huhu.. actually wut is da diff between expensive one wif given in casing one?

If u want to use high end PC should consider expensive PSU especially if u want to oc. Or else ur rig wont last longer.

the expensive one better cz its usually true power not like given with casing..stated 480w but provide oni 225-300w if u using much hardware thats need lots of power the given psu wont handle it well summo if u goin to oc ur rig..u need better psu

is silverstone st400 enuf for a rig with lian li pc-7 casing, around 3-4 80 to 120mm fans working, 1 250gb hdd, c2d e6320 proc, 1gb ram, matx mobo and xfx 8600gt xxx? I wanted to know whether st400 is true power or not.

hmm..i think better get a higher one ...

u also can compare ur electric bill before and after using truepower PSU.it will give significant diff and u can save more. althought at the beginning u have to increase ur cost a bit to buy the PSU, but for long term savings, it's worth it......

I'm not sure if they even have a high end series, but here is one review of one of their models. I found others as well, but lazy to look for them again.
http://www.jonnyguru.com/review_details.php?id=24

Its enough bro, even if you're overclocking that processor with a overclocked 8800GTX.
And btw, all your fans combined would probably uses less than 20W, unless they're all high performance fans that make as much noise as a hair dryer.

Well, it depends on how much power you are already using. Cheaper PSUs usually have efficiency ratings of 60-70% and more expensive PSUs usually have efficiency ratings of 75%-85%. If you're not using a lot of power, the efficiency difference of 5-20% will only translate to a few cents to one ringgit more in electricity cost (assuming running 24/7, idle 60% of the time). However, if your system takes up more than 300W (typically Pentium 4 and Pentium D systems only) then the savings would make more sense as the PSU would be wasting about an additional 100W or more from the wall socket.

Btw, do not confuse power factor with power efficiency. Both are quite different.

thanks for the info, i got an acbel intelligent power 450w psu. How to determine whether it is true power or not?

CM real power pro range how? in particular 520W to 620W range..

oem from acbel or enhance like the 1000W which get good review from jonnyguru

http://www.jonnyguru.com/review_details.php?id=114

CM real power pro should be 600Watt and above if I am not mistaken.

unnessesary loudness is though. i cant be 100% certain that my psu is adequately cooled since i dont have any thermal sensor equipped on it (AFAIK), but i definitely know that its not overheating cuz everytime i touches the outer case of the psu be it on 24/7 operations or even after OC stress test, i barely feel any bit of heat from it, the strider on the other hand i could feel a bit.

i think the main factor to the cooling/noise difference is due to the 14cm fan vs the ST's generic 12 cm fans.

overall, the tt toughpower may not be on par with the silverstones on reviews/actual performances etc, but with the pricing, much quieter operation, and the fact that it delivers what it should, is enough to make it a winner for me

stumbled across this:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/review_details.php?id=17&page_num=3



for the price... so totally worth it
while it looks blend, paired with my antec p180b, its the perfect match... perfect piano black glossy finish.

This post has been edited by Quazacolt: Jul 24 2007, 01:28 AM

ToughPower is my 1st choice to begin with, but its very rare. Its rated Tier2 anyway.

yes it is rare, you have no idea how much patience trouble i have to go through to get my toughpower lmao!!!
but its allll worth it ^^

if you read carefully in JG forums, he won't simply upgrade a TIER 2 psu to TIER 1. cause he rates the TIERING according to OEM Makers. unlike XS their TIERing system is more towards the psu itself. actually i mentioned this before.

once again, if you read carefully in JG forums... CWT, who is the maker of Toughpower Psu is considered the one with most potential to make a leap to TEIR 1 psu. you need to dig hard to find that quote. even CWT possiblity > Silverstone/Enhance

as it stands i dont see CWT pushing through the tier 1 level, but they are good enough imo.

cant beat those 14cm fans <3

http://www.thermaltake.com/product/Power/T...W0104/w0104.asp

this model oem from who? toughpower seems not bad at all as TT brand

AFAIK all toughpower are CWT OEMs

and the only good/decent TT psus are the toughpower series, the rest are pretty much crappy (also mentioned on the review of the 750w tt toughpower by JG)

i got confirmation from Topower tat it's not them who make the Odins...

What Odin can be classified? Tier 2/3/4? Based on my friend's experience, it can be Tier 3 on par with Acbel.

thanks!

looks like good buy..below 500 for 750W version

CWT is kinda ok from wat ive google