Which Psu Antec Or Akasa

[angel_of_death57]

Hi,
Well i have a crappy 300W right now and voltages are not great so i been looking around and i narrowed down to these 2. Sorry for huge info and all that. For quiteness i might go for Akasa but for performance and power the antec.


Akasa 460W Active PFC 12cm Fan Ultra Quiet PSU - Black Nickel (CA-003-AK)
- Full range 460 watts PSU
- Designed for AMD Athlon XP, Athlon 64, Intel P4 & EPS 12V for AMD Opteron & Intel Xeon
- Includes ATX 20-pin to EPS 24-pin Cable Adapter
- Energy saving Active PFC
- Ultra quiet 12cm black 2 ball bearing fan
- 18 dB(A) at normal load
- Auto thermal fan control
- Dual 12 Volt rails
- Short circuit protection on each channel
- Hi-efficiency- 75% at full load
- 3.3V and 5V combned load 210W
- Quick release 4-pin power connectors
- Two SATA PSU connectors
- Anti corrosive nickel black coating
- Black mesh cable wrap
- Auto switching voltage
- Dim: 150 x 140 x 86mm

£59.95




Antec TruePower 480W PSU (CA-017-AN)
TruePower from Antec is the most advanced line of PC power supplies from the company that has led the way in power supply design and quality since 1986. These power supplies feature dedicated output circuitry for each voltage so that each output delivers maximum power whenever you need it. To make sure these voltages stay accurate, TruePower also includes voltage feedback circuitry to improve system stability Thanks to Antec New Low Noise Technology, system noise is substantially reduced, too. The power supply fans run at the lowest speed appropriate to load and conditions, controlled by an advanced temperature response system that outperforms previous solutions. Dedicated Fan Only power connectors allow TruePower power supplies to control the speed of case fans, too, thus reducing total system noise.

- Dedicated output circuitry for each voltage output, overcomes the limitations of combined output of traditional design
- Voltage Feedback to maintain accurate voltage to all components
- Antec Low Noise Technology achieves the optimum balance between noise reduction and necessary cooling
- ATX12V for AMD and Intel based systems including P4
- PFC - Environmentally Friendlier
- Two double ball bearing fans
- Gold plated connectors

£62.50

[Virtualbody1234]

My vote goes to Antec.

How do you figure the Akasa would be quieter?

[angel_of_death57]

120mm fan unlike the 2 80mm fans on antec

[clocker]

I like the Akasa.

I have only had one Antec ( so my experience is limited) and it had a terrible 12v rail...bounced all over from 11.7 to 12.2.
My Aspire ( on the identical setup) is rock solid at 11.99v.

Maybe I had a lemon, but the Antec didn't impress me at all.

[Virtualbody1234]

Originally posted by angel_of_death57@25 July 2004 - 06:30
120mm fan unlike the 2 80mm fans on antec

It has one 80mm and one 92mm.

[angel_of_death57]

well both had good reviews from what i been reading the akasa did not have a problem when all rails full of components hardly a change in voltage. I can get the akasa with a very nice blue led fan which would look nice with my future mods thought. read yellow led fan and front green led and green cold cathode just above front grill will look very nice.

[angel_of_death57]

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234+25 July 2004 - 13:47--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (Virtualbody1234 @ 25 July 2004 - 13:47)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-angel_of_death57@25 July 2004 - 06:30
120mm fan unlike the 2 80mm fans on antec

It has one 80mm and one 92mm. [/b][/quote]
ah i did not know that which is the 92 the intake or exhaust i could go forthe antec it has 480w

[clocker]

Now you&#39;ve lost me.
Making a hardware decision based on fan color seems silly to me...get the best hardware you can and use lights to tart up the case if you must.

[angel_of_death57]

Well i want the best performance which do you think akasa or antec

[Virtualbody1234]

Originally posted by angel_of_death57+25 July 2004 - 06:51--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (angel_of_death57 @ 25 July 2004 - 06:51)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>

Originally posted by Virtualbody1234@25 July 2004 - 13:47
<!--QuoteBegin-angel_of_death57

@25 July 2004 - 06:30
120mm fan unlike the 2 80mm fans on antec

It has one 80mm and one 92mm.

ah i did not know that which is the 92 the intake or exhaust i could go forthe antec it has 480w [/b][/quote]
The intake is the 92mm one.

I have to agree with clocker. A decision based on bling bling seems silly to me also.