red-ray wrote on 2020-10-19, 14:54:
OK, which PSU are you getting? The only Enermax PSU I have is a DigiFanless which seems OK to me, is it?
Actually that is one of the best Enermax units they have ever made I think. The Gigabyte looks well featured for a 650W one too, especially the monitoring. The only thing I would say is with a dual PIII, adding a FX5900 Ultra and several drives might push the 3.3v/5v rails. A dual K7 system definately would.
I was referring to the older Enermax units around 1998-2005 which you can sometimes pick up new. Opened mine up and yeah no name caps as well as this issue:
Re: Yet Another PSU Went Pop Thread (NOS edition)
I had a good look at PSUs for my current gen and retro machines. My requirements are a bit tough: (Not made in China, Japanese caps, more then 20a on 3.3/5v for the retro machines, reliability over cost).
Anyway, only 2 brands fit the bill - Nipron and Zippy/Emacs. So I run a big Nipron PSU in my main machine and bought some NOS/used ones for my lower power retro machines. Also a couple of used Zippy/Emacs ones for their strong 3.3v/5v rails. You also have to replace/control the fan as they are intended for the server market.
Both brands are mostly sold B2B so obtaining them new is difficult and expensive. However, they seem to be built like tanks so I am confident using NOS/used ones.
I just didn't feel like ordering a 800W premium PSU (to get something quality) on overclockers only to risk it being defective with a months RMA during these covid times.