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General Forums => Hardware and Software => Topic started by: Hoarach on February 20, 2007, 09:01:17 PM

Title: Power Supply?
Post by: Hoarach on February 20, 2007, 09:01:17 PM

Looking at getting a bigger power supply since a lot have said my comp issue right now is power supply and ran a power calculator that was on the nvidia website and said I need at least 380W and Im running a 300W atm.

Anyone have a good brand they would like to blurb out?

I was looking at a 680W A-Power from geeks.com but I have never heard of that brand so was wondering what power supplies does the AH community recommend?

By what I read Thermaltake and Antec's are pretty decent power supplies but would like the AH community's opinion.

Edit: Hoping to get something between 450W-550W.  Figure have some extra wattage in case.

Title: Power Supply?
Post by: Krusty on February 20, 2007, 09:13:29 PM

FSP (a.k.a. Fortron Source)

This is what I have:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104953

I got the lower wattage due to lack of $$$ but it's pretty good so far. Had it for a little while now.

Title: Power Supply?
Post by: eagl on February 21, 2007, 03:13:41 AM

I have 2 seasonic power supplies and they're nice.  Quiet, well built, good reputation.  I got a modular one.  They're a bit pricy but not really much more than a comparable antec and less than the good pc-power and cooling ones.

Title: Power Supply?
Post by: Schutt on February 21, 2007, 04:09:03 AM

Enermax is pretty good i think.

Get a new one, blown power supply can mean some serious damage  to the rest of your comp.... including wrecked disks due to elektrocution.

ciao schutt