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Title: Power Supply
Post by: M0nkey_Man on January 28, 2012, 01:45:43 PM

About 30 minutes ago I managed to cook my 3 year old 550w power supply. I think the fan quit and it fried :cry.
Any thoughts on brands that I should get? Looking for one around 600w and up to $115.




Going to take longer for me to get TrackIr now :bhead

Title: Re: Power Supply
Post by: MaSonZ on January 28, 2012, 02:28:13 PM

Many people recomend Seasonic, Corsair and from readin reviewsd, OCZ has good supplies too. I don't have any expierence with them, but I know they are highly recomended.

Title: Re: Power Supply
Post by: BaldEagl on January 28, 2012, 02:36:07 PM

Seasonic or Corsair are your best bets.  I'm currently running an 850W Corsair.

I'd highly recommend using 650W as your minimum if you do any gaming at all.  Even if you don't need it today you probably will.

Title: Re: Power Supply
Post by: MaSonZ on January 28, 2012, 02:39:27 PM

Quote from: BaldEagl on January 28, 2012, 02:36:07 PM

Seasonic or Corsair are your best bets.  I'm currently running an 850W Corsair.

I'd highly recommend using 650W as your minimum if you do any gaming at all.  Even if you don't need it today you probably will.

was eyeballing the 850...until my tech teacher got me a thermal take for 100 brand new. good reviews on it..... but I do want a Corsair or Seasonic. pricey though for either brand.

Title: Re: Power Supply
Post by: Chalenge on January 28, 2012, 02:42:24 PM

Seasonic x650 or x750 Gold  :aok

Title: Re: Power Supply
Post by: M0nkey_Man on January 28, 2012, 03:23:02 PM

Ok thanks, I will try not to cook the next one :lol

Title: Re: Power Supply
Post by: Tigger29 on January 28, 2012, 09:46:50 PM

Seasonic is the best.  Some Corsair power supplies actually have Seasonic internals, but that's not saying that all Corsair power supplies are Seasonics.

I've heard Antec can be good but I've had so much luck with Seasonics I can't find it in me to recommend anything else.

Many companies don't actually make their own power supplies - instead they just "rebadge" power supplies made by others.  I found a list that may help you here:

http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/psu_manufacturers (http://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/psu_manufacturers)

Title: Re: Power Supply
Post by: Bino on January 29, 2012, 01:32:42 AM

Here is another useful article about PSU makers: 

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913.html (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913.html)

Title: Re: Power Supply
Post by: Molsman on February 03, 2012, 01:40:17 PM

this is the power supply I been using when my old one fried limited budget price seems good and I have not had any problems with it yet.

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Thermaltake+-+600W+TR2+ATX+Power+Supply/9827268.p?id=1218179699692&skuId=9827268&st=power%20supply&cp=1&lp=3