My Antec PSU has gone in my 2nd system and, while under warranty (just), it will cost a fair bit to RMA to Holland. I'd rather buy a new PSU that will have a new warranty with it. The PC is an Opteron 144 @ ~2.6ghz, 2gb RAM and a Radeon X1900 XTX graphics card. I'm not sure what size power supply I'm going to need but I seem to remember the graphics card had a large drain at the time I bought it. Does anyone have an opinion on the following: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/112899 (Hiper 530w @ £36.99) I'd appreciate suggestions of alternatives as well, the only company I'd prefer to avoid is Antec mostly due to where their RMAs have to be sent. Thanks!
Every company that I know, require you to send your broken product to be replaced by the RMA. Else you end up with 2 times the same product. I don't know your motherboard, but you have to make sure that your PSU is using the correct standard. If your computer is using ATX1.0, then a PSU that support is is required. Look at the Corsair VX series, they are dam good (best?) PSU's. When I got my HX series, it came in a proper package, even a thick sturdy nylon bag to keep your cables clean and in one place, as well as black tie wraps that matches the back of the PSU and it's cables. And a 5 year warranty. Did I mention it's ultra quiet?
I don't have a problem with RMAing a faulty product, just with having to send it to Holland when Royal Mail want to charge me the best part of £27 for the privilege. That's more than half way towards a new PSU. The motherboard is ATX2.0, so 24pin which I think virtually all PSUs are (20+4 or 24pin) these days. I have an HX620w in my main rig, but that would be overkill for the old PC I need a replacement for. It's only used by the Mrs to play WOW and send emails/browse the internet. The Corsair 450 VX comes in at £45 on the same website, which isn't too bad, but I would rather not spend more than I have to right now. Thanks for the suggestion so far.
Well not sure if its exactly what your looking for but. There's two that might be strike your fancy. RAIDMAX HYBRID 2 RX-530SS 530W or this one witch i own thermal take TR2 W0070RUC 430W the thermal take is a good one, not loud and have had no problems with it, and the raidmax is what im moving to when i upgrade to a new card and cpu.
here goes my first one I am looking for a decent PSU myself. Any suggestions on this one: http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124922/show_product_reviews The reviews seem to be pretty good.
Welcome to the forum, but i must tell you off for thread hijacking! Back to the first post, that Hiper power supply would certainly do the job. I have been using them for main yeah to great success!
Pardon me. I thought I was just adding something to the topic. No offence but I don't understand the need to have separate threads for basically discussing the same thing. Please correct me if I am wrong. Cheers!
As far as I know the Hiper's are a good power supply my brother has built many systems using them. He seems to think that they provide a lot for your money in terms of power, build quality, noise etc. I was going to get a Hiper power supply for my build but won a corsair so used that instead....
Don't worry; he's only joking. I don't know anything about Arctic Power to be honest. From the reviews I'd say buy it if you have a small case and aren't running anything high-spec.
ahh .. that's a relief. High spec .. hmm .. Does E8400 and 4850 (no OCs) count as high spec? mind you, this is a build I am planning ...
The main reason is this; Steelez is trying to ask a question, and people, naturally respond. But when you add a second question in the mix, its hard to read the answers without some confusion on who the reply is for. (with no offence inteneded...)
Steelez: I am looking at purchasing a Hiper 630W Type M PSU and have seen some good reviews on that model however there doesn't seem to be many reviews on the Type M 530W. From reviews I have read on the Type M 880W and 630W I have concluded that all Type Ms do not have identical characteristics. I have also noticed that the 530W has a slightly lower efficiency than the 630W. Having said that I am planning to purchase a Hiper PSU and case so I am convinced they are a good brand.
Thanks for your input everyone In the end I went for a Hiper 580w on special offer from Tekheads with free delivery over the bank holiday weekend. It should be arriving today.
Ignore him, you're both looking for the same thing anyway But for a 500W I'd go for Corsair or Seasonic (both reviewed here )
a friend of mine have that exact PSU, well, it's 600w, but exact brand, exact packaging. it's utter crap! (at least seems crap compared to my Corsair Hx620w) only 4-pin for CPU, too much molex, only 2 SATA, no PCIe connector (one molex-to-PCIe provided) makes a lot of noise and it outputs a lot of hot air. get a Corsair if you can, their quality and aggressive pricing makes them a bargain.
I just purchased a Corsair VX450 to my dad's new rig and it seems like an excellent little PSU. Reasonably priced, quiet, long warranty and does what it says in the papers.
