psu recommendations

[Quiksilver311]

I am currently planning on upgrading my old raidmax case and 350w psu to new stuff since the fan is starting to make noises and the case is messed up. I also bought a new maxtor 200gb sata that I'm planning on putting in there and don't have the right connections on my old psu. As of right now I am pretty much set on the thermaltake armor (its pretty sweet) but am having problems choosing a power supply. Are the ultra x-connects any good? I've hear mixed reviews on them. Or what other psu's would be a good choice? Thanks.

Current system:

athlon xp 3000
1gb corsair ram
2 80GB WD raid 0
dvd-rw & dvd-rom drives
radeon 9800 pro
audigy 2

 

[Trifid]

I would recomend the antec truepower psu's as they give the advertised wattage, and have very good amps on the 12V.

 

[deadweight]

http://www.xoxide.com/tt-silent-purepower-680w-psu.html

 

[Quiksilver311]

How are the thermaltake psu's? I was kinda looking for something around 500w or so. Also, what are the "rails" and what are good ones? Thanks.

 

[dale5605]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-103-910&depa=1

 

[Regulus]

deadweight has the one you want.

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

the ultra x connect ones have a lot of amps for each rail... but the cables on them are very thick and heavy makeing it hard to put it into a midtower case..... even hard on full tower case's.... But its like 30+ amps for the 12v rail and its 500 watt max...

 

[Trotter]

According to the January 2005 issue of Maximum PC, the following are the best of what they tested:

Antec NeoPower 480.......score:10/ Kick Ass
PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 510 Deluxe........score:9/ Kick Ass
Cooler Master RS-450-ACLY........score:8
OCZ PowerStream 520ADJ.......score:7

Antec........$126 @ NewEgg
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-103-924&depa=1

PC Power........$197.10 @ pcpowerand cooling.com
http://pcpowerandcooling.com/products/power_supplies/highperformance/turbocools/510/index.htm

Cooler Master........$79.99 @ NewEgg
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-171-001&depa=1

OCZ........$140 @ NewEgg
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-104-152&depa=1

Something to chew on. Maximum PC tortured these power supplies. The Vantec Stealth VAN-520A flunked the tests, as did the Ultra Products X-connect.

 

[C0RR0SIVE]

Strange my friends hasnt died yet.....