PCnerd2357
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Have been wondering why someone says that this 420w psu is better that this 550w psu? Well, its because psu's are not always about wattage. Its based on two things: 1) Amperage and 2) Name Brand. Amperage is most important because it can run alot more devices on that rail. Lets say that your Panaflo High Speed needs .25A on the 12v. All thoes amps that a device needs start to add up very fast. What you want to look for is around 30A on the 12v. Name brand is also important. An OCZ Powerstream 420w is alot better than a Powmax 500w. Powmax is a no-name brand.
Here is the rail ratings on a X-Connect psu.
As you can see, it has 34A on the 12v rail, which is real good.
Also, you might have heard about dual rails. Dual rails are real good, but only on the expensive ones like the Powerstream 600w. Thats what fugger uses on his 7.2Ghz comp.
Here are some good psu's (not in order). I will also add linkies.
1) OCZ Powerstream 520w
2) OCZ Powerstream 420w
3) Ultra X-Connect 500w
4) Fortron 530w
5) PC Power and Cooling 510w
6) Antec Neopower 480w
7) Enermax Noisetaker 600w
8) Antec Truecontrol 550w
9) Thermaltake Butterfly
10) Hiper TypeR 480W
11) Tagan 480W
Here is the rail ratings on a X-Connect psu.
As you can see, it has 34A on the 12v rail, which is real good.
Also, you might have heard about dual rails. Dual rails are real good, but only on the expensive ones like the Powerstream 600w. Thats what fugger uses on his 7.2Ghz comp.
Here are some good psu's (not in order). I will also add linkies.
1) OCZ Powerstream 520w
2) OCZ Powerstream 420w
3) Ultra X-Connect 500w
4) Fortron 530w
5) PC Power and Cooling 510w
6) Antec Neopower 480w
7) Enermax Noisetaker 600w
8) Antec Truecontrol 550w
9) Thermaltake Butterfly
10) Hiper TypeR 480W
11) Tagan 480W
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