On Fri, 24 Dec 2004 00:49:52 +0800, ian sison (mailing list) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I respectfully disagree here. Not all power supplies are created > equal. If you don't specify a PS brand to your vendor, they will > scrimp on the PS and give you a low-cost, low-quality, possibly > under-rated PS, which will run for a while but will be the first part > to go over time.
Well, i did say "average" and not "low-cost" power supply. For me, average power supply would be: Antec TruePower True330 Enermax 300W EG301P series Kingwin KWI-350W Thermaltake Silent PurePower series Those are the "low end" of the "high end" PS makers for the desktop anyways. > First the PS fan stops, then if you are not > monitoring it, the heat will take its toll on the internal components > of the PS. That's why i implement my own mod scheme on my desktop, remove the 2 power supply fans of my PS and put a 120mm smart fan with speed detection and connect it to the motherboard directly. That way, i can monitor it and do subsequent action if the rpm is 0 or low. > We'd had clone servers bog down due to PS problems, so when it > ordering time comes, we've proven that HEC or Enermax PS do make a > difference despite the higher prices. They have high quality fans > (even dual fans for that purpose), and better quality components make > for a longer lifetime. And my example i think added to the confusion about the 386 clones. Those clones PS btw, are humongous good, high quality, built-like-a-tank PS created 10 years ago for this 386 clones. Not those cheap commodity clones of today. They don't make it what they used to be. regards, Andre -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
