thanx Kataro!!..

welcome dude...read more in the first few page and googling around will make you more understand on those stuff...

PC PNC (now OCZ) makes very high quality product which based on server/workstation quality standards. Their PSU delivers stable power output almost zero ripples. I'm not really keen to that type of model because it uses 80mm fan which makes it noisier than others. If u really like PC PNC then pick Silencer product line, more efficient and queiter.
Answer for your questions:
1) if your PC power consumption is 500W, it will draw much more because the PSU isnt 100% efficient. Let say your PSU has 80% eff, then it will suck the power from TNB around 625W.
2) Choosing UPS depends on total power consumption of your PC (Speaker+Monitor+CPU).



Slightly different because dependencies are based on PSU efficiency and hardware power consumption.

EDIT
Vantec change to OCZ

This post has been edited by campsol2k: Jun 3 2008, 05:32 PM

Hello guys,

Wanna ask ; 1 voltan = ___watt ??

P= IV

V = P/I

u must know the current..iinm..correct me if i'm wrong..hee~

ie.......vantec = good???

im deciding over which to get now
vantec 430watt VS acbel E2 510w VS gigabyte superb 550w

a few plus points i found during my research

vantec:
- ~rm215
-fully sleeved (blue) + matte brush stroke black casing (good visual)
-22A rating on 12V
-2yrs warranty
-rather new.....no review yet from local user.....but there is one from hardwarezone.sg


acbel:
-~rm170
-limited lifetime warranty
-well known for its performance and very much recomended
-18A rating for 12V

gigabyte:
-~rm210
- *black casing + fully sleeved* (no actual pic yet....based on my email to gigabyte website)
--18A rating for 12V
-manufactured by ACBEL....for GIGABYTE (x-bit lab review)
-1yr limited warranty


p/s: wish i could have included review sites and pics but i replied tis thread in d fast reply box onli......too lazy =P

I'm planning to buy a Cooler Master Extreme Power 550W PSU. However, I'm having second thoughts after reading the sea of complaints regarding the noise it makes (apparently it is as loud as a fighter jet).

Some claim that the fan is always at full blast while others claim that the fan blade is hitting the PSU grille.

Any Cooler Master Extreme Power owners out there who can verify these claims??

I'm planning to run this PSU together with an AMD Athlon X2 4600+, XFX 9600GT 512 MB, 1 HDD and 1 DVD-RW.

thanks for answering,,
solved my doubt

did u ...feel fan or hdd make weird sound...?

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Added on May 31, 2008, 7:13 pmcontradict to 1st page statement about 80% advantage..

This post has been edited by Tanakwagu_noh: May 31 2008, 07:13 PM

owh. What do you mean by 80% advantage? care to explain.

ahh.. i guess u don't fully understand how PSU works.
My statement isn't contradict with any 1st page statements.

This post has been edited by campsol2k: Jun 1 2008, 01:10 PM

Hi guys, is having a large single 12V rail really better than multiple rails? I'm considering getting either:

1. OCZ STEALTHXSTREAM 600W PSU OCZ600SXS; or

2. PC Power & Cooling 61EPS 610W

After reading some reviews, both come highly recommended and the main differences I can tell are that PCPNC uses better components and also the single rail, but reviewers don't seem to put much emphasis on the single rail feature. Is it something I should consider?

hello guys

i have 1 Q - what is the meaning of 600watt peak power value? I saw it on my old powerlogic PSU

mean the most it can output is 600W...but for powerlogic psu, when it load till output 600W, it will be overload already...and ur hardware will be in danger... when buy psu, always look for true power one...dun look at the peak power...check out the first few post in this thread to understand more...

CPU: INTEL Core2 Duo E8400

Motherboard: gigabyte ep35-ds3

Ram: 2 X 2gb Kingston Value Ram

VGA: Gecube 3870 TurboIII

HDD: Seagate 500gb

Monitor: 19inch (help me on this please)viewsonic 1940

Optical Drive: Pioneer DVDRW

Casing:cm590

Can PSU: Silverstone 400w rm140 support this rig?
Thx in advance

hmm...might but i not sure. anyway do you that willing to endanger your other pc part by saving a few hundred? no right?

acbel E2 510 may serve RM 205. if you're in tight budget.
or acbel i-power 510.
or else silverstone 560w or other equivalent product.

so 500 w the best choice? How about cooler master extreme power 500w.Can it support?

basically i don't support cm extreme power.. extreme power series concern on +5v and +3.3v rail but not +12v rail. in the end it might not have enough amp for +12v rail.

since cm extreme power din give exact amount for +12v rail, sorry, i can't tell you whether it can support or not.

*what i know is based on the factory label to find out whether the psu is good enough to support the pc or not. you may wait for more experience ppl to tell you.

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Can anyone help me with this?

Both are very good PSU. But PC PNC is better. If you got the cash, PC PNC is way to go.

@LiMcZ

pm lehteck......."acbel E2 510WATT"........rm170
lifetime warranty