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Mïcrösöül°V³
04-27-2004, 11:35 PM
i have a store credit of $39.54 at tigerdirect.com (cuz i returned a defective PSU.) the defective one i returned was an ULTRA 500w with 2 blue led fans. Now the same PSU i had is almost $70.00, i want a PSU with at least 400w, but i dont really know which one. can someone tell me if ULTRA really does suck, or if i got a bad one, or if any of these choices are good:
I have an ASUS P4C800-E Deluxe mobo 3.0ghz P4
4 80mm case fans
3 HDD's
CC lights w/controller
1 CDR
1 3.5
*edit* a Radeon 9500 pro (which is powered also)
how bout these PSU's:
diablotek (sound like a piss poor one to me, but.........) (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=541439&Sku=D15-1001&CatId=1078)
Thermaltake (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=184605&Sku=T925-3002&CatId=1078)
EZ Media (sounds like crap also, but i dont know) (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=713346&Sku=P452-2010&CatId=1078)
tesco
04-27-2004, 11:42 PM
the diablotek one looks pretty cheap...but not sure...i personally wouldnt trust it. id go with a brand name, like thermaltake, enermax, or ANTEC (zapjb's fav.). there are a few others, just cant remember them...
bigdawgfoxx
04-28-2004, 12:10 AM
Enermax and antec are really good.
I have a 500watt Ultra one...it works great for me :D
Mïcrösöül°V³
04-28-2004, 12:17 AM
this one HAS to be good :P
Austin Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=17-168-001&depa=0)
http://www.microsoulv3.com/powers.gif
:lol:
tesco
04-28-2004, 12:20 AM
Originally posted by Mïcrösöül°V³@27 April 2004 - 19:17
this one HAS to be good :P
Austin Power Supply (http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=17-168-001&depa=0)
http://www.microsoulv3.com/powers.gif
:lol:
:lol: nice...but seriously, its probably crap, you could buy some tri-led fans and put them into any quality psu.
atiVidia
04-28-2004, 12:25 AM
d00d if u already have 40 bucks credit at TD get a 200 gig seagate! screw the PSU rite now lol :D
tesco
04-28-2004, 12:27 AM
Originally posted by atiVidia@27 April 2004 - 19:25
d00d if u already have 40 bucks credit at TD get a 200 gig seagate! screw the PSU rite now lol :D
how much is it?
atiVidia
04-28-2004, 12:33 AM
Originally posted by ROSSCO_2004+27 April 2004 - 19:27--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (ROSSCO_2004 @ 27 April 2004 - 19:27)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-atiVidia@27 April 2004 - 19:25
d00d if u already have 40 bucks credit at TD get a 200 gig seagate! screw the PSU rite now lol :D
how much is it? [/b][/quote]
its 150 - 50 dollar mfr rebate
so 1maybe 160 up front for shipping -40 for credit... 120
after 7 weeks, 120 - 50... so 70 dollars. extra after 7 weeks. prolly an extra 120 rite now
here (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4497&Sku=THD-200A2%20P)
btw offer expires 2morow. buy it now tho and u will have the rebate offer for another 30 days...
GET IT!!!
Mïcrösöül°V³
04-28-2004, 12:55 AM
good deal, but i have 200gig of storage rite now, and have ample leftover. if not a psu then i would get another stick of ram. but i really want the PSU cuz i have a puter sitting here doing nuttin. its a P4 1.4ghz...........seems a waste if it aint running.
clocker
04-28-2004, 01:04 AM
Micro, read this... (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=232592)
Mïcrösöül°V³
04-28-2004, 01:27 AM
Originally posted by clocker@27 April 2004 - 19:04
Micro, read this... (http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=232592)
after reading, it seems that the thermaltake would be the best choice.
atiVidia
04-28-2004, 01:32 AM
yea but most of us knew dat b4 hand... we shoulda gotten straight to the point :)
clocker
04-28-2004, 01:33 AM
Fair enough.
Ask a question, evaluate the responses, gather some data and then make your own decision.
In a perfect world it would always work like this.
Of course, Zap hasn't weighed in yet.
Mïcrösöül°V³
04-28-2004, 01:52 AM
i have also joined that forum so i may ask some questions in there in the future if i need. thx clocker. :)
Mïcrösöül°V³
04-28-2004, 01:54 AM
Originally posted by atiVidia@27 April 2004 - 19:32
yea but most of us knew dat b4 hand... we shoulda gotten straight to the point :)
i also figured you get what ya pay for, and in most cases, buying something you never heard about is usually bad. I just thought someone would have an experience with one or more of the choices i looked at and offer insight. as always, you guys are great. :D
zapjb
04-28-2004, 03:09 AM
Of the ones you suggested...
diablotek (sound like a piss poor one to me, but.........)
Thermaltake
EZ Media (sounds like crap also, but i dont know)
without even using your links TT.
But if there were other choices ..... :lol:
clocker
04-28-2004, 05:40 AM
Oh go ahead JB...you know you want to......
Antec!
Whew.
I know I feel better.
Mïcrösöül°V³
04-28-2004, 08:58 PM
Originally posted by zapjb@27 April 2004 - 21:09
Of the ones you suggested...
diablotek (sound like a piss poor one to me, but.........)
Thermaltake
EZ Media (sounds like crap also, but i dont know)
without even using your links TT.
But if there were other choices ..... :lol:
if they had antec, i would give it a shot, but they seem to only carry mostly garbage psu's. :(
Mïcrösöül°V³
04-28-2004, 09:36 PM
can someone look at all 3 pages and tell me the best choices on them starting here Tigerdirect 400w PSU's (http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/category/category_slc.asp?CatId=1078)
zapjb
04-28-2004, 11:19 PM
Of all those I'd either get the ThermalTake or the Vantec each @ $79.99.
I was unfamiliar with the others. Therefore unwilling to either save money and or risk my system on them.
But why only TigerDirect?
Mïcrösöül°V³
04-29-2004, 01:28 AM
Originally posted by zapjb@28 April 2004 - 17:19
But why only TigerDirect?
cuz i have a store credit of $39.54 (usd)
zapjb
04-29-2004, 02:45 AM
er er I forgot. :lol:
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