which is better psu?: enermax vs antec

[nitenichiryu1]

hi everyone. im trying to figure out what psu i wanna use for my next system. i'll be running a 90nm 3500+ with msi k8n neo22 and 6800 gt. i will have gig of ocz ram and 2 sata hard drives. i also plan on adding a soundcard along with it. i was taking a look at some psu's, and i was wondering if i should get the antec true480 or the enermax 470w noisetaker. what do you think? thanks guys

 

[John]

flip a coin...

Is Intel better than AMD? Is Ford better than Chevy? You get the idea......

 

[amdskip]

I had issues with an enermax 350w power supply and my epox 8rda+ motheboard and I switched to an antec and have had no issues. Really it is a flip of a coin though, both high quality. Of course you could always go with pc power and cooling instead.

 

[Thermalrock]

get one from ocz. wont regret.

 

[Chopstick217]

Both are quality power supplies. However, I highly recommend the OCz powerstream, or the Forton PSU.

 

[Mem]

I had issues with an enermax 350w power supply and my epox 8rda+ motheboard and I switched to an antec and have had no issues.

Actually there are more issues with Antec PSUs at the moment(especially with some MSI and Abit boards),

10-13-04 Update: As I mentioned before, I have been in contact with Antec and have received a confirmation for the ABIT brand motherboard. Below is a blurb from their company representative on this issue:

We've heard of problems with our TruePower's and Abit's AV8 motherboard.

Recently Abit reported that our True power series has compatibility issue with their AV8. The symptom is the system will be in reboot loop during startup. We've tested all Truepower models here and haven't been able to recreate the problem.

According to our engineers, the symptom is not happening to every unit, but rather to a few here and there. They have found out that the instability was caused by 5Vsb and they come up with a solution by changing a capacitor in the power supply.

As a service to our customers we're replacing problem TruePowers with these updated versions. We instituted an inline change for all TruePower power supplies so that in the near future exchanging the PSU's with us will not be necessary.


If you are having stability issues with your Antec TruePower PSU and the ABIT AV8 Motherboard, you can contact techsupport@antec.com.
They are still looking into the issue with the MSI board and I will post any additional information I receive regarding the stability issue.

Please note that I was unable to get the Antec line of power supplies to work with any stability with either of these boards[ABIT AV8 and MSI K8N Neo2]. I will see about contacting them and trying to find out if they are looking at this issue, but as of right now I would recommend staying away from this brand until the problem is rectified. This is really a shame, too, as the Antec is one of the best performing brands on the market, but stability is a huge issue. When I changed out to a Thermaltake model and left all other settings alone, the system worked flawlessly."

link ,so I guess you could say it comes down to the board in question and price ,but in your case go with the Enermax PSU,the MSI K8N Neo2 board is one that has had some problems with Antec TruePower PSUs.

 

[EpsiIon]

Originally posted by: nitenichiryu1
hi everyone. im trying to figure out what psu i wanna use for my next system. i'll be running a 90nm 3500+ with msi k8n neo22 and 6800 gt. i will have gig of ocz ram and 2 sata hard drives. i also plan on adding a soundcard along with it. i was taking a look at some psu's, and i was wondering if i should get the antec true480 or the enermax 470w noisetaker. what do you think? thanks guys

I recently wrestled with this question and went Enermax because of this comparison and because I wanted to be sure I two 12V rails. Really, though, it probably doesn't matter much.

 

[deathwalker]

Enermax and Antec have both served the PS community very well. I would think that if you found a PS by either of these manufactures that meet the specs. you are looking for you would not go wrong.

 

[nitenichiryu1]

thanks a lot, guys. but i freaking have a true550 on order=/. it was 94 dollars and i thought it was a decent deal so i gave in=/. but yea, i have heard many great things about the ocz powerstream, but i cant really afford something like that at the moment. part of the reason why i asked about enermax and antec, first.

 

[Horsepower]

Today, my Enermax EG365P died after 4 years of service, I replaced it with an Antec TruPower 430. I think I got my money's worth.

 

[kogase]

I recommend Seasonic. Very quiet, and according to all the evidence I'm able to observe, high quality.