psu, seasonic?

-I-Am-Great- · 1 Nov 2006 at 12:10

ok i need a decently powerful psu around 500w probably, as i am intending to upgrade to core 2 duo soon but i want a repliable and safe one that will protect my mobo, cpu, etc. if there was to be a power surge, i want a quiet psu. now to the main question....what should i go for? i have heard seasonic are the quietest and are a very good make, also heard enermax are reliable and corsair are quiet, opinions please.

cheers
nick

semi-pro waster · 1 Nov 2006 at 12:16

Corsair PSUs are currently based pretty much on the Seasonic M12 design but they are a little cheaper. You can't really go wrong with any of the PSUs you have mentioned so I'd probably suggest going with the cheapest of the selection.

I'd recommend you buy a surge protection strip or similar though as that would protect the PC(and PSU) better than just relying on a fairly expensive PSU to sacrifice itself.

-I-Am-Great- · 1 Nov 2006 at 12:19

yea i will cheers a lot man, just aslong as it's modular, reliable, quiet and has enough power i'm happy lol

psumann · 1 Nov 2006 at 16:02

Plus Corsair has 5 year warranty vs Seasonic's 3 year

hyper_piper45 · 1 Nov 2006 at 16:22

I have a 500w seasonic and it is very quiet.

If i was to get a new psu i would go for something from the seasonic m12 range.

roakes · 1 Nov 2006 at 16:48

I went through 2 Enermax Liberty 620w's (both just stopped powering up) then I ordered a Seasonic M12 and couldn't be happier.

Vegeta · 1 Nov 2006 at 17:50

roakes said:
I went through 2 Enermax Liberty 620w's (both just stopped powering up) then I ordered a Seasonic M12 and couldn't be happier.

I bet you could if it made coffee also, I too have a Seasonic 500W, best PSU i've ever used, but buying now I would get the M12 series because of the braided cables.

CBP · 1 Nov 2006 at 18:19

I have the seasonic M12 and love it to bits!

-I-Am-Great- · 1 Nov 2006 at 18:32

cool so seasonic it is. how much is the 500w of m12 series or whatever it is

Simon D · 1 Nov 2006 at 22:02

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Seasonic_Power_Supplies.html

Seasonic M12 Modular 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-005-SS) Price: £79.99 (£93.99 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-001-SS) Price: £67.99 (£79.89 Including VAT at 17.5%)

£14 extra to have detachable modular cables

prism · 2 Nov 2006 at 10:39

Simon_D said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acata...r_Supplies.html

Seasonic M12 Modular 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-005-SS) Price: £79.99 (£93.99 Including VAT at 17.5%)

Seasonic S12 500W Silent ATX2.0 Power Supply (CA-001-SS) Price: £67.99 (£79.89 Including VAT at 17.5%)

£14 extra to have detachable modular cables
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-I-Am-Great- · 2 Nov 2006 at 11:50

yea i want the modular just looks better

prism · 2 Nov 2006 at 11:52

-I-Am-Great- said:
yea i want the modular just looks better

Sorry, I had quoted the wrong post.

Does does indeed look very good :-)

-I-Am-Great- · 2 Nov 2006 at 12:06

has anyone got one? or got pics of it?