350 watt p4 ready Raidmax power supply. $11.99 with $4.35 shipping! hot!!

[Magicktech]

using one of these not bad not too loud (for a standard ps, but its no whisper unit) if you dont push it too hard its a decent psu

 

[MrC4]

Well, my order just went through with $0 shipping charges 1st class to CA!

Let's hope they are not out of stock.

 

[immortalis]

I got fooled by that too, but on their checkout page is this:

First class shipping is only available on Arctic Silver, some grilles, and 3-4pin adaptors. Orders that contain items which will not fit in a 4x6 padded enevelope, will be billed at the USPS priority rate and will be shipped via 2-3 day priority mail.

Going through UPS ground micht be less expensive in some cases.

 

[neovan]

Originally posted by: Chang10is
Are these things backwards compatible with older Intel platforms? I'm running a Celeron on a PII mobo through a Slotket converter. Would it work on this system?

This depends on your motherboard. If your motherboard is an AT style one then it will not be compatible. Only if your motherboard is ATX then it is compatible.

 

[multifacitedonyx]

just ordered and got free shipping too, first class mail to Texas. $12 is a great deal for a decent 350 power supply!

 

[suphu]

don't the good power supplies have a combined 3.3v + 5v = 200w?

 

[HarryK]

Originally posted by: multifacitedonyx
just ordered and got free shipping too, first class mail to Texas. $12 is a great deal for a decent 350 power supply!

Dude, read immortalis' post that's TWO above yours.

 

[MrCodeDude]

Originally posted by: pinoy
I'll try to go there Monday or something.


Yo, MrC,
Would you mind keep us updated if the place looks reputable and if you think its safe to order. I wanted to build my very 1st but on a tight budget, so every penny counts. plus, i'm down here in the south so there's no way for me to check it out.

I've ordered things from SVC both by mail and pickup, they are VERY reputable. The only problem for other people is their tech line is not a 1-800 number. But yeah, I can already tell you that SVC is a GREAT company.
-- mrcodedude

 

[shutrbug]

Originally posted by: pinoy
I'll try to go there Monday or something.


Yo, MrC,
Would you mind keep us updated if the place looks reputable and if you think its safe to order. I wanted to build my very 1st but on a tight budget, so every penny counts. plus, i'm down here in the south so there's no way for me to check it out.

I've visited their location in San Jose once. There really isn't a storefront... there are maybe ten people shipping products all the time out of what looks like a back section of a former store. The best way to describe them is a small business where they don't waste money on fancy shelving and employee perks; rather they're more like an entrepreneurial group providing excellent products at very low cost. I've ordered from them once and picked up my order in person to save shipping, and I will definitely be ordering from them again in the future.

 

[akahai]

SVC is great....bought almost all my accessories from them....you can do store pick up too.....the guys there are pretty cool.....just my $.02

 

[Mallow]

No "buy" button means out of stock, yes. I have been trying to buy a GC-68 for the last two weeks and there is no darn buy button :/

Hehe, to all of you who thought you were getting free shipping! I would have really felt cheated

 

[Howeird]

I just picked up 2 today and think they're great for only $12 each, just don't expect antec/enermax/delta/etc quality.

Raidmax RD-350W (350W)
+3.3V = 16A
+5V = 25A
+12V = 14A
3.3V & 5V = 178W

Antec PP-303XP (300W)
+3.3V = 20A
+5V = 30A
+12V = 15A
3.3V & 5V = 180W

The raidmax psu has 4 regular drive connectors + 2 floppy connectors + 2 different auxilary connectors (4 pin and 6 pin mobo).
The good, It's only $12!!! The fan in the psu is also pretty quiet (this coming from a panaflo L1A / seagate barracuda / palo alto chassis user) and it has an on/off switch in back. Did i mention it's only $12!!! Now the bad, the fan is weak and there are no intake holes on the bottom of the psu, so it won't help cool your cpu or system. And this psu is light, it weighs less than an old delta 235W psu...

