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Which Power Supply

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  • 19-10-2007 1:19pm
    #1
    jonski
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    I always struggle with the psu question as I never really fully understood the whole "12v rail" thingy .

    I am doing a bit of chopping and changing over the weekend and I have 2 power supply units .

    Trust Dual Fan 570w

    Antec Neo HE500w

    1: for an AMD2 Athlon 64 X2 3800 , 2gigs 800mhz ram , 500 gig hd , ati 1950 pro 512
    2: for AMD Athlon 64 3800 , 2 gig pc3200 ram ,120 gig hd , bfg 7600gt 256

    Logic would tell me to put the 570w in the faster pc , but I am aware that my logic can quiet often be flawed .

    So , any advice ?


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    uberpixie
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    Test both, see which one makes the least amount of noise under load and use that in your main machine.

    570W dodgy brand Vs 550W good brand:I know I prob would go with the antec myself as it is a good brand and are stable and usually do exactly what they say on the tin.


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    TerrorFirmer
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    I would also take the Antec for the better machine, though I actually used of those exact Trust PSU's before, decent bit of kit and has good rails. Nice and cheap as well...


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    py2006
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    I just got a Corsair 620w today! I literaly just opened the box now! The feckers come with a 2 prong plug though on the mains cable!


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    uberpixie
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    py2006 wrote: »
    I just got a Corsair 620w today! I literaly just opened the box now! The feckers come with a 2 prong plug though on the mains cable!

    Same thing happened when I got a seasonic 600W.

    By rights we should be getting the UK kettle lead with it, but it's just easier and less time consuming to scrounge up a kettle lead somewhere else then complain:rolleyes:.


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    Anti
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    use the antec new with the higher spec pc, as the rails are much stronger.


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    jonski
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    Thanks for that folks ...go with the Antec then for main pc .

    ps: keep an eye out for my "emergency" threads tomorrow !


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    HungryJoey
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    I'd go with the antec any day. That Trust PSU reminds me of the old "Qtec" Power supplys that komplett, maplin etc.. use to sell. They were unbelivably - Crap! Had used a few of them, they all weighed about as much as a match box and sounded like a hair dryer.

    Antec, anyday.

    Hj


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