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Posted at 3:04 PM on Thursday 07/31/08 by
Ben
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NewEgg.com has the Antec EA650 650W ATX12V Ver. 2.2 Power Supply for $65 with free shipping. This power supply is 80 PLUS certified and includes a 3 year parts and labor warranty.
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    techguru - Posted 4:43 pm PDT 07/31/08 (285 Posts)  Report Spam

    NEVER EVER BUY ANTEC PSU"s EVER!!!
    Complete SHITE!

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    nextel2010 - Posted 5:06 pm PDT 07/31/08 (352 Posts)  Report Spam

    PC Power and Cooling....only way to go!

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    lopgok - Posted 7:18 pm PDT 07/31/08 (123 Posts)  Report Spam

    I have 5 or 6 antec earthwatts power supplies and I have had zero problems. Now this one is likely made by delta and not seasonic, however it is 80+ efficient and backed by antec.

    Delta makes quality power supplies. I have no reason to think this one would have any problems.

    Now one might question why anyone would need a 650w power supply. I have a dual opteron system which draws about 350w ac when run at 100% cpu. Perhaps if I had a few power sucking video cards, I might need 550w ac. Since my power supplies are about 80% efficient, that would be 440w dc. So you can add 20 hard drives, bringing your power usage to around 640w.

    I suppose if I had some insanely overclocked system with two sockets and some crazy high power video card, I might need 650w, but unless your system is like that, this is way overkill.

    My biggest power supply is an antec 500 ea, and I bought that because it has an 8 pin SSI connector which dual opteron and dual xeon boards need, not for the power.

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    CompWiz17 - Posted 7:20 pm PDT 07/31/08 (4897 Posts)  Report Spam

    #2: yeah, if you want to waste your money. Rolling Eyes

    Haven't you heard about the new Antec Signature PSU? It regulates all of the rails within 1% of their rated voltages even when heavily crossloaded. It has only 13mV ripple max on the 12v rails. The soldering is some of the best I've ever seen on a power supply, and it uses top-notch capacitors, including Rubycon on the primary side.

    That power supply is better than a PC Power and Cooling unit, and significantly quieter too.

    Anyway, this Antec Earthwatts is a high quality seasonic-made power supply(or possibly Delta, the manufacturer who makes the Antec Signature units, which are better than PC P&C), and seasonic is the same manufacturer that makes some of the PC Power and Cooling power supplies.

    The Antec Earthwatts has a quiet fan, and high efficiency. This is a great power supply choice, and not a bad price.

    If you want to save a little money, the OCZ StealthXStream 600watt power supply is currently on sale at newegg for $40 w/ free shipping.

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    effenfish - Posted 5:15 am PDT 08/1/08 (2195 Posts)  Report Spam

    antec PSUs have always worked for me

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    InVINCEblE - Posted 5:49 pm PDT 08/8/08 (1026 Posts)  Report Spam

    Lol CompWiz17 doesn't like the price premium of PC Power and Cooling. I think it's worth it though.

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