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dtadpole
03-25-03, 01:13 AM
Just got my Antec true430 watt ps today!! Can't wait to hook it up! Antec has a good quality presentation with there box/mans/packaging. Smells great also:D Was going to go with the Vantec Stealth 520 but had heard some noisy things about it. This Antec is a beaut!!
Arghuin
03-25-03, 11:52 AM
Smells great also Was going to go with the Vantec Stealth 520 but had heard some noisy things about it. This Antec is a beaut!!

Good luck and keep us posted :beer:

I'm ordering this PSU tomorrow myself :D
Ram96
03-25-03, 01:32 PM
Getting a 550 Trupower today myself.
Michfan
03-25-03, 01:43 PM
Great power supply. Runs like a beauty and is nice and quiet (for those that want quiet unlike me). Voltage rails have been very stable throughout my overclock.
rottenspam
03-28-03, 08:07 AM
yeah I had a true 430 probably will buy another, but just a warning with this PS. Its overload protection curcuitry sucks. Most power supplies if they detect an abnormal load will shut down. So if you have a short somewhere in your system you won't cook anything. The Antec while in most respects is a good PSU, I've found if you have a short anywhere in your connections will pop the power supply. Not a pleasent experience with a 80-100 supply. BTW this is the only supply I've seen fail this way.

Just a warning to you all make sure you have no flaky componets, and don't over load this PSU or it will fail. BTW I did buy it refurbed from Newegg.
cV
03-28-03, 03:37 PM
I once had an addtronics PSU that died the same way.
Mark Larson
03-28-03, 04:17 PM
Only have an SL300 and not looking to upgrade in the near future. :(
Yodums
03-28-03, 08:13 PM
Cool. Good luck to ya. I like Antec as a power supply manufacture. Their PP 400watt series are solid and TruePower too.
larrymoencurly
03-28-03, 11:15 PM
Rottenspam, did that TruePower have any current sensing resistors in the output circuitry? I have a 300W SmartPower, and I couldn't find any there, but there's something on the primary side to sense the current going into the high voltage transistors.
I don't know about Fortrons, but the Deltas have current sensing in both the high and low voltage sections.