Another PSU question Tagan or Seasonic

Looking at either:

430W Tagan 2 Force U22
430W Tagan Easycon U15
430W Seasonic S12

I have the following to power:
Antec SLK3000
Venice 3000/3200 (need to get yet)
6600GT card (need to get yet)
Asus A8N SLI Board
2940U2 Card
2XSCSI 15000RPM Drives
1XSata2 Drive
2xOptical Drives - DVD Rom & DVD Writer
Floppy
Fans :)

Doubt I will go SLI way (unless I get a good deal on dual 6600GT's), so thats the lot.. PSU being quiet is important.
No tooo fussed about it being modular (just a nice thing to have).

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Seasonic FTW

If you read CustomPC's last issue, the Seasonic PSU's won both the High end and mid-range awards.

Cheers for quick reply...

Seasonic - 1, Tagan - 0

Would 430W be enough for this setup... Very much doubt I will be adding anything else to this for long while :)

Yea I would expect it to be perfectly adequate

Unfortunately CustomPC were giving away several Seasonic PSUs at the same time, which is unfortunate.

Not that I don't think Seasonic PSUs are very good, but the Tagans are OK for most people and cost somewhat less. Also there are no modular Seasonic PSUs, which is a shame.

Hiper 480/580 have had good reviews (and come in a really nifty box) and the new modular Enermaxes have had a couple of good write-ups. Fortron and Akasa are other names that could be in your frame.

Uhm i not quite sure if 430W if enuf, if it's peak load then continuous rating is around 380-390 W ? enuf ?

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Originally Posted by Thorsson

Unfortunately CustomPC were giving away several Seasonic PSUs at the same time, which is unfortunate.

Not that I don't think Seasonic PSUs are very good, but the Tagans are OK for most people and cost somewhat less. Also there are no modular Seasonic PSUs, which is a shame.

Hiper 480/580 have had good reviews (and come in a really nifty box) and the new modular Enermaxes have had a couple of good write-ups. Fortron and Akasa are other names that could be in your frame.

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You've named quite a few makes there... This is gonna get confusing if I start looking at other makes .. I thought I'd got it narrowed down to these 2 from reading the forum... I may be wrong.

Originally had decided on the Tagan PSU BUT Seasonic is on for £58.74 on a today only which is what got me thinking..

Its the exact same query I have. I think u might wish to bump up to 480w just to be sure. I havent seen a bad review of the Seasonic PSU's and the 600w normally wins any review its in. I think u would be more than happy with either of them to be honest bit like choose a Porsche or a Ferrari, Enermax do some good PSU' but ive not been looking at them to closely, I would avoid Hiper had some bad reviews on here and this link shows why. Its actually pretty comprehenisive http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/200507111/index.html. Maybe this will give u a better idea of what your psu needs http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/

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Originally Posted by zulander

Its the exact same query I have. I think u might wish to bump up to 480w just to be sure. I havent seen a bad review of the Seasonic PSU's and the 600w normally wins any review its in. I think u would be more than happy with either of them to be honest bit like choose a Porsche or a Ferrari, Enermax do some good PSU' but ive not been looking at them to closely, I would avoid Hiper had some bad reviews on here and this link shows why. Its actually pretty comprehenisive http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/200507111/index.html. Maybe this will give u a better idea of what your psu needs http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/

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Cheers some very useful links.... coming up at 402 recommended min Watts...looking at this I might just go for the 480W Tagans... 500W Seasonic is out of my price range (Why the big price jump between the 430W-£58 and 500W-£84)

Damn... nearly conviced myself that I could do no wrong with the 430W Seasonic.:) looks like 480W Tagan 2 Force or EasyCon.. hmmm...

Anyone know the cheapest place for the 500W Seasonic.. (£84 is too much)

scan had them at 70 odd quid the other week, i was all geared up 2 buy one and then they got new stock of them in and the price had gone up to £90. I havent been able to find then cheaper as of yet tho im just looking at the power needs of a 7800gt and its maybe good i dident get one

Poor u guys. I got my S12 600W for 79 free dlivery on a today only offer :D. Cheers Scan.

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Poor u guys. I got my S12 600W for 79 free dlivery on a today only offer :D. Cheers Scan.

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Cheers ... rub salt into the wounds... hehe
Want to sell your for £79 delivered ... LOL

Personally, i'm very happy with my Tagan.. and i've been through a lotta psu's (not tried a Seasonic yet though, but I should be recieving 2 600w's tomorrow).. Tagan gets my vote on this.. for now anywayz

Seasonic = Rolls Royce
Enermax = Bentley
Tagan = BMW
Hiper = Ford Cosworth
Fortron = Morgan
Akasa = Citroen

or something like that...:lol:

PC Power & Cooling = A Lamborghini garage

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Personally, i'm very happy with my Tagan.. and i've been through a lotta psu's (not tried a Seasonic yet though, but I should be recieving 2 600w's tomorrow).. Tagan gets my vote on this.. for now anywayz

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I'd be interested in how the Seasonics compare to the Tagans you've already got.. performace, tidiness & noisewise... could you post here plssss... thnx

430W is plenty, you'd probably even get away with 380W.

Seasonic for me, silentPCreviews PSU of choice. IE quiet and very stable

After reading a Toms Hardware review, they gave the award to Seasonic too...

Lets not forget the Hexus big PSU roundup, but they didn't review a Seasonic PSU

I think one of the reasons that there is a big difference in price between the 430w seasonic and the next models up is that they are slightly different products. If you look at http://www.silentpcreview.com/ they have some excellent reviews of the seasonics. I think the 430w model might be an improved version of the previous range (although still an excellent psu) whilst the 500 and 600w models are all new. Although I could be wrong.

Ok to actually answer your question:
Either a tagan or seasonic will be an excellent choice. I think with seasonic they are slightly better built and are definitely quieter (that's not to knock the noise levels or build quality of tagans though as by all accounts they are very good psus).
In essence do you want your psu to be practically inaudible and pay a slight premium for a very efficient and very well built psu? Then get a seasonic
Or are you not too fused about noise levels although still want a very quiet psu and perhaps a bit more amps and connector stuff for your money? Then get a tagan.

Had put the Seasonic in the cart on Scan... just read that the 430W does not have any PCI-E connectors :(

http://www.virtual-hideout.net/revie...w/index2.shtml

I will be getting a PCI-E 6600GT so this could be an issue unless there are add-ons available ??

Are there??

Yes you can get cables. But frankly I wouldn't get an older model. If the 500W Seasonic is too much then get a Tagan.