enermax, if in good condition...

enermax hands down despite the Chinese rot caps some of these units had gotten, thermaltake has made some real fire hazards when it came to their power supplies in the past and one can always tell by just picking up the unit in hand feeling how light it is. For mid to low load systems the thermaltake is fine but the enermax is just a tank.

nforce4max wrote:

enermax hands down despite the Chinese rot caps some of these units had gotten, thermaltake has made some real fire hazards when it came to their power supplies in the past and one can always tell by just picking up the unit in hand feeling how light it is. For mid to low load systems the thermaltake is fine but the enermax is just a tank.

im really hoping for something that dosent need rebuilt cap wise...

i actually found a review for the TT psu, and while it wasn't great for systems that needed a good 12v rail, for older p3 stuff it seems good, with adequate overload protection.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/thermaltake-pu … -supply-review/

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nforce4max wrote:

enermax hands down despite the Chinese rot caps some of these units had gotten, thermaltake has made some real fire hazards when it came to their power supplies in the past and one can always tell by just picking up the unit in hand feeling how light it is. For mid to low load systems the thermaltake is fine but the enermax is just a tank.

im really hoping for something that dosent need rebuilt cap wise...

i actually found a review for the TT psu, and while it wasn't great for systems that needed a good 12v rail, for older p3 stuff it seems good, with adequate overload protection.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/thermaltake-pu … -supply-review/

most old PSU require new caps... hell I picked up a Antec true 330P and its filled up with rotten fuihyyu's, I expected more from Antec.

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nforce4max wrote:

enermax hands down despite the Chinese rot caps some of these units had gotten, thermaltake has made some real fire hazards when it came to their power supplies in the past and one can always tell by just picking up the unit in hand feeling how light it is. For mid to low load systems the thermaltake is fine but the enermax is just a tank.

im really hoping for something that dosent need rebuilt cap wise...

i actually found a review for the TT psu, and while it wasn't great for systems that needed a good 12v rail, for older p3 stuff it seems good, with adequate overload protection.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/thermaltake-pu … -supply-review/

Wrong hobby if you are unwilling to accept that at some point you will have to deal with bad caps as a lot of older hardware will eventually have issue especially from the late 90s and much of the 2000s.

I actually bought a brand new AT supply for my 486. They still sell them on Newegg, and for fairly decent prices too. Head there for AT and even ATX PSUs. They are all largely backwards compatible

Ampera wrote:

I actually bought a brand new AT supply for my 486. They still sell them on Newegg, and for fairly decent prices too. Head there for AT and even ATX PSUs. They are all largely backwards compatible

Got a few links?

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Ampera wrote:

I actually bought a brand new AT supply for my 486. They still sell them on Newegg, and for fairly decent prices too. Head there for AT and even ATX PSUs. They are all largely backwards compatible

Got a few links?

AT power supply

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shiozaki wrote:

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nforce4max wrote:

enermax hands down despite the Chinese rot caps some of these units had gotten, thermaltake has made some real fire hazards when it came to their power supplies in the past and one can always tell by just picking up the unit in hand feeling how light it is. For mid to low load systems the thermaltake is fine but the enermax is just a tank.

im really hoping for something that dosent need rebuilt cap wise...

i actually found a review for the TT psu, and while it wasn't great for systems that needed a good 12v rail, for older p3 stuff it seems good, with adequate overload protection.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/thermaltake-pu … -supply-review/

Wrong hobby if you are unwilling to accept that at some point you will have to deal with bad caps as a lot of older hardware will eventually have issue especially from the late 90s and much of the 2000s.

fair enough, so the enermax with new caps is the winner?

What is the difference between the EG651P-VE(24P) and EG651P-VE(FMA) ?

The winner is a new power supply. There is 0 reason to use an old PSU, because bad caps are one thing, but PSUs have a tendency to fail spectacularly, killing multiple parts as they die. Use a new PSU. They still sell AT and 20+4 PSUs with Molex. That's enough for everything from the original IBM PC to today.

I don't think one should assume that a new power supply is better. You can recap an old power supply that was built well (with proper protection) and it will continue to function. A new power supply still has the potential to be absolutely terrible. The only way to know is to pop the hood and take a look inside once you get it.

It isn't old vs new. It is well-built vs. not.

^ This is absolutely the case.

Ampera wrote:

The winner is a new power supply. There is 0 reason to use an old PSU, because bad caps are one thing, but PSUs have a tendency to fail spectacularly, killing multiple parts as they die. Use a new PSU. They still sell AT and 20+4 PSUs with Molex. That's enough for everything from the original IBM PC to today.

you gunna tell me how iam geting strong 5v,3.3v rails and -5v on a new psu?

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Ampera wrote:

The winner is a new power supply. There is 0 reason to use an old PSU, because bad caps are one thing, but PSUs have a tendency to fail spectacularly, killing multiple parts as they die. Use a new PSU. They still sell AT and 20+4 PSUs with Molex. That's enough for everything from the original IBM PC to today.

you gunna tell me how iam geting strong 5v,3.3v rails and -5v on a new psu?

its possible with a converter for the -5 and -12 rail if required, also depends on how much wattage you are willing to buy (my old corsair had 34 A at the 5V rail, on the otherside it had 850W)