Psu Advice

kai · 10-31-2002, 06:34 PM

Looking to buy , Cant decide.

What psu are you guys running and which do you recommend
and of course i am overclocking , and if you could list where to get it from the cheapest. Dont know budget yet so just spill your beans.

pHaestus · 10-31-2002, 10:04 PM

Sparkle 400W. Highly recommended, but stock it has a noisy fan. I can't recall where I bought it; was online. FSP is Sparkle's parent company.

kai · 11-01-2002, 11:22 AM

What do you think about the vantec psu's all the reviews ive read said some good things , but they are a little noisey , i espeically liked that review at overclockers.com that has it powering two systems at once and was only the 420watt model

Well right now , i think sparkle , or vantec are my two choices in mind.

jtroutma · 11-01-2002, 03:57 PM

I can only vouch for my personal experiences.

Had an Antec 250W durring my Celeron 433 days; that thing NEVER gave me any problems what so ever. Still is a great PSU even though it is not used other than testing.

Purchased a Sparkle 350W PSU when I built my 4 SCSI RAID setup. It lasted about 3 months then gave me problems. Mostly, it would not power back on if I shut down the machine. At first, it only happened every once in a while, then to 50% of the time. Tried to RMA it, company sent it back to me saying more-or-less " your full of sh*t." Gave it to a firend and he had the same problems. Now I keep it stored ONLY for the rare testing occasion.

Currently running an Enermax 651 and it handles my system pretty dang well. Had one go out on my however and was able to RMA it within a few days. This one has lasted about 8 months.

kai · 11-01-2002, 04:47 PM

i had an enermax , i am not going to purchase an enermax agian.

Brad · 11-02-2002, 03:00 PM

Antec True Power 550w or Vantec Stealth 520w

DarkEdge · 11-02-2002, 05:13 PM

I had a Sparkle 350. I liked it alot, still works. Its running a friends 1.4athlon, six hard drives and two cdroms drives. No problems.

Forton source has some good psu's I believe.

I just bought this one http://www.directron.com/tt500ss.html I hate the company that sells it. They screwed me once but I buy from them when there is a good deal or they have something someone else doesn't. That PSU is currently running a p4 2.26@2.9 with a ATI 9700, three hard drives and two cdrom drives. My 12v stays at 11.94, which is good because thats what the p4's draw power from.

kai · 11-03-2002, 01:48 AM

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Originally posted by Brad
Antec True Power 550w or Vantec Stealth 520w

i cant afford the 520watters i leaning toward the vantec 420watt looks nice and reviews ive read seems really good , some said it was loud i can fix that

kai · 11-03-2002, 05:52 PM

now im considering the thermaltake ones they are not expensive and the review i saw them stacked agianst the vantec it was quieter and put out more on the 5 and 3.3 at full load but its rise on the 12 at load was kinda big

nexxo · 11-04-2002, 01:09 PM

PC Power & Cooling do pretty much state-of-the-art PSU's. Being single fan, they do not make much noise but huge heatsinks and good construction make them solid performers that hardly warm up.

Seasonic make the quietest 400W power supply on this planet. Don't let its unassuming looks fool you; it is an awesomely quiet and stable PSU.

10-31-2002, 06:34 PM	#1
kai Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: blah Posts: 35	Psu Advice Looking to buy , Cant decide. What psu are you guys running and which do you recommend and of course i am overclocking , and if you could list where to get it from the cheapest. Dont know budget yet so just spill your beans.

11-01-2002, 03:57 PM	#4
jtroutma Cooling Savant Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: SLO, CA Posts: 837	I can only vouch for my personal experiences. Had an Antec 250W durring my Celeron 433 days; that thing NEVER gave me any problems what so ever. Still is a great PSU even though it is not used other than testing. Purchased a Sparkle 350W PSU when I built my 4 SCSI RAID setup. It lasted about 3 months then gave me problems. Mostly, it would not power back on if I shut down the machine. At first, it only happened every once in a while, then to 50% of the time. Tried to RMA it, company sent it back to me saying more-or-less " your full of sh*t." Gave it to a firend and he had the same problems. Now I keep it stored ONLY for the rare testing occasion. Currently running an Enermax 651 and it handles my system pretty dang well. Had one go out on my however and was able to RMA it within a few days. This one has lasted about 8 months. __________________ Athlon64 X2 4200+ @ 2.5Ghz (250FSB x 10) OCZ VX 1GB 4000 @ 250FSB (6-2-2-2 timmings) DFI LANParty nForce4 Ultra-D SCSI Raid 5 x (3) Cheetah 15K HDDs LSI Express 500 (128MB cache) OCZ PowerStream 520W PSU ATI X850XT PE (Stock) DTEK WhiteWater + DTEK Custom Radiator Eheim 1250

11-02-2002, 03:00 PM	#6
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	Antec True Power 550w or Vantec Stealth 520w __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

11-04-2002, 01:09 PM	#10
nexxo Cooling Savant Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Brimingham, UK Posts: 385	PC Power & Cooling do pretty much state-of-the-art PSU's. Being single fan, they do not make much noise but huge heatsinks and good construction make them solid performers that hardly warm up. Seasonic make the quietest 400W power supply on this planet. Don't let its unassuming looks fool you; it is an awesomely quiet and stable PSU. __________________ "There is a thin line between magic and madness"

10-31-2002, 10:04 PM	#2
pHaestus Big Player Making Big Money Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: irc.lostgeek.com #procooling.com Posts: 4,782	Sparkle 400W. Highly recommended, but stock it has a noisy fan. I can't recall where I bought it; was online. FSP is Sparkle's parent company.

11-01-2002, 11:22 AM	#3
kai Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: blah Posts: 35	What do you think about the vantec psu's all the reviews ive read said some good things , but they are a little noisey , i espeically liked that review at overclockers.com that has it powering two systems at once and was only the 420watt model Well right now , i think sparkle , or vantec are my two choices in mind.

11-01-2002, 04:47 PM	#5
kai Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: blah Posts: 35	i had an enermax , i am not going to purchase an enermax agian.

11-02-2002, 05:13 PM	#7
DarkEdge Cooling Savant Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Sugar Land, Tx Posts: 176	I had a Sparkle 350. I liked it alot, still works. Its running a friends 1.4athlon, six hard drives and two cdroms drives. No problems. Forton source has some good psu's I believe. I just bought this one http://www.directron.com/tt500ss.html I hate the company that sells it. They screwed me once but I buy from them when there is a good deal or they have something someone else doesn't. That PSU is currently running a p4 2.26@2.9 with a ATI 9700, three hard drives and two cdrom drives. My 12v stays at 11.94, which is good because thats what the p4's draw power from.

11-03-2002, 05:52 PM	#9
kai Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: blah Posts: 35	now im considering the thermaltake ones they are not expensive and the review i saw them stacked agianst the vantec it was quieter and put out more on the 5 and 3.3 at full load but its rise on the 12 at load was kinda big

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