Which PSU?

ceewi1

ceewi1

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I'm looking to upgrade my PSU, and have narrowed it down to these two models (based on what's available locally).

CoolerMaster 450W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817171005
more info: http://www.viperlair.com/reviews/cases/coolermaster/psu/RS450ACLY/

Antec SmartPower II 400W:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103935

At the moment i'm leaning towards the CoolerMaster because of the higher 12V voltage rails (18A & 16A vs 10A & 15A). Also, there's no price difference between the two at the place I am looking to purchase from.

Any suggestions? Anyone think these would be insufficient for my system?

Thanks
 
hey

Hey i would recommend to go with the antec but since ur at that price range mine as well go for the neo-power 480 a bit more expensive by about 20 bucks more and gives ya a bit extra power to run with then the 400 or the 450..and antec is a well known name but i guess so is coolermaster...but up 2 u i guess..
 
Thanks for the advice. I'm quite limited by what I can purchase locally, and being in Australia I can't buy off newegg (and even if I did, by the time I paid postage, currency conversion, etc... it would probably cost more than it's worth). I might strech my budget by another $30AUD And look at the Antec Smartpower 2 500W (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103937).

By the way, does anyone know if there's a big difference between the Antec Smartpower and Antec Truepower series? Would the Antec Smartpower 500W be better than the Antec Truepower 430W (both are the same price)?
 
Check out the amps per line... Watts don't mean as much if you have weak amperage per line. Plus there's duel...shit, I'm too tired to think of the name -.- Where you have two 12v lines. The Truepower might have that.
 
Thanks again, both power supplies have similar 12V rails, and both have duel 12V rails. It seems that the difference lies in the regulation, +-3% for the Truepower and +-5% on the Smartpower. I really should have looked a bit more thoroughly before posting. Thanks agian.

UPDATE: I managed to get an Antec NeoPower 480 on ebay for $81AUD, which is half the price it would cost me in the shop. It's cheaper than either of the power supplies I was looking at earlier, so it seems a real bargain. I'm still waiting for it to arrive, but it should keep me powered for a long time yet!
 
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