what's ur comment on Cooler Master Extreme Power 550watt??

want to ask something ..
+12V1 is 18A and +12V2 is 16A, is it reliable or I have get both with at least 18A?

any suggestion? 450-500W @ RM200-300 is it possible?

Guys, I was planning to get Silverstone OP650 next week. But currently I am thinking to get something modular. Is there any PSU that used single rail and at the same time Modular?

oh ya, my friend told me that modular PSU is not that good. Is that true?

thanks guys

Take PCP&C Turbocool 1KW as an example, the PCP&C is 1000W and utilize single +12V Rail with more than 90AMPs in that one and only +12V Rail.

It's the king of PSU.

C2D E6300
Kingston PC 667 DDR2 1GB*2
WinFast PX 8800GTS 320MB
W.D. 16MB 250GB
Gigabyte 965P DS3
Cooler Master Centurion 530
LG DVDRW 18x

SilverStone Strider 560W or
Enermax FMA Iron Power 535W?

Made a thread a while ago and it was suggested for me to get the Enermax PSU but now after reading a few threads...I wonder if it's enough.

The heaviest? Does it mean Silverstone? Yup Silverstone's color is black, looks a bit elegant and cool while FMAII kinda looks like chapalang although the specs are great. Same price, higher watt and its amps reliable

heaviest psu i've ever seen is FSP Bluestorm series..
weighs around 3kg+

-adios-

single rail is bad, very bad, bad bad bad bad.

if you SLI, Xfire or lots of components, the single rail will be stressed so much  that it explodes!!!!

and burn down your house, kill your family.

multirail is a must for high end system!!! protect your house, protect your family.

8. ARE MULTIPLE 12-VOLT RAILS BETTER THAN A SINGLE 12-VOLT RAIL?
With all the hype about multiple 12-volt rails (ads claim that two rails is better than one, five is better than four, etc.), you'd think it was a better design. Unfortunately, it's not!

Here are the facts: A large, single 12-volt rail (without a 240VA limit) can transfer 100% of the 12-volt output from the PSU to the computer, while a multi-rail 12-volt design has distribution losses of up to 30% of the power supply's rating. Those losses occur because power literally gets "trapped" on under-utilized rails. For example, if the 12-volt rail that powers the CPU is rated for 17 amps and the CPU only uses 7A, the remaining 10A is unusable, since it is isolated from the rest of the system.

Since the maximum current from any one 12-volt rail of a multiple-rail PSU is limited to 20 amps (240VA / 12 volts = 20 amps), PCs with high-performance components that draw over 20 amps from the same rail are subject to over-current shutdowns. With power requirements for multiple processors and graphics cards continuing to grow, the multiple-rail design, with its 240VA limit per rail, is basically obsolete.

PC Power and Cooling is once again leading the industry. All of our power supplies now feature a large, single 12-volt rail. The design is favored by major processor and graphics companies, complies with EPS12V specs (the 240VA limit is not a requirement) and is approved by all major safety agencies such as UL and TUV.

correction, its non-modular and multi-rail psu..
but the +12v rail is very weak, 15A and 14A 
the real power is 460W but FSP labelled it as 500W..
howcome? 

-adios-

How to determine which is single-rail, which is multi-rail? On PSU specs, one column of +12V is single-rail while the other that has +12V1, +12V2 are multi-rail? And what about modular and non-modular?

Just wondering, would it be safe to use a 4pin connector to the 8pin motherboard in long term usage?Currently i own a PSU with 4pin connector but my mobo comes with 8pin.Is it a necessary to change to a 8pin PSU or just plug in the 4pin into the mobo?Just afraid that it might be damaging in long term..

I intent to OC with my new board (thats my intention when i get it) but still does not have enough budget yet to get a good PSU (Silverstone in mind).Therefore, i thought of using my current PSU in performing the job for me..What effect it might have if i insist on using the 4pin on 8pin mobo and OC as well?

I might get a SST Zeus 750W. No OP750 in bulk order i'm afraid.

so what psu should i buy that can support c2d e6600 and 8800gts..budget max rm350 but cheaper is better coz out of budget already..  

Yeah   This PSU is a good solution to for that price range. Only drawbacks is its not Modular. Still the juice from it rocks, with 3 years warranty too.

Wanna ask something... in speedfan, it show that my +12V at around 11.13V, in BIOS, it show as 11.8V, so I should consider my PSU is not overloaded or ??? In BIOS, many hardware haven draw much juice from the PSU yet right, so that why it can get 11.8V, am I right? Been searching for higher watt PSU but most of them not Modular... some got modular but too expensive pulak...   now dare not to OC my proc yet coz of the PSU...

anyone can recommend me a good 'green' power supply? is this kind of psu can handle high end gaming system? we're talking sli, sound card etc. thanks in advanced.

from what i understand, a 'green' psu is an environmental-friendly psu and only uses an amount of power needed by the pc without actually supplying the whole power that the psu can support. for an example, a 'green' 650w psu, eventhough it can power up until 650w, more or less, if the pc is only using 400w, that's how much power the psu will provide. thus making them quite energy efficient. i hope that clear that up.

newbie question here:
i found that my psu acbel i-power psu ATX power connector is 20+4 pin,
but my mobo stated the power pin is 24 pin
can the 20+4 pin fit into the 24 pin power pin?
   

modular and non modular PSU whats the difference ?? getting quite confuse over this term ??

is modular = fit into standard casing PSU slot,
non doesnt fit ?

it would be best to give dimensions too ??

Athlon 64 X2 3600+ 2X512 (maybe change 2 higher proc)
Biostar TA690G AM2
160GB HDD Seagate Sata2
1GBx2 Kingston PC5300 DDR2 667
Colourful 7600GT 256Mb DDR3
LG DVD-RW drive
LG DVD drive
1.44mb Floopy drive
Samsung 19" 932B+

Can i just use casing PSU or i need 2 buy PSU?
Got any recommendation?