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    Question PSU Recommendations?

    So the story is I have a Vapochill PE and to my surprise my antec truepower 430W is not sufficient to power it!

    I need recommendations as to which PSU's will be able to cope with this power hungry beast, Do any of you know of a PSU which can handle a Vapo PE?

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    Tagan 480W is the most well-built psu you can buy atm - and one of the most silent (better than the zalmans etc).

    Sheer perfermance must go to something like an antec truepower 550W. You just cant beat them.

    Have you considered using two psus for your system? Seems a shame the 430W truepower might be going to waste.

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    Enermax 550w, great psu - solid rails and very quiet with the fan on low as well ...... bit pricey but well worth it imo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by skattrd
    Enermax 550w, great psu - solid rails and very quiet with the fan on low as well ...... bit pricey but well worth it imo.

    I have an FSP 530W.. LOVE IT!!!!! And It has great power!!

    EDIT: WOW... that enermax COSTS!!! $160 US... Holly ****! my FSP cost only $80 US....
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    Just bought:

    Antec TrueControl 550W

    Praying to assorted gods that this will satisfy the vapo!
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    Thermaltake Purepower 480w dont consider any others

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    hey, a little off topic, but if ure selling that spu u have, gimme a pm and i may sort you out with sum cash for it
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    The new OCZ 520W PowerStream, it mat be £104, but it has built in pots on each of the rails so you can manually increase voltage when overclocking, BTX ready, LED indicators for good/bad voltage etc etc
    Had good reviews too.
    Depends how much you want to spend i suppose.

    http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/OCZ.html

    All the best.
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    Q-tec....

    Nar, seriously, you should be fine with any of the major brands (Antec, enermax, thermaltake, new coolermasters, cwt's ect...)
    Personaly, ive always had excellent experiences with Thermaltakes.
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    yay another psu thread (see what I mean, mods? )

    As above, the cwt 550w is good. Its same as teh antec 550w truepower.

    Read the other recent psu threads.

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    Does anyone have any psu reccomendations for like £20, there must be a halfway decent psu out there for us budget minded consumers?

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    Quote Originally Posted by guybrush
    Does anyone have any psu reccomendations for like £20, there must be a halfway decent psu out there for us budget minded consumers?
    Not really mate, you get what you pay for mate!

    £20 = World of hurt

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    I know but, I just cant justify spending more on my budget.. so can anyone give me a reccomend , even though it might break my computer .

    To be honest though, I run this box of some cheapo psu and its not broken after 2years. So its probably pot luck

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    Qtec

    cant believe Ive actually recommended one of those

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    http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=54451 it is then!, if it burns my house down ill not be happy

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