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dcappello Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 261 Credit: 170,969,320 RAC: 0 |
I started to poke around some more on Power Supplies - Thinking I'll need a small sub-station to power one of those 590s...... There is a very interesting article over on Tom's : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/psu-manufacturer-oem,2729.html Looks like Corsair and PC Power and cooling use some of the same OEMs, anyway I also looked up the UL reference for Cosair: http://database.ul.com/cgi-bin/XYV/template/LISEXT/1FRAME/showpage.html?name=QQGQ2.E307858&ccnshorttitle=Power+Supplies,+Information+Technology+Equipment+Including+Electrical+Business+Equipment+-+Component&objid=1078378885&cfgid=1073741824&version=versionless&parent_id=1073787374&sequence=1 Bottom line is don't cheap out a power supply. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65736 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
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kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
I started to poke around some more on Power Supplies - Thinking I'll need a small sub-station Read any of my past posts about power supplies. I have always recommended PC Power and Cooling Silencers. Anything with a single 12v rail is better than without. I learned that lesson the hard way a looooooooong time ago when I could not get a rig to boot that otherwise should have been fine. Turns out I was using all the connectors on one rail.......half of the PSU was not being utilized. Took me a long time to sort that one out. About 6 weeks...... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Cosmic_Ocean Send message Joined: 23 Dec 00 Posts: 3027 Credit: 13,516,867 RAC: 13 |
I have always liked PCP&C ever since they first showed up (at least that I recall) a few years ago. They were expensive, but worth every penny from what I read and researched about them. I recently discovered that I do enjoy the newer Corsairs, as well (even if they are a re-branded something else). I don't know what exactly my Rosewill is a re-brand of since that changes every now and then, but it has been rock solid for the four years I've had it running 24/7 at above 85% of it's capacity. Only the Stallion series though. Those "green" ones just fail too much (based on the reviews). Funny part is that I bought my 600w Stallion at a time when there were a lot of recent reviews stating it would either be DOA or fail within 30 days, and well.. four years later and it's still going. No complaints from me. Linux laptop: record uptime: 1511d 20h 19m (ended due to the power brick giving-up) |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65736 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Enermax has never once disappointed Me, not once. Of course their molex connectors could use some improvement and I told them so too, As do their fan grills for not being recessed enough on the Revolution85+ models. Revolution85+ = not compatible with Cooler Master HAF cases... There's another reason I went with Silverstone for My unsponsored(yay!) HAF-932 project PC... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Cliff Harding Send message Joined: 18 Aug 99 Posts: 1432 Credit: 110,967,840 RAC: 67 |
Back in my younger days I had problems with Power PC, Coolmax & OCZ. You only get one chance with me. Lost a mb to Coolmax and the other two burned out in less that a month. Went to Ultra about eight years ago and have never looked back. Right now I have it in all three of my systems and will be putting one in the system that I am building for my stepson. As I upgrade my PSUs for any reason, I always use the replaced one as a spare. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
I have always liked PCP&C ever since they first showed up (at least that I recall) a few years ago. They were expensive, but worth every penny from what I read and researched about them. LOL They've been in business since 1984. ;-) They were the premiere provider of PSUs in the old Computer Shopper Magazine, and have always been the best-of-the-best. :-D (No, I am not paid for by endorsements and I do not own stock in the company.) |
-BeNt- Send message Joined: 17 Oct 99 Posts: 1234 Credit: 10,116,112 RAC: 0 |
I have always liked PCP&C ever since they first showed up (at least that I recall) a few years ago. They were expensive, but worth every penny from what I read and researched about them. They drew my attention back when Alienware was still a small niche shop producing high end machines for gaming. Started looking into building a comparable machine and found out they used PC&C for their supplies. So the first chance I got I replaced my burnt out Antec for one and haven't looked back. When it comes times again (doesn't happen but every 4-5 years) that I need a new PSU the market will have changed again. But as of right now PC&C, Corsair, or Seasonic are the only ones I would strongly look at. Antec's would be a consideration in workstations if i wanted something a bit cheaper. As far as PC&C being the premier brand, they were, but only because Seasonic produced them with their P12D platform. ;) Seasonic was the original king of the hill. Since then they have moved over to a different platform with the SKII OCZ owned line. Time will tell how well they match up to the original silencers. Traveling through space at ~67,000mph! |
Cosmic_Ocean Send message Joined: 23 Dec 00 Posts: 3027 Credit: 13,516,867 RAC: 13 |
LOL They've been in business since 1984. ;-) They were the premiere provider of PSUs in the old Computer Shopper Magazine, and have always been the best-of-the-best. :-D Yeah, I first heard about them around the time when AMD went 64-bit. I think the reason I heard about them was because when all the other major brands were just getting to a massive 600 watts, they were hitting 1kW.. and people were laughing at how outrageous it was that anyone would ever need that much power. Linux laptop: record uptime: 1511d 20h 19m (ended due to the power brick giving-up) |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65736 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
LOL They've been in business since 1984. ;-) They were the premiere provider of PSUs in the old Computer Shopper Magazine, and have always been the best-of-the-best. :-D They were ahead of the curve, But then they must have seen where the hardware was heading, somehow. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Paul D Harris Send message Joined: 1 Dec 99 Posts: 1122 Credit: 33,600,005 RAC: 0 |
Thanks for all the info I got my PSU and got my machine up and running. I had to buy what I could afford which was the coolmaster The Ultra just was under amperage on the single +12vail of 38a while the Coolmaster single +12v rail at 60 amps. The Ultra I got about 2008 so it lasted about or less than 3 years it did good until I got my gtx 460 card and within a month the 12v rail burnt up. I think the cool master will hold up better and it can take another gtx 460 card. I am back and crunching since the 10th 4 days later. I have had this ULTRA 650 watt atx power supply output +5v @32a and +3.3v @ 24a =190w +12v @38a = 456w I think this was were it burned out not enough watts -12v @0.6a = 7.2w +5vsb @ 2.5a = 12.5w My new one is Cooler Master GX Series 750W ATX Power Supply RS750-ACAAE3-US Sold by: TigerDirect, Inc. single rail +3.3v @ 25a and +5v @25a = 150w +12v @ 60a = 720w notice the beefier wattage this plugs into my gtx460 card -12v @ 0.5a = 6w +5vsb @ 2.5a = 12.5w |
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