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Originally posted by Xtreeme
From link....
"Pros:
• Dual fans
• Fits both P4 & Athlon mainboards
• Decent amount of connectors
Cons:
• Poor packaging
• A little pricey for a “budget” PS"
"• Supports Pentium4 and AMD Athlon mainboards
• Protection circuits for inrush current, over current, and over temperature
• Meets ATX ver 2.03 and ATX 12V ver 1.1 specs
• Dual fans for better cooling"
Duel fans is standard today-not really a feature. For less $ the vantec offers short circuit and catastrophic failure protection. And its not a budget unit either. Dunno. Seems-generic'ish. Id go antec or vantec or similar well known brand. TTGI wasnt rated bad either-but it didnt stop mine from blowing and it was 420watts. Watts arent = amungst all PSU's. Also note since a max load isnt listed (less I missed it) it means 500watts for 12 sec or less-400watt constant. Gotta watch that. That is what Tom's H was going off about. So the Vantec Ion 400watt constant (500watt max) at same power rating is $60 and with more features plus long standing brand name so the warrenty will be good.. Choices choices-eh?...hehe. Omardeth-I'm not trying to step on yer toes-please dont take it that way. |
no offence taken . so take none on my commements since you named me and i didn't even post the link hahaha
the vantec power supply is nice don't get me wrong . but it is 60$ or more . the one that was posted ( thanks JP ) is 22$ or 1/3 the price . not really comparing apple with apples are we .
vantec is not a "long standing company " i don't even think they make the power supply just put there name on it . They started out making fan's . As far as the warranty i have no idea how good it is . not saying vantec isn't a good company . i think they are good , i have never had a problem with anything i have gotten with the vantec name on it . matter of fact i luv the vantec aeroflow hsf .
brand name is a do or die way to live . when you buy brand names you pay for the name .
look at it thisway . what would you buy a nec flat panel or a hyundai flat panel monitor ?
most people would say " no question there , i would get the nec " for the reasoning that you have stated . the brand name . but did you know that hyundai make the flat panel for BOTH the monitors ? yet the nec cost 20% more ? i wonder why is that ?
the achieve power supply ( thanks again JP for posting ) REPLACED a Antec tru550 in my system .. yes i said REPLACED . thats how i found out about them . i needed a cheap ps to use while i RMA'd the antec .. well when the antec came back i never put it back in ...
your comments are correct that you have to make sure you get a good power supply . i won't knock ya for that . but without ever seeing or useing the achieve power supply i think you are wrong to knock it .
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