Thread: Getting a new PSU... need opinions

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    Getting a new PSU... need opinions

    Hio, my current PSU (360W no-name) is starting to die on me, and it's just not powerful enough for all the random crap plugged into my PC. I'm looking at getting a new one thats >450W, and the main one that I was looking at is this Thermaltake 480W PSU. It seems to be a decent price, which is my main concern. Any opinions on this one, or recommendations as to other ones?
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    I dont know much about PSU's in terms of specific brands. but I do know you should never cheap out on one cus they caa casue seriouse damage if you dont get a good one. so in this case i suggest an Enermax best PSU. I have a 460w enermax and it runs very silently with two fans and its from a quality brand. i think that if you're willing to pay 89 bucks canadian for the one you mentioned above you can surely afford an enermax.

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    NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!! DO NOT, I repeat NOT purchase that PSU. I really hope you haven't bought it already.

    I owned that one for about 4 months before it completely died on me. Enermax is ok, but you should really get a PSU that provides clean, pure power to all your components.

    http://www.pcpowercooling.com/produc...hp?show=S47ATX

    Buy it, love it, never look back. These guys make some of the best PSUs on the market. That is the one I'm running and it has been fantastic.
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    >>NO NO NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!! DO NOT, I repeat NOT purchase that PSU. I really hope you haven't bought it already.
    I'm getting the impression you don't like that PSU...

    I actually ended up getting the 480W PSU that I linked to above. One of my housemates has the exact same model and hasn't had any problems with it so far, so I figured I'd give it a try.
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    I hope you have better luck than I did.
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