Somethingtodo's PSU roundup

NiN · 15 Feb 2004 at 23:28

about the Tagan psu, its quite well priced afaik.

However I've read other reviews which dont quite big it up as much as it is there.

As the saying goes, the only person I believe is the person that owns it and has had experience and knows what there talking about.

in the case of not being able to attain such information, I read multiple reviews and come to my own conclusion.

My TrueBlue480W I can successfully say IS better than my Vantec ION 400W psu overall...

however it is a tad noiser.

ExRayTed · 16 Feb 2004 at 00:04

Well done Somethingtodo sa'h! I've lost count of the number of times people ask about PSUs on here.This will also help reduce peoples ignorance concerning wattage figures and ampage outputs too.

Well done indeed sa'h.Do I hear a cry for 'Sticky!' go up among the techies of GH? I think so

Oh and have a handful of stars on me.I always appreciate well thought out,handwritten threads rather than a copy/paste job.

anachronox · 16 Feb 2004 at 00:06

just ordered the tagan 480, hopefully it will silence the rig in the bedroom which has a sparkle sounding like a gentle hairblower!

the vantech ion 400w looks to be decent and quiet but they only give something like 16A on the 12v i think, in fact a lot of the well known psu's here seem to be stingy on the 12v rail.

loltim · 16 Feb 2004 at 01:06

Originally posted by Werewolf

Q-tech 550 Duel Fan Gold

+3.3V-------------------30A peak (20A Max)----------NOT Stated
+5V----------------------40A peak (35A max)---------NOT Stated
+12V--------------------40A peak (35A max)----------NOT Stated
-5V-----------------------0.5A-----------------------------NOT Stated
-12V----------------------0.5A-----------------------------NOT Stated
+5Vsb---------------------NOT Stated-------------------NOT Stated

Where are these readings from? The Q-TEC's 12v line is closer to 15A than 40A

Kinsy · 16 Feb 2004 at 12:35

Agreed. Qtec are quoted themselves as saying their wattage rating is really a 'PR Rating'.

Give this one a sticky please dons, thread RTM'd.

Werewolf · 16 Feb 2004 at 13:41

Originally posted by Timmeh
Where are these readings from? The Q-TEC's 12v line is closer to 15A than 40A

from the label on the PSU itself.

i thought it was being optimistic about the outputs but that's what the label says

[edit]

ARGHHHHH

apologies, just realised i entered the ampage for the 5v line in the 12v lines spec as well.

It should be 20A Peak and 14a max

Guigsy · 16 Feb 2004 at 14:00

Originally posted by anachronox
just as i thought this baby eats the antec 480w for breakfast.

I read the review.... no it doesn't. Software readings are all pretty unreliable (as you can see from his table), so only look at the 12v and 5v voltmeter readings. The Antec has the most accurate rails. Then the reviewer says that because the 5v rail isn't miles over (it's +0.02v), it's a bad thing! Also, what difference does the exhaust temperature make? It depends on fan speeds and efficiency of the PSU, it's not really an indicator of anything. If they are both as quiet as each other, go with the Antec as it clearly has better air flow. I'd say that they both did pretty well, but they weren't stress tested or anything, not the best review ever...

LewisStuart · 16 Feb 2004 at 14:48

Originally posted by Werewolf

Q-tech 550 Duel Fan Gold

+3.3V-------------------30A peak (20A Max)----------NOT Stated
+5V----------------------40A peak (35A max)---------NOT Stated
+12V--------------------20A peak (14A max)----------NOT Stated
-5V-----------------------0.5A-----------------------------NOT Stated
-12V----------------------0.5A-----------------------------NOT Stated
+5Vsb---------------------NOT Stated-------------------NOT Stated

corrected

^ More like a 350w psu then

mojojoejo · 16 Feb 2004 at 15:31

Any chance of the info on the 300W Zalman jobby?

Like what you've done so far though, a v. worthy effort chap.

backslang · 16 Feb 2004 at 18:45

Originally posted by mojojoejo
Any chance of the info on the 300W Zalman jobby?

Like what you've done so far though, a v. worthy effort chap.

sure

Dolph · 17 Feb 2004 at 00:26

Archived for possible (probable?) addition to the sticky

Very nice work there mate

-Dolph

Mad old tory · 18 Feb 2004 at 12:40

Are CWT any good then, cos the specs for that psu seem really good and it looks an absolute bargain at that price. Am i imaginin things or do they make the psus for one of the big names?

gavinpoo · 27 Feb 2004 at 00:11

What are people's opinions of the Q-Technology PSUs? (note: NOT Q-TEC)

backslang · 27 Feb 2004 at 16:27

they are quality, they are very quiet too, dont know about the amps the put out though

gavinpoo · 27 Feb 2004 at 23:45

Phew! The 'quality' bit reassures me anyway. I got one about three months ago and it's powering loads of stuff, but wasn't fond of the idea of it going pop like the Q-TECs are famous for.

janesssssy · 29 Feb 2004 at 18:30

damn it have a Q-Tech powering my new P41.8 Northwood.

nice and gold though

soupdragon · 3 Mar 2004 at 20:47

Somethingtodo - You are a scholar and a gentleman!

Spent ages trying to figure out why my watercooled case won't boot properly. Now I know why - my PSU is a bag of sh*te!

You've saved me hours of research on the Net looking for a new PSU to buy and prolly an ear bashing from the missus for not sitting through with her while I was doing it!

Cheers once again. Tagan here we come!

Kinsy · 4 Mar 2004 at 07:47

Just got a Tagan myself, and swopped out the Antec Trueblue 480W in my main box for it.

Quality PSU, whacking 5v rail...cant go wrong

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eric · 6 Mar 2004 at 14:04

Nice thread and well put together.
Gold star m8ty.
:cool:

OLDSKOOL · 6 Mar 2004 at 16:16

Agreed good thread..although u missed out the Aerocool II and ive not seen a bad review of that..in fact most places are raving about it!