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Macron or WinTech 300watt ATX PSU?
I have a choice between a Macron or Wintech 300 watt ATX power supply.
Does anyone have any comments on either of these supplies? I don't find much seaching with Google. Thanks! |
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On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 08:30:09 GMT, "Franklin"
wrote: I have a choice between a Macron or Wintech 300 watt ATX power supply. Does anyone have any comments on either of these supplies? I don't find much seaching with Google. Thanks! They're both low-end generics.. if these are the only options from a professional builder, I'd question what ELSE they're selling to you. See if you can get a discount without the power supply and buy your own or have one delivered to them if they won't give you any other alternatives at reasonable prices, say a name-brand like Sparkle or Antec =350W for $30 more. If you tell them you simply don't want either power supply and they won't accomodate you, take your business elsewhere... you're probably not even saving much if any money with these generics, it's just more profit for them and could be a headache for you later on. Dave |
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This is a PSU to replace one that is currently failing...
The ratings on the Macron are almost twice as good as the current PSU. I'm not wanting to spend more than $50 CDN on a PSU, so these are the two that I have available. "kony" wrote in message ... On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 08:30:09 GMT, "Franklin" wrote: I have a choice between a Macron or Wintech 300 watt ATX power supply. Does anyone have any comments on either of these supplies? I don't find much seaching with Google. Thanks! They're both low-end generics.. if these are the only options from a professional builder, I'd question what ELSE they're selling to you. See if you can get a discount without the power supply and buy your own or have one delivered to them if they won't give you any other alternatives at reasonable prices, say a name-brand like Sparkle or Antec =350W for $30 more. If you tell them you simply don't want either power supply and they won't accomodate you, take your business elsewhere... you're probably not even saving much if any money with these generics, it's just more profit for them and could be a headache for you later on. Dave |
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On Wed, 06 Aug 2003 12:56:30 GMT, "Franklin"
wrote: This is a PSU to replace one that is currently failing... The ratings on the Macron are almost twice as good as the current PSU. I'm not wanting to spend more than $50 CDN on a PSU, so these are the two that I have available. I don't deal with these two generic "labels", though it's quite possible I've seen the same power supplies with a different generic label on them. The funny thing about them is that when systems started needing more power, say around the time of the ~1GHz Athlon systems' debut, suddenly many generic power supplies starting wearing labels claiming greater capacity with NO HIGHER true output. It's possible these power supplies have higher true capacity than your current power supply, but on the other hand almost all the 400W generics I"ve seen have lesser true capacity than a name-brand 250W model. Name-brand is your assurance of a minimal level of quality and capacity, far moreso than the numbers on the label, which can only be relied upon from the better manufacturers, otherwise only between different models and series from the same manufacturer. For $50 CDN, which I roughly translate into $35 USD, you're cutting the power supply budget pretty tightly. There's a certain minimum price for a power supply that doesn't skip any important features, $35 is a challenging price-point to shop for. Not knowing the going rates where you're located it's hard to suggest a make/model with such a small price-window, but I'd look for a 300W Sparkle or Fortron (essentially the same power supply, different label). Those models typically have one of the best quality per dollar ratios without any unnecessary frills adding to the cost. You don't mention the system so I can only assume it's high enough capacity, since you did mention the previous power supply being rated only half as well as those generics. Dave |
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