Topower vs. Fortron?

[Dukeman]

This > Topower 500XP (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817342004)
vs
This > Fortron AX450 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N82E16817104954)

Which one and why?

I want to try to OC beyond 2.5GHz if that is even possible with either of these.

[Oklahoma Wolf]

Either will do, it's up to you. Fortron has a build quality edge over Topower IMO, but this is a low end Fortron so the decision isn't quite that easy.

[Dukeman]

Oklahoma Wolf - Which do you think would be stronger or more stable for VCore. This is the first Mobo I've had tha draws vcore from 12v.

Also, would either of these be significantly more stable than my Antec TP380 v1?

And finally, have you ever lived in OK? I did from '78 to '03, Lawton and OKC.

[Super Nade]

I have never had any problems with Fortron. The one in my sig is my third and all were purchased after consulting Wolf :)

[Oklahoma Wolf]

Oklahoma Wolf - Which do you think would be stronger or more stable for VCore. This is the first Mobo I've had tha draws vcore from 12v.

Also, would either of these be significantly more stable than my Antec TP380 v1?

And finally, have you ever lived in OK? I did from '78 to '03, Lawton and OKC.

Potayto potahto :)

IOW, neither of them and both of them will be better for vcore I don't think - it's the regulators on the board that matter there.

Lived very briefly in OK after I was born... my dad was a preacher in Meno, just outside Enid where I was born. Went to Kansas not long after I was maybe a year old, and spent a few years there.

[Bios24]

I'd take the Fortron over the topower any day. A lot of what makes a power supply great is not rated specs, but build quality and reliability. Fortron has both.