Which PSU

[villageidiot111]

I recently had some problems with my Thermaltake Silent Purepower 480w psu. The 3.3v rail has become extremely unstable, and so I'm in the market for a new psu. I need it to power the following system:

Athlon 64 3400 Newcastle
MSI K8N Neo Platinum
ATI X800 Pro
1GB Corsair Value Ram
74GB Raptor
300 GB Seagate HD
2 CD/DVD drives
Linksys Wireless Card

My budget is $100, and I have picked out the following psu's for consideration:

OCZ ModStream OCZ45012U 450W Power Supply
ENERMAX Noisetaker EG495P-VE SFMA 485W Power Supply
Antec TRUEPOWERII TPII-480 BLUE 480W Power Supply
FSP Group (Fortron Source) AX500-A 500W Power Supply

These are just the psu's I have found and am considering, if you know of a better choice, feel free to post it.

 

[suicidalpigeon]

a $50 fortron 450w would power that system fine. but around that price range, get a pcp&c silencer 470.

 

[ribbon13]

$90 PC P&C
$105 Seasonic

 

[villageidiot111]

Originally posted by: ribbon13
$90 PC P&C
$105 Seasonic

I like that PC P&C, I'll definately consider it.


Is there anyone else with a suggestion?

 

[Zepper]

Of the ones listed, I'd probably choose the Fortron - but it has only passive PFC and narrow tolerance on the AC side.

But consider the Silverstone ST40F (if more is needed, the ST46F) - available at Newegg et al. Adequate for most systems. Check Froogle for best price - newegg often gets beaten on PSUs. You get active PFC and automatic AC voltage compensation in two ranges. Those make it more immune to line-side garbage. BTW, there is a significant typo on Newegg's specs. And I'm not sure what it actually is. I see split rail of 14+15A on the label in the gallery on the Egg and Silverstone's site says the 40F has a single rail of 18A. I would call both Silverstone and the Egg to confirm (check both the 40 and the 46 - if error on one, could be error on both..).
. Quality PSUs made by Enhance who've been making good switching PSUs since the mid-80s. Until now they mainly did OEM (Silverstone, etc.) but it looks like they are trying to get back in the direct channel with a new US web site and I see the name on several onlline reseller sites now.

.bh.