Some Thermaltake 500W that I am planning on buying.. Starcraft 2 with lowest settings is by far most intensive thing I will do on it.. I decided to ask this time since yall said the one I bought before was trash lol.. Not looking for a godly one.. just one yall wont call trash for the parts in my computer..

http://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Continuous-Delivery-Supply-ATX12V-W0379RU/dp/B002RWJGHC/ref=sr_1_4?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1325115647&sr=1-4

The parts in my computer I built 2 years ago

http://secure.newegg.com/WishList/PublicWishDetail.aspx?WishListNumber=9056148

And the one that died after a week..

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002G1YPHK?tag=tealiq-20

The money I have is on amazon gift balance.. so cant spend somewhere else

Eisregen

Germany967 Posts

December 28 2011 23:46 GMT

corsair is pretty good, Seasonic, any BeQuiet PSU is awesome aswell.
500W would be pretty much overkill right now, but also puts you really on the safe side for the future.

Oh and that Thermaltake should be fine

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

December 28 2011 23:49 GMT

No. Just get a Capstone for $60: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182066

Powster

United States650 Posts

December 28 2011 23:49 GMT

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-500-Watt-Certified-Compatible-Platforms/dp/B004W2T2U6/ref=sr_1_45?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1325114350&sr=1-45

I also saw this one.. but it seemed in the reviews lots were dead on arrival.. and I couldnt find if it was ATX

Eisregen

Germany967 Posts

December 28 2011 23:57 GMT

Enlighten me please, what is bad about the Thermaltake?

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

December 29 2011 00:08 GMT

Because it's an old HEC.

If you really really need to purchase from Amazon than just purchase a Corsair CX430 or XFX Core Edition 450. Though I think its much smarter to purchase from Newegg as there's some decent deals around right now.

Shikyo

Finland33997 Posts

December 29 2011 00:10 GMT

that cx 500 at 50$ is decent if you need to buy from amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/PRO450W-Wired-Bronze-Power-Supply/dp/B004RJ8EIA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325117372&sr=8-1

Personally I'd go with this though I think.

Myrmidon

United States9452 Posts

December 29 2011 00:12 GMT

The HEC-built TR2 power supplies are ones to avoid. It's not the worst junk out there, but why bother with an inferior product that isn't built well and runs out of specification if you run it to its advertised limits? The newer 80 plus bronze TR2 units from FSP are okay, but overpriced to the point that nobody should bother.

Eisregen

Germany967 Posts

December 29 2011 00:18 GMT

Oh dear, so that's one of those OEM PSUs which gets a brand on it? Guess I need to search for a list of those "behind the brand" manufacturers

Powster

United States650 Posts

December 29 2011 00:21 GMT

#10

So should I get the one shikyo posted? No one has reviewed it on amazon.. Or the corsair one?

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

December 29 2011 00:22 GMT

#11

There are only a few power supply manufacturers.. Seasonic, FSP, Super Flower, Enermax, Delta, and CWT are some.

Corsair, Antec, XFX, BeQuiet are all rebranded Seasonic, FSP, Super Flower, Delta, CWT, etc.

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

December 29 2011 00:25 GMT

#12

On December 29 2011 09:21 Powster wrote:
So should I get the one shikyo posted? No one has reviewed it on amazon.. Or the corsair one?

If you want consumer reviews than just look at Newegg. It's either going to be "its dead" or "it works" ....

It's a cut down Seasonic S12II so yes its a good unit, here's a jonnyguru review of the original unit: http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=NDReviews&op=Story&reid=224

Eisregen

Germany967 Posts

December 29 2011 00:27 GMT

#13

BeQuiet is a bit different though, as far as I know, they got their own design but FSP produces their stuff.

Edit: That's what I was lookin for -> http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,review-32187.html

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

December 29 2011 00:30 GMT

#14

BeQuiet isn't different than any other brand. They just put their name on slightly modified FSP, Seasonic, and HEC units.

Eisregen

Germany967 Posts

December 29 2011 00:33 GMT

#15

Then that article states wrong facts doesnt it? Because it actually comfirmes what I knew so far

skyR

Canada13817 Posts

December 29 2011 00:41 GMT

#16

Tomshardware = terrible website

It's a known fact that both Antec and Corsair do not design. All of their units are slightly modified variants or completely identical to that of a Seasonic, CWT, Delta, etc. Be Quiet is no different.

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