*DEAD* Antec True Power 430W - $66

[longhorn]

My 430watt Antec came today. I ordered on Sunday. Used the AMEX coupon with my Discover card.
Now I have to explain to my wife why the current power supply was inadequate.

 

[Jeff7]

Ordered on Saturday the 25th, with the free shipping, and it got here on the 28th - quick, for UPS ground over a few hundred miles. The charge hasn't yet appeared on my card - Amazon's website says that they are expecting to ship it any day now - so I can't confirm if the coupon code worked, but, that was still fast shipping - over a weekend no less.

 

[enis083]

Same here. Ordered on Friday and got it on Monday. Checked Discover and I was billed $66. Sweet deal.

 

[FrancescoRinaldi]

Deal is back (for now, anyway). Tried this last night...ran into the issue where the seller was Office Depot, thus the coupon wouldn't work. Tried it today, no more Office Depot junk. Free shipping and 10 off, 65.99 and crossing my fingers.

 

[deeznuts]

Originally posted by: iwearnosox
Yes, junior members have no place here.

Sparkle is mediocre at best. Certainly not the best PS out there, but the antec out classes it by a wide margin in silence, rail separation, actual power delivered and cooling.

Pony up the extra bucks, it'll save you headaches later.

you're crazy! Sparkles are not mediocre at best. they are as good as Antec at least! got 3 300w ones still working in my house from years ago. one is running modern P4 2.2 overclocked, with all the usual components. i'm not raggin on Antec supplies, they are great as well, but don't knock the Sparkles like that. IMO, PC Power and Cooling the best (obviously), Sparkle and Antec next, Enermax right behind them, etc.

funny part is, Antec doesn't even make anything, that's what makes me laugh. their cases are made by other companies (chenming for the popular SX series), and as for their power supplies, i'm not 100% sure about the new ones, but Chainwell use to make their other ones. PP412X for sure. open it up and look for CWT stickers.

 

[Lizardman]

was it chainwell or channelwell or made the antec PS?

 

[sleefer]

The problem with a 300 Watt power supply is just that, it's 300 Watts. That was okay now but what about next year? An Antec TruePower 430 can provide a max of 240W of +12V alone, leaving 170W of +5V and +3.3V until you reach the 410W max output. A 300W Sparkle can provide a max of 180W of +12V but, if you use it all, it only leaves 100W of +5V and +3.3V until you hit the max output for the unit. At the same 180W of +12V, the TruePower would have 230W of +3.3V and +5V combined. It's really not a fair to compare to the two to each other. The Sparkle may be good but it's not a 400W power supply. A 400W Sparkle will cost $69 @ Newegg, that's more than the Antec for less features. No dual fans, no individual output circuitry. There are a lot of good 300W units out there, but they are all still 300W units. That's what will be the issue for you sooner or later.

300W Sparkle FSP300-60BT (12V):
+3.3V and +5V total output not to exceed 180W.
+3.3V, +5V and +12V total output not to exceed 280W.

Still looks like a 300W power supply to me.

 

[John P]

Hmmmm, didn't see this deal and ordered me one of these:

TTGI Color Directron Silent TT-420SS 420W Dual Fan ATX - Golden

It was about $61 shipped. How do they compare?

 

[alchemize]

Here is a wacky amazon.com shipping! I ordered last night, around 9PM CST. It showed up at UPS at 3:00 AM at a local IL center, and is on a truck for AM delivery.

12 hour to the door turn-around time on a super saver? You never know what you are gonna get from them.

PS I used some GC's and got the 330W...should be plenty for anything but the most severe rig...

 

[K-squared]

The "how many pairs of shoes do you need?" analogy works....

Originally posted by: longhorn
My 430watt Antec came today. I ordered on Sunday. Used the AMEX coupon with my Discover card.
Now I have to explain to my wife why the current power supply was inadequate.

 

[handoverfist]

Mixxen: THANKS!

 

[przero]

Ordered Monday night, got it today!

 

[hacken]

this deal could be better!

