530w Tagan EasyCon

d3v · 08-13-05, 10:20 AM

Is this PSU any good?

It will be eventually powering...

AMD 64 3700 San Diego S939 + Arctic fan
2GB Corsair XMS RAM 2x512mb
GF 6800GT PCI-E + HSF
200GB SATA HDD
Floppy drive
CD/RW drive
DVD/RW drive
2x 12cm case fans + fan controller
MSI AMD high-end board

Will overclock CPU + Graphics card moderatly.

Scott9027 · 08-13-05, 10:22 AM

Actually I think Tagan power supplies are decent, but I would suggest getting either the OCZ Powerstream 520, the Seasonic S-12 600, or the Fortron AX500 Blue Storm.

d3v · 08-13-05, 10:53 AM

the powerstream 520 is so ridicuously expensive though.... over £100

The Fortron 500 BS is really 460w and is really cheap. Whats the catch?

d3v · 08-13-05, 10:57 AM

would the Product Image Antec TruePower Quiet 550W PSU with Twin Fans comfortaby suit my needs becuase it looks ideal price wise.

I don't need something awesome, just someone that can power what I need comfortably or semi confortably.

Sshadow · 08-13-05, 11:15 AM

Just my thoughts.
I have been running a Tagan 480W-U01 with 8 HDD's, a DVDr, 6 fans, Abit AA8XE, Intel 550 and a X600XT over a year and overclocked to 4ghz, with no worries.
So the modular Tagan 530, should be ample enough to power up your stuff.
And a FSP500, FSP550, OCZ Powerstream 520 are good choices.
I would prefer a more quiet solution, like the Seasonic S-12 600W, but thats me.

//Christian

johan851 · 08-13-05, 11:30 AM

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The Fortron 500 BS is really 460w and is really cheap. Whats the catch?

There isn't one. Fortron makes very high quality PSUs.

d3v · 08-13-05, 12:21 PM

just ordered the Antec NeoPower 480w ATX Modular PSU V2.0 24pin.

Sentential · 08-13-05, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott9027

Actually I think Tagan power supplies are decent, but I would suggest getting either the OCZ Powerstream 520, the Seasonic S-12 600, or the Fortron AX500 Blue Storm.

Funny you say that. Becuase it is essentially the same thing. OCZ rebrands Tagan/Topower PSUs

larva · 08-13-05, 12:39 PM

Topower makes more than one grade of supply, though. The OCZ Powerstreams are of the P6 family, which features independant regulation and has proven capable. The Modstream family, and all the Tagans I have examined, are of a lesser family that is not near the supply. In the end each and every product has its own qualities that must be learned rather than expecting them to be determined by the idenitity of the manufacturer.

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d3v Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK	530w Tagan EasyCon Is this PSU any good? It will be eventually powering... AMD 64 3700 San Diego S939 + Arctic fan 2GB Corsair XMS RAM 2x512mb GF 6800GT PCI-E + HSF 200GB SATA HDD Floppy drive CD/RW drive DVD/RW drive 2x 12cm case fans + fan controller MSI AMD high-end board Will overclock CPU + Graphics card moderatly.
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Scott9027 Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: NC	Actually I think Tagan power supplies are decent, but I would suggest getting either the OCZ Powerstream 520, the Seasonic S-12 600, or the Fortron AX500 Blue Storm. __________________ Rig In Transit:-> ASUS M4A78-E AMD PII 945 OCZ Platinum 4GB XFX HD-4890 Patriot Warp 32GB CORSAIR 550VX Antec 300 Acer X233
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08-13-05, 10:53 AM	Thread Starter #3
d3v Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK	the powerstream 520 is so ridicuously expensive though.... over £100 The Fortron 500 BS is really 460w and is really cheap. Whats the catch?
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08-13-05, 10:57 AM	Thread Starter #4
d3v Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK	would the Product Image Antec TruePower Quiet 550W PSU with Twin Fans comfortaby suit my needs becuase it looks ideal price wise. I don't need something awesome, just someone that can power what I need comfortably or semi confortably.
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08-13-05, 11:15 AM	#5
Sshadow Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Sweden	Just my thoughts. I have been running a Tagan 480W-U01 with 8 HDD's, a DVDr, 6 fans, Abit AA8XE, Intel 550 and a X600XT over a year and overclocked to 4ghz, with no worries. So the modular Tagan 530, should be ample enough to power up your stuff. And a FSP500, FSP550, OCZ Powerstream 520 are good choices. I would prefer a more quiet solution, like the Seasonic S-12 600W, but thats me. //Christian
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08-13-05, 12:21 PM	Thread Starter #7
d3v Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: UK	just ordered the Antec NeoPower 480w ATX Modular PSU V2.0 24pin.
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08-13-05, 12:39 PM	#9
larva Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2002	Topower makes more than one grade of supply, though. The OCZ Powerstreams are of the P6 family, which features independant regulation and has proven capable. The Modstream family, and all the Tagans I have examined, are of a lesser family that is not near the supply. In the end each and every product has its own qualities that must be learned rather than expecting them to be determined by the idenitity of the manufacturer. __________________ Home Rig - cod2 tool--------------------------------------------------------------------------------School Rig - work tool CPU P4 561 @ 220fsb/4GHz------------------------------------------------------------------------CPU P4 506 @ 200fsb/4GHz MB Abit AG8-V Video EVGA 7800GT-----------------------------------------------------------------MB Abit AS8-V Video EVGA GF 6200 Memory 4x512MB BH5 - DDR440-2,2,2,5------------------------------------------------------Memory 2x512MB Corsair VS400-2.5,3,3,8 Cooling Scythe Ninja w/103cfm 120x38mm Sanyo-------------------------------------------Cooling Arctic Cooling Freezer 4 w/Intel 92mm fan Sound SoundBastid Live Case AMS gTower PS TPII-480----------------------------------Sound Integrated audio Case Antec SLK1650 PS SP2-350 Storage 74GB Raptor - 2x200GB Samsung - LG4167b DVD-RW------------------------Storage 2x160GB Hitachi SATA - LG4163b DVD-RW - 250MB Zip Display Dell 2005FPW 20" widescreen LCD Printer - Canon i9900---------------Display Viewsonic VX2025 20" widescreen LCD Printer - Canon i860
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