Which PS can I get

[selene]

I'm not in this for looks so one without cool neon lights is fine. Basically I have a full tower and dual xeon.

1 SCSI CD
1 SCSI DVD
1 IDE CDRW
1 IDE DVD RW
1 SCSI 10K Boot Drive
5 IDE HDD - Data Drives
1 Floppy
1 Tape Drive

Right now I use a lot of the 4 pin y splitter and it gets very messy. I was wondering if there is a PS with more than the standard 5-6 power adapter and a few of the small 3.5 power adapters.
I rather not use Y adapter if possible... thanks

 

[JohnPaul]

Personally, my favorite Power Supply to recommend to just about everyone is the Antec True Power 430 watt. It will power what you have now and then some when you decide to upgrade. It may seem a bit expensive, but in it's range, it's about the best out there.

 

[FPSguy]

Originally posted by: JohnPaul
Personally, my favorite Power Supply to recommend to just about everyone is the Antec True Power 430 watt. It will power what you have now and then some when you decide to upgrade. It may seem a bit expensive, but in it's range, it's about the best out there.

I don't know if even an Antec 430 is enough for this machine. You need to count up the amps for the various parts, per this article. If that is too much work you can try to rough it out using this online power supply calculator. The calculator is not set up for dual processor systems, though. Yours sounds like a system that could use two power supplies.

 

[MystiKal]

I have a similar dual Xeon setup in a watercooled Koolance case...Antec Tru550 is perfect for me...plus, I have more HDs then u and way too many USB devices connected Word of caution though...if you do get an Antec TruXXX with the fan only connectors, do not place a load of over 1A on that line. The manual doesnt state it, but Antec support confirmed for me.

 

[edfcmc]

I personally like Enermax since I have several and none have failed after years of use. Although, with your system I hear that PC power and cooling makes some pretty decent and hefty power supplies.

For what its worth, out of all the power supplies and computers I have owned, I have only had two power supply failures. (1) a generic power supply failed when the cooling fan became clogged with dust and dirt causing the POS power supply to overheat and damage a MB, Ram, and CD-rom drive. The other power supply failure was an Antec True power 430 that died after about 3 months of use. Fortunately, I RMAed the sucker (had to pay for shipping) and ANTEC quickly sent me a new one which I quickly sold. I must mention though, that during those three months I had a very quiet power supply. (I think I read somewhere that ANTEC power supplies are just rebadged channelwell power supplies)

 

[Finnkc]

Antec True Power XXX watt (go above 380)
Enermax is also a good call as well.

I have a Trye 380w Enermax and a Antec True Power 380w and I have had no problems at all. Then Antec was at bit better only because of the wire harnests ... however the Enermax was sightly less db.