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Soren
12-13-01, 10:07 PM
I know what a power supplies do and all of that...

But, what are good brands of power supplies!?
Are there specifically well built ones, and all of that..

Reccomendations would help a lot!


Soren
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12-13-01, 10:10 PM
Emerex are usually pretty good, heh sorry thats all i could think of off the top of my head.
Yodums
12-13-01, 10:15 PM
Enermax, Antec and Turbo (forgot the rest...)

Enermax would be option #1 though those thing work very well they barely drop sometimes.. They have 2 fans sticking out of them.. They are defintely P4 and XP approved. You can buy some that have fan controls!

Antec are very good reliable brand too.

Although if I'm still living in the last century the Enermax have conflicts with the Epox boards.
Soren
12-13-01, 10:19 PM
whew.

I was looking at the Enermax EG651P-VE 530 Watt ATX and was pretty impressed, but, it's nice to know other people like the things too!

thanks for the help.
KILLorBE
12-13-01, 10:26 PM
PC Power & Cooling (http://www.pcpowerandcooling.com/home.htm)
SPI (Sparkle Power Inc.) (http://www.sparklepower.com/)
Enermax (http://www.enermax.com.tw/products/main.htm)

Sparkle also makes Industrial and Medical PSU's, so they must be good:)
Soren
12-13-01, 10:29 PM
oh yeah, another stupid question... what does ATX stand for [or, what is the correct acronym]?!?
Yodums
12-13-01, 10:32 PM
Originally posted by Soren
whew.

I was looking at the Enermax EG651P-VE 530 Watt ATX and was pretty impressed, but, it's nice to know other people like the things too!

thanks for the help.


530watt is not necessary..
I mean a 350watt does good for a Athlon XP or a P4 ..

530 watt is made for you to hook up like 20 something case fans :)
KILLorBE
12-13-01, 10:36 PM
ATX is a form factor (by Intel).

Form factor is used to describe the physical size and shape of a computer device measured by outside dimensions. It is most often used to describe the size of circuit boards, especially the motherboard and expansion cards. When used to describe hard drives, the form factor is the diameter of the platters and case, such as 3.5" or 5.25", not the drive's storage space.

Motherboards come in various sizes and shapes. The most common form factors for PC motherboards are the AT and baby AT form factors, and the ATX, LPX, and NLX form factors.