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Name: TrickYAH
Date: October 15, 2006 at 04:27:01 Pacific
Subject: New PSU...
OS: WinXP Pro
CPU/Ram: X2 4400 / 2GB
Model/Manufacturer: custom
Comment:

Hi,

I'm planning on buying a new PSU, i was looking at this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...

580Watt, ATX2.0, looks nice so what do you guys think about it?

Also, i never had a ATX2.0 PSU before, this one has two +12v rails, is there anything special about connecting components when having two 12v rails?


thanks in advance.


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Response Number 1
Name: jam
Date: October 15, 2006 at 06:27:14 Pacific
Subject: New PSU...
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It's not ATX2.0, it's ATX12V 2.0...there's a difference. And since you didn't list your system specs, it's difficult to say whether a 580W/SLi certified PSU is necessary or not. The PSU has decent specs so it should be fine...it may be overkill for your system though.


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Response Number 2
Name: Sabertooth
Date: October 15, 2006 at 10:11:12 Pacific
Subject: New PSU...
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Assuming this is for a workhorse system, that is likely to be used for things like gaming.

In addition to the dual +12V rail, if the PSU is cool, isn't too noisy & the MBTF is decent enough and it has a great warranty support. It might just be a very good bargain, considering how components (video cards) are getting more power hungry these days.

Like jam wrote - it all depends on the systems components & primary use.


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