enough power for sweet rig?

Bradan

Bradan

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after christmas im selling my computer, building a new one.

will this Antec SmartPower 500 Watt

power:

Gigabyte S3 - core 2 duo mobo
core 2 duo 6400 (oc'd to 3ghz)
2gb ddr2 800 5-5-5-12
Radeon 1950 pro
250gb western digital hard drive 16mb cache
dvd bruner
3 usb devices
fans/cathodes

if not i need suggestions
 
As PC Eye said, it will work but there are better choices. The TPIII 550 isn't bad, although i'd disagree about it being a match for the NeoHE.

For the system in question, my $70 would be spent on an Enhance 5150GH.
 
ceewi1 said:
As PC Eye said, it will work but there are better choices. The TPIII 550 isn't bad, although i'd disagree about it being a match for the NeoHE.

For the system in question, my $70 would be spent on an Enhance 5150GH.
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I knew you would jump in on that one! :P Why do you think I mentioned the NeoHE model?! :D
 
PC eye said:
I knew you would jump in on that one! :P Why do you think I mentioned the NeoHE model?! :D
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Hehe, To be perfectly honest, I think the NeoHEs are decent medium quality units, but overpriced for what you're getting (with the exception of the occasional discount/rebate offer). It costs more than the Trio for a reason, though, and getting the price down was a key concern for Antec when they went back to Seasonic for the Trio series (hence the reason the Seasonic built Antecs are nowhere near the quality of the 'true' Seasonic units, such as the Corsair, PC P&C and Seasonic's own). The NeoHE also has the modular interface :D.

All in all, the NeoHE is better, but not worth the extra money (IMO). That $110 will buy you a Corsair HX520W, OCZ GameXStream 600W, or any number of Silverstone units, all of which are better quality.

The Trio i'd put in the 'bang for the buck' category - lots of power (that he doesn't really need) for the price, but not top quality. Undoubtedly better than the Smartpowers, though.
 
lhuser said:
If you want to spend higher, I'd recommend you this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817163112

This is pure quality and good reviews.
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Let's see how Silvestone and Antec do on a revised and updated power supply "GOOD vs BADDIE" list. :eek: :confused:


Good:
Akasa PaxPower - Antec(except Smart Power models) - Astec - AOpen - Channel Well - Coolermaster - Enermax
- Enlight - Fortron Source (Sparkle) - HEC - Hi-Power - Jeantech - NSpire - OCZ Technology - PC Power & Cooling - PowerMan
- Seasonic - SilenX - SilverStone - Tagan - TTGI/SuperFlower - Vantec - Zippy / Emacs - Verax - Zalman
- Corsair

Bad:
Allied - Antec Smart Power models(recommend True Power or NeoHE) - Aspire - CoolMax - DEER - EYE-T
- KingStar - L&C - Linkworld - Logisys - PowerMagic - PowerUp - Powmax - Q-Tec - Raidmax - Skyhawk - Star
- Turbolink - Ultra - ThermalTake

You're safe! Silverstone made the "good side". :D
 
lhuser said:
If you want to spend higher, I'd recommend you this one:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817163112

This is pure quality and good reviews.
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You don't have to spend that much for it: http://deadeyedata.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7_33&products_id=97

It's actually a tough call between that unit and the ST50EF-Plus (both of which are very similarly priced). The ST56F puts out a little more power (that isn't really needed in this case) (same on the +12V, though), but the ST50EF-Plus is based on the newer series, with higher efficiency. The Enhance 5150GH I recommended earlier is basically an OEM version of the ST50EF-Plus. The Silverstone gives you sleeved cables and a 3 year warranty (vs the Enhance's 1 year), but the lower price on the Enhance is appealing.

Whichever way you look at it, all three are great units and solidly recommended.

Bad: Ultra - ThermalTake
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This is where these sorts of lists become problematic. Ultra and Thermaltake have both released some terrible units, but also have some great ones. I wouldn't include either company on a known bad list.

Antec Smart Power models(recommend True Power or NeoHE)
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Don't get me wrong on this one, the SPs aren't bad PSUs (from the point of view that if you have one, it's stable and unlikely to damage a system). There have been recent QC issues, and i'd be hesitant to recommend people purchase them, but don't really think they deserve a place on the known bad list.

