real watt or max continuous watts??
but for AMD who are using X2 4000+ and above and 8800GT really got some prob of not enough power to support both OC..

It IS true power.

Read this
http://www.jonnyguru.com/PSU/eXtremePower430W/

If you go around reading other proper PSU reviews done with voltmeters and stress loaders, you'll realise its actually better than most of the PSUs of the same price. Voltage regulation is pretty good, and ripple voltage is kept to a minimum.

I'm not sure about eview, but I'll withhold judgement till I can actually test one. But you're wrong about the CM extreme power 390-460W, though it would be true for the higher wattage models (500W and above). Read the article below

http://www.jonnyguru.com/PSU/eXtremePower600W/ (Make sure you read the above article on the 430W model as well).

I've never torture loaded an iCute, but the components inside leave me worried..its not what you'll expect from a >400W PSU. I've seen 200W PSUs a lot better built than those 400W iCutes. Have a look at the PSU I modded more than a year ago. Its a 170W Fortron aka FSP.

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...255&hl=cap+ayam

2/3 i think


u sure boh ? even distributor also told me it is not true power. true power means get enough 460watt (extreme power 460watt)
it's about 70% of power means u will only get 320watt (extreme power 460watt)

Hmm, link is broken. Last time I visited it it was still ok, though that was months ago.

Ok, in short
-CM extreme power 430W was tested using a load tester by jonnyguru, loaded to almost 430W. All voltages ok, 12v line was about 11.8V if I recall correctly, rest we're within 2% of target value. Not much difference even in hot box test (where the heat produced from the power consumed is fed back into the PSU to simulate an actual PC's running condition)
-when jonnyguru examined the CM extreme power 600W, it was found to be using the circuit from a 460W PSU (forgot which maker), but when he asked CM, they said they modified the circuit to get 600W. However, the 12V line dropped below the 5% limit (11.4V) around 500W, therefore further testing was aborted as its a sign the PSU is beyond its limit. An additional sign was that efficiency & power factor dropped noticably at that point.
-all tests were done with the PSU loaded continuouslt for 1 hour

anyone can give me suggestion which one is better for OC purpose :

1. silverstone st56f
2 vantec ion 2 550w psu (wif blue sleeving)

i do some googling st56f have 12v-18amp but the vantec have 12v-22amp. other than that both PSU spec are almost d same.... 400w true power is not enough 4 me

Can I recommend you the Gigabyte Odin 550W? It's slightly more expensive than the ST56ZF but comes with black sleeved modular cables

that oso in my list but wif my current budget i only can afford vantec 550 and st56f wif rm300

vantec..huh.. i not dare selling still..
go for silverstone if same price range..
or enermax FMA2 535watt

y? vantec not so good? it is a trustable brand..
can give me reason y should i go for silverstone instead of vantec

vantec psu is new in malaysia recently. better go for silverstone since it using by most of the forumers here and OCers
pm lehteck, he got sell silverstone

as i said before thest56f have 12v-18amp but the vantec have 12v-22amp. are these output crucial? i read somewhere that some gc requires 20amp to run smoothly.. can explain about this?

i think the silverstone's psu will do the job, the total 12v rail ampere for both PSU are at least over 20amp i believe...

This post has been edited by lichyetan: May 12 2008, 01:37 AM

I also cant help wondering the same thing, already try to google up on reviews about Vantec ION2 550/ vantec Steatlh notin came up. only can find on Vantec ION2 350W.

look like it have to save money to buy PC&P 610W lorr.......

First of all, look at what you intend to run on that rig. A normal setup with 8800GT would still survive with a 500W-550W PSU. Secondly, get a reputable branded PSU. Don't get something you've never heard and read some reviews before you buy.

looks like i must spend on silverstone rather than vantec. st60f maybe enuf... btw can st60f handle 3870 xfire? considering i have 3 hdd, 12 fan, 4 ram and 2 pci-e card.. ?

Even a proper 300W PSU is enough. I have set up a system for my friend, E2140 (overclocked to 3.0Ghz), 9600GT and a Delta 300W PSU. Everything is ok, checked voltages with digital multimeter. Voltages are hardly perfect, but still well within safe limits. Honestly, from what I know, the rig probably takes up no more than 220W.

I normally don't go to the details of the ripple effects, current, etc. To me, these are just extras that are ignorable but what's important is a PSU which is adequate enough to power the rig (with some extra room for upgrade later) from a reputable make. However, I do agree that for the setup you've mentioned, 300W is enough.

im planning to buy vantec 450wat myself from moderno pc
its either dat or acbel e2 510watt
d problem is....im not so sure whether its sufficient enuf

tis is my halfway done rig:
e2160 on p35 ds3l
3sticks of ddr2 667 rams
1 optical
1 soundcard
and hopping to get 9600gso or 3850

oso planning to do minor OC
but not sure how far it will go as for now my pc restarts at 2.2ghz
prolly due to my chapalang 450wat psu
*i tink true power 250wat oni i guess*

so any suggestion guys? acbel E2 510watt or vantec 450watt?
tqs for readin

my friend with acbel e2 510watt setup runs more power consuming spec thn u... so i guess it should be sufficient enough...

but which shud i opt for?
acbel shud provide d power.....
but i oso lik d ready sleeved vantec wit better 12V (~20A)
save me some money
+ m planning to upgrade to a better GC...hehe