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power supply
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 3:59 pm
by zeplin05
any suggestions for a new power supply mine over heated melted the soldier and pretty much went to crap. so i can't play bf or anything on my desktop its very depressing
money is kind a problem with this need 450w + for under 100$
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:01 pm
by ph1l0r
I have had no problems with Enermax PSUs so far. They have fancy and not so fancy models. Not a problem with either kind so far.
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:39 pm
by Von_Krieg
I have a truepower 490 that has been rock solid for over 2 years and it was $90 when I got.
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 4:54 pm
by zeplin05
its only been 2 hours and i am suffering from desktop withdraw because my laptop isn't nearly the beast my desktop was
, thanks i will check these out.
Posted: Tue Jan 30, 2007 11:22 pm
by Ash2Dust
Antec (pricey) and Sparkle are also tend to be quality. A heavy powersupply is a good one. If it can take out a windshield, its a good one. If it bounces off a windshield, its a crappy one.
Re: power supply
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:53 am
by MadRat
zeplin05 wrote:any suggestions for a new power supply mine over heated melted the soldier and pretty much went to crap. so i can't play bf or anything on my desktop its very depressing
money is kind a problem with this need 450w + for under 100$
shame you dont live in the uk got 3 spare power packs that would suite you
could have one for nothing.
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 1:35 pm
by zeplin05
APEVIA CONCORD ATX-MR500W ATX12V v2.03 500W Power Supply 115/230 V cUL, FCC, CSA, CB, TUV, CE, NEMCO, DEMCO, SEMCO, TC - Retai
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817148010
its a nice looking one I think I am going to go with it.
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 2:02 pm
by Ash2Dust
Never heard of them. Do you currently or in the future need SATA and PCI-E connectors? The Antec Smart Power SP500 is $10 more.
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:02 pm
by Goggles
Be very careful when purchasing a power supply! It is almost always the first thing people look to save a few dollars on when building a new machine, yet it's the heart of your computer. Cheaper models have a greater chance of going *boom* when stressed... and when they do, they have the ability to take out every single other component in your computer (by way of excessive power surge).
I'd go with Ash's recommendation of spending the extra $10 and going for Antec, even if for nothing else than ease of mind
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:05 pm
by madcow
Antec is nice, although I've still had them go on me.
I'm currently using a Tagan PSU, it's been in my computer for about a year if not longer and it's still going strong.
Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 3:14 pm
by Von_Krieg
Ash makes a good point on weight. The PSU I replaced weighted maybe 1/4 the weithg of the Truepower I put in. Like everyone has said, spend extra on teh PSU as it could destroy your other parts if it is junk.
Also you might want to read some of the reviews as there are 23 posted at the link you gave. Some good info can be found there.