Power Supply

[Master Chief]

Looking for a psu and dont have a lot of $ to spend. A friend of mine said he will sell me his 2 month old power supply for $25. It is a Thermaltake Silent Purepower W0014RU 480W Power Supply. I read some reviews on newegg and some people say it is a bust and dies quickly, while others say its a great psu. I am torn, can anyone help me? I dont have much to spend on a psu so $25 is awsome for me, but is this psu worth it or is it gonna just cause me a bunch of problems? So, buy or no buy?

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

What kind of system do you plan to put it in?

You could probably get a quality 300W PSU online for $25.

 

[Master Chief]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
What kind of system do you plan to put it in?

You could probably get a quality 300W PSU online for $25.

AMD 3000
2 200 gig hdd
2 gigs ram
7800 gt

I DONT OVERCLOCK

 

[Ike0069]

Fortron Source AX450-PN 450W

 

[atybimf]

Originally posted by: Ike0069
Fortron Source AX450-PN 450W

Awesome choice. One of the best performance for price items I've seen.

 

[Mike Altieri]

Originally posted by: Ike0069
Fortron Source AX450-PN 450W

If you can dish out the extra $25, I concur.

 

[diapickle]

It really depends on what you have in your system. PSU Calculator

I have a purepower and it never gave me any problems for the past year.

 

[FlyingPenguin]

Thermaltake PurePower PSUs are good units. I used to buy them for clients before I switched to Enermax NoiseTakers. That's a more than fair price for a PurePower 480.

Do NOT buy a cheap quality PSU - you'll regret it. REALISTICALLY you need to spend at least $70 retail for a quality PSU.

 

[ottothecow]

I think I have a purepower PSU (the computer is at school in chicago so I cant check to be sure) that is a little over two years old. It's quite quiet and has been running rock solid despite the fact that the 12v line is a little low (always has been, but hasnt seemed to cause problems).

 

[Nick5324]

Originally posted by: Ike0069
Fortron Source AX450-PN 450W

Yep. The 400W is $10 less.

 

[Master Chief]

how about this PSU?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/CustratingReview.asp?item=N82E16817148027

 

[ElFenix]

i have a 480 watt silent purepower. loudest thing in my case.