OT - Power Supply 300w or 400w?
I'm buying a new computer - upgrade option available to get 400w power supply versus standard 300w. Benefits? Thanks/Chip -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT - Power Supply 300w or 400w?
On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Chip Rose wrote: I'm buying a new computer - upgrade option available to get 400w power supply versus standard 300w. Benefits? Thanks/Chip System specifications? Type of each power supply? You could be getting a cheap junk 400w instead of a good 300w, for all we know. Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT - Power Supply 300w or 400w?
Chip Rose said: I'm buying a new computer - upgrade option available to get 400w power supply versus standard 300w. Benefits? raw wattage doesn't mean much in some power supplies(e.g. the cheap shit ones). I personally use PC power Cooling Exclusively. I have: 2 TurboCool 450ATXs 1 TurboCool 425ATX 2 TurboCool 300ATXs 1 UltraQuiet 180AT they are top quality. there are some other good quality brands as well, be sure to get a good one, /. has an article linking to some review at tom's hardware about power supplies(bad article IMO). Just don't get one of them $15 400watt power supplies, chances are its a piece of crap. and of course never connect a computer to the wall without a UPS, for lowcost, high quality UPSs I reccomend Cyberpower they offer a great AVR range(700VA-1500VA) which run great, I have 2 900AVRs and 1 1500AVR. nate -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT - Power Supply 300w or 400w?
Chip writes: I'm buying a new computer - upgrade option available to get 400w power supply versus standard 300w. Benefits? None, if you don't need it. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT - Power Supply 300w or 400w?
25/10/2002 17:03:19, Chip Rose [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 400w power supply versus standard 300w. Benefits? Only thing i can think of is possibly better stabillity when overclocking but you will only notice the differnce if the alternative is seriously insufficient. I have a 250w psu powering 2x500mhzCeles which works fine. -- hugh -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT - Power Supply 300w or 400w?
tomshardware.com had a review of 20 some-odd different power supplies. check it out: http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/02q4/021021/index.html --Patrick On Fri, 2002-10-25 at 10:40, John Hasler wrote: Chip writes: I'm buying a new computer - upgrade option available to get 400w power supply versus standard 300w. Benefits? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: OT - Power Supply 300w or 400w?
On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Hugh Saunders wrote: Only thing i can think of is possibly better stabillity when overclocking but you will only notice the differnce if the alternative is seriously insufficient. I have a 250w psu powering 2x500mhzCeles which works fine. I've got a 300w Enermax(swiped out of a full tower case) running a P4/2.53 on an ASUS P4B-533E, with 4 Quantum AS's, 1 D740X's, and a Quantum LM,(all 7200rpm drives), ranging from 15 to 60 gig, and a DDS-4 tape drive. Runs fine, runs very cool as well, which is probably due to the 57 degree ambient temperature in the room, and the two power supply fans mounted with cable ties in the front of the case :) Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
