Hi All,
thought I'd put my 2 cents worth in...
I've found a lot of good useful info in this thread and it's great to see ppl taking the time to add their own experiences.
As for the Tagan I bought one for a family members PC (380W Tagan Whisper quiet 20db aPFC) after his Q-TEC died suddenly, it has performed flawlessly for the last 4 months and the system has become more stable. This is definately typical German quality from a materials and build perspective, something thats also supplied with these PSU's is an earth strap, quality shielded mains cables and very tidy wiring with plenty length.
I'm currently looking for an upgrade to a PSU and having read the slating of CPC magazines review paused for thought, hmmmmm... well frankly I think it's more than it's worth for the magazine to give biased info, and the fact that they are recommending to 'Joe Public' is a liability in itself, certainly there may be perks for promoting a certain product, you don't get nothing for nothing in today's world, but good old 'Joe' bites back big time if he buys from recommendation in a magazine and it goes belly up.
There's a review in Tom's Hardware on PSU's and some very respected ones such as OCZ come under scrutiny too.
http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/200507111/index.html
Strangely enough guess which PSU is given the thumbs up...
it begins with 'S'. There are others worthy of recommendation but only 2 are given the OK
And BTW no I haven't bought CPC magazine EVER and I ain't on their paycheque
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Well I hope the link helps, and keep adding the info...
sc00bie