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$lacker
Sep 26th, 2009, 10:20 AM
Rosewill RP550-2 550W ATX12V v2.01 Power Supply
$35 off, free shipping
Just ordered one, came to less than $60 all together
http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182017
Hallandale
Sep 26th, 2009, 11:18 AM
OCZ StealthXStream 500w is down to $30 often. Better going with that because of the brand.
The 600w version goes to 50 or so.
biztyke
Sep 26th, 2009, 01:06 PM
you need to do research. that rosewill is one of the cheapest(quality wise) PSUs out there, that particular model over inflates it's 5v rail in order to up it's wattage rating while leaving the 12v rail relatively weak. they also have a reputation for unreliability.
the OCZ mentioned is better, that model is made by FSP and gets generally positive reviews. but do not take that to mean the brand OCZ produces only good PSUs, many of them are produced by lower end manufacturers and aren't very good at all.
with any power supply, do research on the specific model. do not assume just because of the brand that they are good,
bogey
Sep 26th, 2009, 02:12 PM
Not 80plus certified, so there is no guarantee that you will have >=80% efficiency.
80plus also has the collateral requirements of high power factor. The Rosewill is missing PFC circuitry, (saves you no money (unless you're charged according to your power factor (commercial/industrial)), but helps your power company).
This Corsair get good reviews ($33 MIR though).
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=ShowProduct&cmd=pd&pid=015941&cid=PSU.731
$lacker
Sep 26th, 2009, 02:13 PM
Any other decent power supplies currently available cheap?
No mail-in rebates please
babybudha
Sep 26th, 2009, 02:39 PM
not 80plus certified, so there is no guarantee that you will have >=80% efficiency.
80plus also has the collateral requirements of high power factor. The rosewill is missing pfc circuitry, (saves you no money (unless you're charged according to your power factor (commercial/industrial)), but helps your power company).
This corsair get good reviews ($33 mir though).
http://www.canadacomputers.com/index.php?do=showproduct&cmd=pd&pid=015941&cid=psu.731
+1 ftw
lead
Sep 26th, 2009, 03:18 PM
the pc power 470w silencer is a decent reasonably priced psu 39.99, 80plus
fschmeck
Sep 26th, 2009, 06:02 PM
I've had very good experiences with OCZ 600 and 700 StealthExtreme's.
They've also given great customer service when I needed it.