Great new PSU with a wicked price!

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Hi

I have a great new little PSU for any low-mid end system. Starting with a pre-order price of £29.99! Pricing will go up once the stock lands next Friday!

OCZ CoreXtreme 500w '80 Plus' Power Supply @ £29.99 inc VAT

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The OCZ CoreXStream Series is the ideal value upgrade to satisfy essential computing needs with worry-free compatibility. The PSU is kept supremely cool with a load-controlled 120mm fan to remain quiet under load, and provides ample cable lengths for your home system application. Featuring up to 80% efficiency under typical load environments, this power supply remains rock solid and stable under pressure. Combined with a sleek look and elegant black powdercoat finish, you can be rest assured this PSU will look as good as it performs in your home office system.

- Ideal value option for home users and upgraders on a budget
- Ample cable lengths to suit various applications and system configurations
- Continuous output rated at 30¢XC ambient temperature
- 80% efficient at typical loads
- Dual +12V rails for efficient power distribution in your system.
- Compliant with ATX12V v2.2 standard for worry-free compatibility
- A temperature and load controlled 120mm fan for whisper quiet operation
- ErP compliant for low power usage in standby
- Active Power Factor Correction (PFC) to effectively regulate input voltage
- Heavy-duty protection circuitry, (over-voltage, over-power, and short circuit) for protecting your valuable components
- Safety Approvals: CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick
- Elegant black powdercoat finish for a sleek and simple look
- 3-Year OCZ PowerSwap Warranty, no endless return-for-repair loops
- 1 x 20+4-pin ATX
- 1 x 4+4-pin ESP/12V CPU
- 1 x 6+2-pin PCI-E
- 1 x 6 pin PCI-E
- 2 x 4-pin Peripheral
- 4 x 5-pin SATA
- 1 x FDD

Only £29.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW
 
A bit more info will help here... Can you find out if it's really dual rails? Most PSUs advertise it as a feature, but it's desirable not to have dual rails.. and most dual rail PSUs are actually single rail.

Also the warranty PowerSwap thing is a good thing, however it'll depend on where it needs to be returned to.

If it's a single rail with 500W available to 12V and it's a UK returns destination then this will do for virtually any build.
 
The Halk said:
Also the warranty PowerSwap thing is a good thing, however it'll depend on where it needs to be returned to.
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I had an OCZ PSU a good few years ago as their Game X Stream series was one of only a few that worked well with the DFI Lanparty board I had, which made a strange large demand on the standby voltage rail... anyhow, it failed and a few rails all ended up over 1v down so had to make use of their power swap facility.

It had to go to The Netherlands. They recommended I use UPS, so I did, not knowing that UPS is the most goddamn expensive courier in the world (might or might not be true this, but they were fcuking expensive). It cost me ~£50 to send the psu to them, then they sent a replacement which was supposedly an upgrade (700w stealth x stream I think it was) which promptly went straight on ebay and made me £60. By the time I posted it off I was left with a couple of quid left over.

Power swap was a bit of a joke for me... maybe if I hadn't have used UPS.

I used an Antec after that, still going strong in my server PC with that board now, and the only reason I don't use my old Seasonic with my newer PC any longer is the 580GTX was too much to ask of a 600W psu so popped in a Corsair AX750. Won't be using OCZ again personally. I did have bad thoughts of Seasonic when it couldn't handle my DFI board, but since then it was flawless in a much more powerful system.
 
^ better buy another competitor's brand which are made in the same factory (apparently where the OCZs are made) here in Uk ? At least when something goes wrong, the rma is here?
 
Just a simple no nonsense, not particularly wonderful, basic efficiency power supply. A bit like the Corsair CX range where they use a cheaper OEM to get costs down for the masses of people who won't spend more than £40 on a PSU. We've all been there, haven't we?

Not really heard of Compucase-HEC though and my browser throws a fit when I try and load their webpage.
 
OCZ seem to be steadily building a reputation for mid- to high-end PSUs, I don't imagine they'd risk that by releasing a "box of death" however cheap it was.

I wouldn't want it in my gaming rig, but it looks OK for a HTPC/server/media center build, if it's not too noisy.
 
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