PM amazon price at staples HERE


1. Staples price $99.98 + some paper clip make it over $100
2. use $20 off $100 staples coupon
3. PM to amazon $75.99 price ( YMMV on PM & Coupon )

the math:

Antec 430W $ 99.98
paper clip $ 00.xx
coupon -$ 20.00
PM amazon -$ 24.00
-------------------------------
you pay $ 56 + tax

oh almost forgot ebate too - 2%

 

[Valvoline6]

This Antec power supply is awesome. I got in on this deal last week. I have more than 12+, 5+ and 3.3+ volts on the corresponding rails. 2 HD's, 2CD's, fans with lights, cold cathode light, rheobus, nexus panel, Radeon 9700 and a 2.4 gig P4. Rock solid.

 

[Paolo]

Well I received my 430watt truepower today and just installed it into my o/c'ed athlon 1600+(@1662)on a Abit Kx7-333 box. While it is quieter than the smart power 400w psu it replaced, the irony is that the 5v readout on both MBM and the bios is exactly the same (4.89v) as with the smartpower , but the 12v readout has dropped from 12.16 to 11.73 v :disgust: . I can only hope that the truepower offers more stability since higher voltaged it ain't :frown: I haven't tried to see yet if a higher o/c might be allowed so I will reserve final judgement till later this weekend .

 

[tk149]

Just got mine! Gonna install tonight.

 

[Lizardman]

Originally posted by: Paolo
Well I received my 430watt truepower today and just installed it into my o/c'ed athlon 1600+(@1662)on a Abit Kx7-333 box. While it is quieter than the smart power 400w psu it replaced, the irony is that the 5v readout on both MBM and the bios is exactly the same (4.89v) as with the smartpower , but the 12v readout has dropped from 12.16 to 11.73 v :disgust: . I can only hope that the truepower offers more stability since higher voltaged it ain't :frown: I haven't tried to see yet if a higher o/c might be allowed so I will reserve final judgement till later this weekend .

It does not matter if the voltage is higher or not. It just must be within 5% of 12V and it is dont worry. Also the motherboard may not be reading the voltages with 100% accuracy so use a multimeter if you want to be sure what your voltages are.

 

[edfcmc]

This is the best deal ever! Thanks. My ears thank Mixxen for this very hot deal. I ordered this thing late february 12, and received it today. It replaced a generic 350w. This thing is quiet! Notwithstanding the seperate power circuitry for the 3.3 and 5 v rails that has been discussed above, i really like the Fan Only power connector that controls some extneral case fans with some actual speed control. Man this thing is quiet...did I say quiet?

 

[dorkkiller]

is this deal still alive? i need a new ps. wud's the best way to use coupons/pricematching now? tnx.

 

[Lizardman]

yeah still alive. Just use the 10ff coupon. THat is the only easy way to do it.

 

[dorkkiller]

where do i put the coupon code when i try 2 buy? sorry, i "n00b"

 

[Murdahra]

Originally posted by: dorkkiller
where do i put the coupon code when i try 2 buy? sorry, i "n00b"

When you check out to the right it should have a text bar and next to it should have something that says "promotional code". Just enter it and click the "apply" button and it should adjust the price. I know because I just ordered one yesterday =P

 

[CtK]

HAHAHAHA amazon.com SUCKS!!!
im still waiting for my PS i ordered it Jan 20th!!!!!!
and every week they send me an email saying that its been delayed another week by a system error!!!
and that i cant cancel it?!?!?!?!
SCREW THEM!!!

 

[alchemize]

These are great power supplies. Quality components, sooooo quiet. But don't think you need a 430W unless you are running a serious server-sized box (i.e. with 6 hard drives and 2 DVD or CDRW's), cause for your average computer (2 hard drives, 2 CD/DVD, case fans, etc.) all you need is 330W, as these power supplies really deliver what they say Hence the name "True Power".

 

[Pothead]

I got one the other day to compare it to my quietpc.com psu, sadly it was not as quiet as the quietpc's dead silent psu but it is fairly quiet