 

[GermyBoy]

Originally posted by: Howeird
I just picked up 2 today and think they're great for only $12 each, just don't expect antec/enermax/delta/etc quality. Raidmax RD-350W (350W) +3.3V = 16A +5V = 25A +12V = 14A 3.3V & 5V = 178W Antec PP-303XP (300W) +3.3V = 20A +5V = 30A +12V = 15A 3.3V & 5V = 180W The raidmax psu has 4 regular drive connectors + 2 floppy connectors + 2 different auxilary connectors (4 pin and 6 pin mobo). The good, It's only $12!!! The fan in the psu is also pretty quiet (this coming from a panaflo L1A / seagate barracuda / palo alto chassis user) and it has an on/off switch in back. Did i mention it's only $12!!! Now the bad, the fan is weak and there are no intake holes on the bottom of the psu, so it won't help cool your cpu or system. And this psu is light, it weighs less than an old delta 235W psu...

Your Antec is 400W, and the Raidmax you mentioned is 300W.

 

[AmdEmAll]

I just checked my order and I saw that it said "This order is on hold." So I called them up and they said there was a "glitch" in the shipping cost and someone will be calling me shortly... Hmm so there gonna charge me double shipping now or what?

 

[jamison]

Just to keep you updated, their shipping calculations were wrong for these power supplies. Someone called me and offered $9 USPS Priority for 1 power supply or $6 for UPS Ground. I chose Ground and he said nevermind, I will just give you the ground cost at $4.35.

So my price doesn't change and it takes 2 or 3 more days than usual, which is fine for me since this is just a backup power supply.

 

[LordSnailz]

would anyone recommend this for a p4 1.8a system I'm planning to do some overclocking wiht? TIA

 

[pinoy]

i just got an email from SVC telling me there's an error on shipping charges:

ONE power supply:

Priority Mail: $4.75 to $9.00

UPS ground: $4.81 to 6.30



TWO power supplies:

Priority Mail: $6.30 to $12.30

UPS ground: $5.24 to $7.23



Additional power supplies:

Priority Mail: Add $2 to $4 per unit

UPS ground: Add $0.4 to $1.4 per unit

but when i called them, the guy i talked to can't give me a straight answer. i just wish they honor the shipping charge they give me when i call them up again tomorrow.

good luck to those who ordered.

 

[poorsa]

They called me today allso and I went for the $9 shipping, frankly I have ordered from them so many times and saved enough money that I do not feel an extra couple of bucks is a bad deal.

 

[ididit]

Originally posted by: neovan

Originally posted by: Chang10is
Are these things backwards compatible with older Intel platforms? I'm running a Celeron on a PII mobo through a Slotket converter. Would it work on this system?

This depends on your motherboard. If your motherboard is an AT style one then it will not be compatible. Only if your motherboard is ATX then it is compatible.

my old one is 250W. it's burned. can I use this one instead? does it matter if I use higher watts power supply?

 

[Electronics4Life]

If you have an ATX motherboard then yes. The bigger the power supply the better.

 

[yanon]

Originally posted by: dragonlord2112

Originally posted by: suphu
how good are these? i.e. 3.3v + 5v combined?

Hehe, the better question is can the PS hack a ECS K7S5A?
EDIT: Here's a better picture of it (I think):
Link of PS on another site

What is so special about ECS K7S5A?

 

[Electronics4Life]

[/quote]What is so special about ECS K7S5A?[/quote]

The ECS K7S5A is very picky about power supplies. It requires very high 3.3v lines.

 

[StumbleBum1]

Nice deal just ordered 1

 

[r2bomber]

I noticed the Raidmax 320 is $2 less and this is in the description:

This is the predecessor to the 350W Raidmax branded power supply and has the same internals.

 

[yanon]

How many amp of 3.3v is needed for the K7S5A?