Somethingtodo's PSU roundup

Originally posted by Mad old tory
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?
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They are good PSU's.

I believe they make either Chieftec's or apparently Antec's PSU range.

Unsure how much I believe this but hey...??

And I can confirm that the Antec TruPower 480W is a superb PSU - Really quiet and solid lines.
Not the cheapest but well worthwhile.

Well done somethingtodo. :)
 
Just purchased a CWT PSU for my new A64 system, it powers everything a dream and is very quiet.

Thank you very much Somethingtodo! Without your this guide I wouldn't ever have heard of this PSU. For £33 delivered it was a great bargain.
 
First off, THANK YOU for doing this article :D
I was planning on getting a Radeon 9800pro next week and I have a *cough* Q-tec *cough* supply.

*hangs head in shame* :(

Anyway I found a "550W CWT + SATA Quiet Dual Fan AMD/P4 App Active Fan Control Active PFC" for a shade under £60.
Bearing in mind this is for a gaming setup, is this a good price for what it is?

Also, and a little more importantly, how many power connectors are there with this PSU? It wasn't mentioned under the description for it.

Thank you for your help in advance,
Adam
 
it is a good price as the PSU seems very good
there will be enough power connectors as case fnas come with splitters, but if there isnt molex splitters are fairly cheap
 
Originally posted by Zark
Also, and a little more importantly, how many power connectors are there with this PSU? It wasn't mentioned under the description for it.
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From memory, on the 450W version that I have there about 8 standard connectors, a couple of floppy connectors, an mb connector, a couple of Sata connectors, and a couple of other ones that I have no clue what they are for!

Basically, there are more than enough connectors for almost any gaming pc, i've certainly got a few spare that I just haven't needed to use.
 
Heres the Hiper SF-350TS if you want to add it

350w PSU

+3.3v = 20A
+5v = 35A
+12v = 16A
-5v = 0.5A
-12v = 0.8A
+5vsb = 2A

3.3v & 5v = 175w
12v = 192W
3.3v & 5v & 12v = 330w
 
cheers mate
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I think you are being a tad hard on the cheap and cheerful Q_Tec. I've had one in a box 2200 on an EPOX for over 12 months with no problem. If I was overclocking then I'd want something better. I thought toms.hardware or somebody did a review of loads of units. My current box is only a 380 Antec and that performs ok. Mind you that 480 sounds nice. Price isn't always a guide to performance
 
good job there somethingtodo :D

Heres my Hiper SF-420TS (420W)

+3.3v = 28A
+5 = 42A
+12 = 18A
-5v = 0.5A
-12v = 0.8A
+5VSB =3A

+3.3v & +5v = 210W
+12v = 216W
+3.3v & +5v & +12v = 400W
-5v = 2.5W
-12v = 9.6W
+5VSB 15W
-5v & -12v & +5VSB = 27W

£35.24

mines a bit diffrent to the one in the pick from your main post instead of a slide swith for the fan control mine has an electronic push switch with each puch a diffrent color L.E.D is lit indicating what mode it is in i.e.

Blue = Auto
Green = Silent
Red = Medium

hope this is of any use :)
 
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Fully agreed, you've done a great job somethingtodo.

Ive just ordered the Globalwin super silent 520w,:D i have a Q-Tec at the moment, which has been powering my rig flawlessley for over 2 yrs now, so no complaints about them, time to make my PC quieter though, hence going for the Globalwin.

:D

PS. Have a Blue Peter Badge. :)
 
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Jeantech 500w
Output V/Max Load/ Reg

+5V--------40.0A------5%
+12V-------18.0A------5%
- 12V--------0.8A-----10%
- 5V----------0.3A-----10%
+5Vs---------2.0A------5%
+3.3V-------30.0A------5%

is that any good?
tis one i been using
 
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its not bad, jeantech is too much of a cheapo generic make for me tbh, but its not bad, capable of powering most things you could throw at it:)
 
Originally posted by somethingtodo
its not bad, jeantech is too much of a cheapo generic make for me tbh, but its not bad, capable of powering most things you could throw at it:)
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heh was still £60 ya know:D all rails stable as hell though only one to fluctuate a bit is 5v+
1 id recommend is globalwin 500w new ones they look absolutley gorgeus in case and u can barely hear them, mates got one in his full tower lian got case fans connected to psus fan controller whole system is barely audible!
 
Spew-Tec

Just to have another moan about Q-Tec.....

Bought a Q-Tec 400W for my new system (was in a hurry, wanted something cheap, etc, etc) and was suffering random shutdowns from day one. Have now send it back and got my hands on an Antec 350W smartpower instead. No more shutdowns and all my voltages are right on the nose.

So, yes, Q-Tec really ARE that bad!

If only I had read these boards more before I bought :rolleyes:
 
Bah, should I be woried about my q-tec? Its a 'quiet' 350 watt model.
The quiet actually does apply, not silent, but better than my last one. I only bought it since my last one, forget the make, went out with a BANG on a sunday, and the only shop open was maplin. I was desparate and had work to do.

Then again, my system is very stable, no random shutdowns. Its powering 5 hdds, cdr+dvd, plus the usual complement of fans and such. Using the intel mobo monitor, the voltages are very acurate and stable, unlike the old one which varied an awful lot.

Maybe they're not all bad? Maybe its only those 'gold-attempted-hype' models that are bad.

Thoughts?
 
Well I'm sure they're not ALL bad :) If you've got no stability issues and your voltages are good then count your blessings and forget it. It's just that if somebody wanted a new PSU I would be one of the long list of people advising against Q-Tec.
 
Say for example, you were building a new system with overclocking in mind, what PSU would you opt for?

Looking for a PSU for my main rig as I think my Enermax 350 is not fit for the job and I've always had that instability problem.
 
i would get the 430 or 480w antec.
many would say the tagan based on its rails - but there is a fan on the tagan that blows hot air out onto the heatsink thus raising cpu and case temps. plus the voltages are likely to be more stable on the antec due to the lower toleration of error (3% and 5% compared to 5% and 10%)
 
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