

I know Toms Hardware is exactly popular here, but they have done and do PSU comparisons quite frequently. And they have recommendations on what to avoid, so please see:
http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20021021/index.html

 

[tynopik]

Originally posted by: Slowlearner
I know Toms Hardware is exactly popular here, but they have done and do PSU comparisons quite frequently. And they have recommendations on what to avoid, so please see:
http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/20021021/index.html

yes, but that article is over 2 years old

for instance the reviewed seasonic SS-400FS isn't really comparable to the current SS-400AGX A3 and i'm sure the other manufacturers have similarly upgraded their products

 

[KBtn]

Enermax CoolerGiant series are pretty good units

 

[Frew]

Fortron, Sparkle, and Antec. Only ones I have used with personal machines. I would recommend any of the 3.

 

[Googer]

Only one company should be considerd for this job and that is Pc Power and Cooling. I have delt with all the Major brands and none of them can take an overloaded pc like their PSU's (turbo cool line) I have put 600 watts on a 500w psu and it did not drop or skip a beat (antec begain to fluster after an 82% load or higher) . At $225 it proves the old adage correct: you get what you pay for

ANTEC GIVES YOU A 3 YEAR WARRENTY FOR SOMETHING OF A LESSER QUALITY VS. 5 YEARS FROM PCPOWERANDCOOLING.COM


UNLESS YOU SUPPORT COMMUNISIM, IT IS TO MY KNOWLEDGE IT IS THE ONLY ONE THAT IS MADE IN THE GREAT OLD USA!

 

[Googer]

HERE IS A COMPAIRISON TO ANOTHER PSU ( I BELIEVE IT IS AN ANTEC, BASED ON CLOSE EXAMIATION.)

I CAN SEE THE REAR MOLEX CONNETION ON THE BACKPLATE THAT IS ALMOST A TRADEMARK OF ANTEC TRUE POWER PSU'S

THEY CAN ALSO CUSTOM BUILD A PSU TO FIT ANY OF YOU SWEET DESIRES, WANTS OR NEEDS. LARGER CAPICITORS, 110VOLT SWITCHED POWER ON THE INSTIDE OR OUTSIDE (GREAT FOR WATER PUMPS, LIGHTS, INTERGRATED PC TOASTEROVENS (PRESCOTT OWNERS NEED NOT APPLY) , CUSTOM CONNECTORS , ADDITIONAL MOLEX CORDS, YOU NAME IT OR DREAM IT THEY CAN DO IT FOR YOU!

REQUIRES ADOBE ACROBAT .PDF

 

[TJones2]

You should pop one open Googer and see what the components say. I thought they were all made in Asia.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: TJones2
You should pop one open Googer and see what the components say. I thought they were all made in Asia.

Some of the components may be asian made but to the best of my knowledge the power supply unit is alsembled in the USA.
Just like Ford imports some car parts from asia (china and japan) and assembles the cars in Michigan (25% foreign 75% domestic).

 

[Tyrant222]

the pcpc 510 deluxe will be replacing my antec 430 soon, very soon

 

[Googer]

Were my posts the deciding factor?

 

[edelbrock]

I have an OCZ powerstream 520 powering an overclocked Prescott system with 6 hard drives in it. I was concerned that it was blowing some seriously warm air from the system through it but it has been running fine for 4 months now. Voltages are stable and it doesn't even flinch when I power it on to spin up all of those hard drives. Best of all I still have over 4 1/2 years of warranty coverage left.

 

[vshah]

Originally posted by: gametalent
Newegg currently has these psu on sale:

COOLMAX 400W CX-400B, BLACK, Taurus CX Series Silent Power Supply
Thermaltake Silent PurePower, 420W ATX power supply
Aspire 520W 12V Black Triple Fan Aluminum Power Supply

Do you guys recommend any of these three?

Thanks

i have the thermaltake psu, its running a p4 3.0 @ 3.5, 6800gt, 4 hard drives and 2 optical drives without a hitch.

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: Tyrant222
the pcpc 510 deluxe will be replacing my antec 430 soon, very soon

Were my posts the deciding factor?

 

[Googer]

Originally posted by: gametalent
Newegg currently has these psu on sale:

COOLMAX 400W CX-400B, BLACK, Taurus CX Series Silent Power Supply
Thermaltake Silent PurePower, 420W ATX power supply
Aspire 520W 12V Black Triple Fan Aluminum Power Supply

Do you guys recommend any of these three?

Thanks

I would not recommend any of them, if you are looking for a psu under 100 bucks then look at Pc power and cooling's Silencer Line of Power Supplys. Other Recomendations based on my experience- Antec True Power or OCZ