Originally posted by sammorris:

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$25 cheaper than the egg, not bad.

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Originally posted by sammorris:

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Estuansis: Remembering the CX400 is a TRUE 400W PSU, it'd be fine. The 12V rail amps are as high as a 550-600W unit from brands like coolermaster.
Russ: Ah, then that explains the low price.

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Originally posted by sammorris:

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It's just a good example of a PSU that isn't as powerful as it says it is. Since the units are so popular, they're easily identifiable.
The coolermaster 500W has a limit of 30A on the 12V rail, the same as the 400W Corsair, but the corsair is not limited to a certain current draw per rail, as there is only one, rendering it the more versatile unit.
There is no comparison between CM/Tt units and the terrible brands, but they stand halfway between them as they are just as guilty of 'over-rating' their units. Annoyingly, newegg change the price on the Corsair every couple of days, but there is usually only $10 in the two units.

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Originally posted by omegaman7:

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Uh oh! I think you guys thought im running the mentioned system on the 400W corsair. NOT the case. The system I mentioned will be ran by the 430W Thermaltake(65% efficiency). And I STILL think it will do it almost easily. Like I said. It never got hot, not even warm. And its seen a great deal of equipment. Remember, a GOOD manufacturer will UNDERRATE there capabilities, NOT overrate LOL! I think that my particular Thermaltake PSU is grossly underrated!!! I do realize now that one could buy better though :D The 400W corsair for instance.

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Originally posted by sammorris:

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There's nothing inherently wrong with the units, but electrically it's only a 250W performer. What most people don't realise is that 250W is still actually a lot of power, more than a lot of systems use. A typical gaming system with a Core 2 Duo and 8800GT is unlikely to use any more than 170-180W or so.
While Seagates aren't my favourite brand due to noise and poor reliability in the .12 range, anything earlier is a solid performer as long as you have sufficient cooling to deal with the monstrous heat they put out. As far as I'm concerned, they are no worse than 3rd of the 5 main HDD manufacturers in my book. I still think your choice in case fans is questionable to this day, but then again, few people who use such basic cooling systems tend to care that much about what fans they use. I don't ever remember criticising the Freezer 7 Pro unduly, I owned one as early as January 2007 and still recommend them as the primary cooler for 775 to this day. With regard to video cards it's down to the intended use, people who don't play modern games have no need to buy powerful video cards. The relatively baseless preference for nvidia is not uncommon. At least you can actually state a reason other than the typical "they're just better".

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Originally posted by omegaman7:

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Funny you should mention Bestec as garbage russ. My mothers Gateway runs a 200W+ Bestec. To date, its the most obnoxious PSU ive ever heard. And I wonder if its output is even remotely stable!!! Her computer is slow at times, and fine at times. Makes me wonder...Its roughly 3yrs old. Generic, and that old...

The first time I saw the name on the PSU, I laughed. I knew that it was generic at first glance. And I also knew she paid too much. I tell all my family to come to me before going to the shop now. I generally have a pretty good idea whats wrong with a computer now within a few minutes, to a few hours, depending on the problem. I now like it when a computer gives me a challenge. The challenging ones, teach me something new :D

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