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Name: Deimos
Date: February 11, 2008 at 03:42:34 Pacific
OS: Windows XP SP2
CPU/Ram: AMD Athlon x2 2.6Ghz / 2G
Product: Custom Made
Comment:

That's right, a new PSU.

After months of having the same problem of the computer shuting down in several games(and a hole bunch of trips to shop too), I've decided to trow away my *&$#*%# LC-POWER PSU get myself a new one...

The only brand I know for sure is good is Cooler Master, but I dont want do get fooled again so i'm asking you for good deals...One shop told me about a "Enermax" with 570W at 70€ but as I said before, I dont know...

Please sugest Products from this site:
www.kuantokusta.pt

Best Regards

Deimos


AMD ATHLON X2 5200 2.6ghz



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Response Number 1
Name: jam
Date: February 11, 2008 at 07:09:34 Pacific
Reply:

"The only brand I know for sure is good is Cooler Master"

And who told you that?? Cooler Master is OK, but not as good as Enermax, Antec or BFG. The site you posted isn't in English & from what I can tell, the PSU specs aren't listed anyway. You're gonna have to do your own homework:

http://www.enermaxusa.com/psu.php

http://www.antec.com/us/pro_powerSu...

http://www.bfgtech.com/product.aspx...

http://www.coolermaster.com/product...

Since your last marathon post about PSUs, the power requirements for gaming systems have changed. PSUs with multiple +12v rails are no longer considered the best way to go. The recommendation now is to get a PSU with a single +12v rail with very high amperage.

"A large, single 12-volt rail (without a 240VA limit) can transfer 100% of the 12-volt output from the PSU to the computer, while a multi-rail 12-volt design has distribution losses of up to 30% of the power supply's rating. Those losses occur because power literally gets "trapped" on under-utilized rails. For example, if the 12-volt rail that powers the CPU is rated for 17 amps and the CPU only uses 7A, the remaining 10A is unusable, since it is isolated from the rest of the system."

http://www.pcpower.com/technology/m...


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Response Number 2
Name: Sabertooth
Date: February 11, 2008 at 18:43:33 Pacific

Response Number 3
Name: jam
Date: February 11, 2008 at 19:38:39 Pacific
Reply:

I didn't even notice that several pages of PSUs were available on that site.

Silverstone is one manufacturer that has gone with a single +12v rail on many of it's units...Corsair is another.

What is 164,95 €? Is that 164.95 Euros? That's a lot of money for a PSU. The Corsair VX-550W is only 93,50 €...lol

http://www.kuantokusta.pt/Caixas-Fo...

http://www.corsair.com/products/vx....


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