You're safe! Silverstone made the "good side".
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Naturally, there's an enormous quality difference between units on a 'good list', and even between different series with the same manufacturer (take Silverstone, for instance, all of their units are good, but the Etasis built Zeus' are significantly better than the Enhance built Striders/Elements)
 
well im shopping in canada, seems the best deal i can find is the

neo he 500 watt for 100$ or the corsair 520 for 130$ which isnt in stock on directcanada.ca

find me a good one for 100-130 in stock on directcanada, they are absolutely the cheapest in canada
 
ive also been looking at the enermax liberty 500 (125$ CAD)

3.3@28
5v@30
12v1@22
12v2@22

-I dislike the look of the modular cabling and the colour
-I like the 120mm Dual ball bearing Fan and guard

the 500 watt neo HE (107$ CAD)

3.3V@23A
5V@17A
12V1@17A
12V2@17A
12V3@17A

-I dislike the colour, plain steel

which is a better buy? Consider this is all my savings, i am 15, also this is a purely gaming rig
 
nvm every1 ive decided on the corsair hw-520 watt

+3.3@24A
+5V@24A
+12V1@18A
+12V2@18A
+12V3@18A

125$ CAD on directcanada, that beats neweggs price of 120$ us at about 110$ us :)
 
Bradan said:
nvm every1 ive decided on the corsair hw-520 watt

+3.3@24A
+5V@24A
+12V1@18A
+12V2@18A
+12V3@18A

125$ CAD on directcanada, that beats neweggs price of 120$ us at about 110$ us :)
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That should work out you without a hitch. You'll find the average supply now sees 18A on the 12v rails with the 5v and 3.3v seeing the increase to 20A and 24A. I still haven't got around to putting a TP II 550w in the case here yet.
 
Trust me... you didnt make a bad choice with the Corsair PSU.. I have the HX620W, and i can honestly say its the best PSU i've ever seen so far (irl that is :) )

edit: not to mention that the corsairs Amperages are at 50*C.. most brands Amperages are at 20*C.. so they would be lower on 50*C, wich is a quite normal temp for a PSU :)
 
PC eye said:
Let's see how Silvestone and Antec do on a revised and updated power supply "GOOD vs BADDIE" list. :eek: :confused:


Good:
Akasa PaxPower - Antec(except Smart Power models) - Astec - AOpen - Channel Well - Coolermaster - Enermax
- Enlight - Fortron Source (Sparkle) - HEC - Hi-Power - Jeantech - NSpire - OCZ Technology - PC Power & Cooling - PowerMan
- Seasonic - SilenX - SilverStone - Tagan - TTGI/SuperFlower - Vantec - Zippy / Emacs - Verax - Zalman
- Corsair

Bad:
Allied - Antec Smart Power models(recommend True Power or NeoHE) - Aspire - CoolMax - DEER - EYE-T
- KingStar - L&C - Linkworld - Logisys - PowerMagic - PowerUp - Powmax - Q-Tec - Raidmax - Skyhawk - Star
- Turbolink - Ultra - ThermalTake

You're safe! Silverstone made the "good side". :D
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That's the thing: I own that POS of Smartpower.
 
Well I thought you were decided on the Corsair model. The Silverstone you mentioned earlier also made the safe list as the alternative the... "lesser(loser) model" you had been looking at. I've never had any problem with any Antec model used here. But that has always been the TP line not the SP models. You have the choice now if you are on a tight budget to either shelf the SP 500w model and wait or run it temporarily to see how things go with it. At the first sign of "any" problem you simply dump it.

If you were "going to buy" one that you didn't already have(like we thought) advice to go with a different model or make and model has been given. You can save it for a backup supply or sell it to someone with a lesser build and in need of a working supply. Don't feel bad I still have a few 300w and 350w models as well as the 430w out of the last build taking up space.
 
What ceewi1 is stating there is that we have more specific preferences on models for different types of builds. Personally the TP3 650w is looking good for a "maxed out" type of case with all kinds of hardwares running. But for the average build even with gaming in mind the above 450w to under 600w models usually handle anything at stock.

Later if and when you decided to add things like scanners, web cams, firewire devices, sata arrays, whatever where you place a large demand on the supply then you would look into a better upgrade there. I won't put the TP II 550w in here until I add in a sata array and boost the cpu. The 480w is doing well here. You shouuld be able to see the SP 500w work for you. Work with it as long as works for you. When it doesn't follow the previous advice.
 
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