Is this Power supply any good?

Save yourself some money and go for a known make and model would be the advice here. That's an offname that may or may not be made by a name brand in order to stock an item. For a 700w supply seeing a good price(less then paid for here) the OCZ GameXStream model can be seen at http://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/PID-MX12599(ME).aspx

Depending on the type of build there reviewing the sticky on supplies is another idea to consider while that's a far better deal on a good make seen at the link above. http://www.computerforum.com/90118-useful-psu-case-guides.html
 
I'm using that model. It's actually not that bad, surprisingly enough. It does what I need it to do. I like it because it has an EPS 12V connection on it (for server boards) and really long leads. It also stays quite cool. However, it seems to have plenty of power for a fully loaded SLI rig and I've had no crashes with it yet.. *knocks on wood*

It's every bit as good as some of the other mainstream models, such as a number of the Antec and OCZ (both of which have Chinese OEMS making many of their PSUs anyways). Yeah, you'll be happy with it. It's not "uber awesome" or anything, but if that's what you want, PC Power and Cooling is what you're after.
 
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Antec's newer TPQ models are made by Enhance. That line sees 850w models there you might use on a gaming rig. You would be surprised to find out that even names like PC Power and Cooling are outsourced elsewhere. Someone simply slaps a retail name on them.
 
About the price... It's a close call. The Antec TruePower Trio 650 v2.2 is a similar price (a tad cheaper) and not any better.
 
I'm judging by the $170CAD that the OP quoted. With a quick look through directcanada.com, I see the Corsair TX750, PC Power and Cooling Silencer 750W and Antec Quattro 850W at a lower price. Those would be some of my top recommendations if you're looking to spend $170CAD on a PSU. Of course, whether or not you need to spend that much depends on your system specs.
 
That's precisely the point there. I could run the new build here easily with the 480W model I ran in the last build until replacing it with the 550w Antec TP II there. But the idea of a much heftier OCZ 700w model leaves room for expansion.

As you will remember I was also looking at the Corsair HX620 but saw the $167US compared to the $135+ seen on the 700w supply by OCZ then. Price shopping however is the best way to find the supply that meets the needs and yet isn't "overpriced".

Didn't you mention that the Antec TP3 550 and 650w models were lower end Seasonics awhile back?
 
ceew1, while I agree I suspect the reason that the fellow is asking is because that's all that's available to him. In some areas you can't get anything else. If he's limited to the likes of Future Crap and The Never Ending Sales Pitch, that would be his best bet (considering the rest of their PSU selection is far worse garbage with a high price tag).
 
That looks alot like a retail store/chain perhaps having a web site for online orders rather then a site like TigerDirect.CA or memoryexpress where you get socked with the hgh instore retail prices even when ordering online or perhaps mail ordering.

The switch to that rule was seeing FRYS having a good sale price on the Antec 900 cases for about $80 while newegg still saw $140- since that is a retail chain in the US. Locality and who can ship to a more remote location can play a big role. The idea there however would be see who else is able to provide things in order to have other and even better options to look over.
 
Newegg doesn't ship to Canada... People really need to consider these things before making recommendations.

Also, depending on the region, many of these specialized PSUs are not available. I'm an OCZ dealer... I could get it for him, but the thing is that you guys also have to consider warranty issues before spouting brands...

If a PSU fails, you have to send it half way around the world to get it replaced. How that makes any sense is totally beyond me. You work with what you have available to you in your area to keep downtime to a minimum. If he buys it at Future Crap, yes, he'll pay a bit more, but he'll get a decent PSU and he'll be able to swap it out in minutes, as opposed to days.

Minimizing downtime is ALWAYS more important than saving $10, and thus why "700w supply seeing a good price" is useless advice. No offence to the poster. PSUs fail. Wisdom considers that when making recommendations.
 
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Well, I'm slowly upgrading my computer so I can play better games and I bought a EVGA e-geforce 8800 GT, but I only had a 300W power supply in my computer so I had to upgrade that as well. And I don't have a credit card or paypal so I had to buy it at a store and this was the best one I could find where I live. (I don't live in a big city :p)

I don't need a really good power supply and I don't mind having to pay extra money for it. I just want to know if this will run smoothly and not melt my PC!!! XD

Oh, and I'm going to get paypal so I can buy my future parts from tigerdirect.ca :D
 
Some places like TigerDirect.CA may also take money orders once you have an account setup. While waiting for PayPal that would be one thing to look into before making any final decision. Here Ive had to run into retail stores and pay out bigger money to get a system going again.

Try ordering a case with a supply and see that quit during the first two weeks and have to run out to a local store for one. At the time that was a fast buy on an Antec 430w model nothing to write home about there. But that same supply is still powering the old 2004 build to see 98 run on it for a troubled teen still needing an education! No games there with older word processing tools etc. only.
 
Yeah, it's fine. Like I said, I have one myself and it's performed quite suitably. My rig is pretty heavy duty as well, yet it performs fine.
 
When originally getting out of 180 and 250w supplies commonly included with cases espeicially the older prebuilds like IBMs I kept running into Antec in any local retail or office supply store. While seeing the new TPQ models out they were too much over what was actually needed even for multitasking and additional hardwares like drives and expansion cards. Getting into a reliable supply being stable from good regulation is really the key thing to look at.
 
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