hey guys.....i jes bought myself vantec 500Watt psu
if anybody is willing to teach me how to run PSU benchie's
i'l be glad to help.....
will also include pics of it....

my 1st impression.........not bad for a rm200 ranged psu
=)

psu benchies? o_O

I don't think we bench PSU but if you want, you can do a review as in the stability of the voltage, ripple effects, etc. Try read some of them from JonnyGuru.

hahaha
yaa.....dats wat i meant.....voltage and ripple etc
so far im jes using speedfan to cx d 12V+ for fluctuations
will post some pics later
need to read more on it 1st

They normally use multimeter and other hardwares to measure, not via software.

yet another noob question. sorry guys. i cant make up my mind on which psu to buy. so need u guys opinion. thanks in advance for helping

between silverstone st56f, mushkin hp580 or corsair hx520

silverstone st56f
pro: good in stablity compare to mushkin hp580/corsair hx520 right?
con: dont have modular cable

mushkin hp580
pro: modular cable and the highest total watt compare to st56f and hx520
con: im not sure about the stability but saw quite ppl say mushkin not good enough

corsair hx520
pro: modular cable and stablity
con: quite expensive and less total watt compare to both above. so is it worth to buy?

I would choose non modular psu.. Joints aren't that good for electricals..

I will definitely go for modular PSU's for better cable management Don't forget the PSU cable to wall plug is also somewhat "modular" so if connection is not good, they wouldn't have made it detachable at the first place.

prefer the corsair's psu due to modular cable + its performing quite well against some higher wattage PSU...

my fren is facing the same problem
initially he wanted odin gt....then st56f....and now the non modular corsair
*x sure which model*

hmm i guess ur right... As far as I'm concerned, the cons of modular are pretty much what people already mentioned: slightly inferior in power due eletrical resistance (but usually nothing to keep you from buying one), potential problems with the cables (if the user keeps connecting and disconnecting them too much or connect them wrong), and also being a bit pricier.
If money is no concern, the power won't be either since you just need to buy one powerful enough for your system. As for the cables, just be sure you connected everything correctly and avoid disconnecting the psu end.

The rest is mostly pure joy. Potentially better airflow, no unnecessary cables hanging in the case, ability of getting extra cables of a certain type (as long you have free slots on your PSU), and so on. But just like the cons, the advantages are not exactly earthshaking either, but handy to have

I always prefer to get the non-modular PSU's, main reason being is that there is one less connector to have to worry about, one less point of failure...hahah..

If your concerned about the cabling mess of a non-modular unit, just grab a bigger casing, some cable tie and do proper cable management.

The problem is, not everyone uses all the power cables and not everyone can afford big casings Even if the casing is big, you still need to find a place to hide the huge chunk of un-used cables which I don't think is easy.

hide it behind the mobo plate like i do..

hohooh..

modular psu

I thought of that too but if u look at psu like st75f, the amount of cables are massive. I don't think even my cosmos can hide all of them.

Even ST56F is messy in my case, the HEC heavy tower case need to mod.

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wanna trade wit mine?
Vantec Ion2+ 500W

lol.. Need to mod the casing for good management..

Mod which part? I don't think it helps in the case of Cosmos and basically we'll still have to leave all the chunks of cables there. It'll look better if we tie it up and that's about all we can do