Originally posted by: VISCH1
I find it interesting the number of answers here that lead one down the path towards many flaky and serious problems, by people who have good intentions but are clueless in general about PSUs, which should be a solid foundation of a box but are not sexy.
From a techs viewpoint it equals job security, for the industry it means more products sold. I would suggest before making a recommendation for this or that, research the item, find out the difference between a watt, volt and amp. See that many ratings were written by marketing people, they lie! Find out that less than an accurate +12volts is needed more than ever and not that many 400 watt PSs have more than 15a available, even the better ones. That may be ok today but what happens when the next power hungry toy is installed? Set off the smoke alarm? Pay now or pay MUCH MORE later. Good luck, I?ll duck now!
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You are exactly right. I didn't realize the advantage of an accurate +12volts was until I got the 9700Pro and started playing games. When any 3D was running, my Enermax would get really warm. The warm air was too warm in my opinion.
I decided to put the issue to rest and purchased a Antec 550 TruePower with the adjustable voltage utility (hardware) that you can actually turn up the different rails with a twist of a screw to ensure your +12Volts is just that under heavy stress. The 3.3 and 5.5V are on separate rails also.
I decided that I am always finding ways to tweak and ensure everything is running optimally, why should the power supply be any different. I see a great power supply like I see a great video card.