How to choose an ATX power supply

[bim27142]

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unsa man gyod ang maau?

kung naa jud kay budget, antec true series... one of the best, one of the mahal?! hehehe...

ako dynamo 300W raman gani, so far stable man mag 1 year na next month... ok raman cguro ang generic basta dili lang ka loaded kaayo og components inside your cpu... kung maguba ni, HEC ra gyud cguro akong ma afford ani kay mahal na jud kaayo ang uban... nindot unta antec true 430 (at least), nindot sad presyo!!

[AMD_infinium05]

in my setup now AXP 2400+, 2 Stick 512MB DDR333 @ 266mhz Double Sided DIMMS, Ati Radeon9800XT 256MB, 1 cuda HD,and an Optical Drive... using 300w generic PSU.... stable pa kaayo, no errors or what.. hehehe... maybe sooner or later it will surrender.

[bim27142]

akoa kay P4 2.4, 2x512 DDR400, 9550XT, 1HD, 1FDD, 3 80mm fans, 3 optical drives (ni unstable pag connect nako sa 3rd drive kay gi tap nako tanan sa 3rd drive ang tanan fans - gi distribute nako sa 3 drives ang 3 fans pagka tap then ni ok na sya)... huwat lang kog kanus-a ni manimahong sunog?! hehehe...

[bfh2k4]

kanus-a kaha ma-available diri ang pc power & cooling na line of psus? i've read in many reviews that they're top-of-the-line when it comes to psus (their latest model is an 800-watt beast of a psu)...

personally, i've been an avid user of enermax and hec psus. my enermax eg-365vfa is over 5 years old now... and is still powering my wife's pc. i upgraded 2 yrs ago to a 475-watt power-op series from hec. can't wait to try out my new enermax eg-651v...

if you're into things that deliver the goods and will last, opt for branded psus. they cost a premium compared to generics but it will save you a lot in the long run.

i leave my pc on for 2 - 3 days at a time, esp on weekends when i use it for gaming, dvd encoding/decoding, converting video/audio files to different formats, etc. my hec and enermax are still chugging along...

[jasperchiong]

helo i need a very good psu can some1 help me?
my budget is 3k-8k any suggestions? nag gamit kog generic psu nya akong specs kay:
p4 2.4ghz 400fsb
areo 4 coolermaster cpu fan?
geforce 5200
2x 256mb kingston pc800? ddr dual
865pe msi motherboard
optical mouse
1 cd-r/rw drive
1 dvd-rom
40gig hd
keyboard
2 printers
1 scanner
2 generic speakers
1 logitech usb controller
kulbaan jud ko ani psu nku kay usahay di mo function akong mouse nya usahay ang 4 fans nku sa casing di mo function. kuyawan nku. mau gamit ko sa akong pc kung kinahanglanon na jud. T_T

PS: nya kung e upgrade nku akong cpu unsa man angay kanang bara2 nga ma utilize nku full speed sa akong memory thank you kaayo sa mga mo advice

[bfh2k4]

@jasperchiong: get a psu that is at least 475-watts so you have a little slack for future upgrades. enermax, hec, thermaltake, and antec brands are available locally

[AMD_infinium05]

PSU just died.. ^_^

[fatsu]

AMD_infinium05æ: sad hear ana bro

[AMD_infinium05]

mga bro... my first generic PSU died 300w generic, details: try nako ug short ang green sa usa ka negative wire sa ATx pins... motuyok lang ug about .5 secs ang fan den turn off... i opened the psu. seems like nothings burned.. (ANYWAY: this psu run a lot of times with my current setup almost 2 weeks.)

so for another try. i get this new 300w GENERIC psu agen....

i run it the morning and went fine. i ran this afternoon niya taod2x pawng na sad ug kalit... shorting agen the wire for PSU on. same thing .5 secs motuyok ang fan.

i went to psu calculator and say i need at least 220watts of power for my current setup.

any idea herE?... dili ni cya bcoz of electric fluctuations? or dili lang jud niya kaya supplayan akong system thats why ni-give up ni? or somethings shorting inside my case?.....

SETUP
AMD Athlon XP 2400+ (stock speed)
ThermalTake TR-2 M2 (full speed)
ASUS A7V8X-MX + floppy drive
2 * 512MB ddr333
PowerColor ATI Radeon 9800XT 256 MB
40GB Baracudda HDD
CD-ROM drive
2 * exhaust fans

[seekenneth]

buy branded psu nalang. 300 watts. wala gyud nay ayu ang dynamo. mu buto lang na kalit pariha sa ako 300w na dyanamo.