Power Supplies with Active PFC

I'm trying to decide between two power supplies, both are Thermaltake
PurePower 480s. One has active PFC, the other doesn't. Does anyone have an
opinion about active PFC and whether it's worthwhile? Thanks in advance.

Tim wrote:

I'm trying to decide between two power supplies, both are Thermaltake
PurePower 480s. One has active PFC, the other doesn't. Does anyone have an
opinion about active PFC and whether it's worthwhile? Thanks in advance.

In my opinion, for a single home based computer, PFC is unnecessary.

If you are running multiple high power systems, then you might want to
consider PFC.

IMO.

a bit anemic on the 12 volt lines there....

On Sat, 12 Jun 2004 14:24:18 -0400, "Tim" wrote:

I'm trying to decide between two power supplies, both are Thermaltake
PurePower 480s. One has active PFC, the other doesn't. Does anyone have an
opinion about active PFC and whether it's worthwhile? Thanks in advance.
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"Overlord" wrote in message
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a bit anemic on the 12 volt lines there....



I hear ya, but it scores high for good voltage stability, and low noise, at
a reasonable price.

Here's a breakdown of my rig, do you think there's enough amperage? If not,
what would you suggest?

Thermaltake PurePower 480
;+5VSB@2A

Intel D865PERLK mobo
Pentium 4 3.0 GHz (northwood)( w Thermaltake Spark 7+ HSF)
1 GB PC3200 DDR RAM
2 WD 120 GB HDs (in removable drawers each w/own fan)
Pioneer 107D DVD-RW
Yamaha F1 CD-RW
ATI AIW 9600Pro video card
MAudio 2496 Audiophile sound card
3 80mm case fans
Floppy Drive

I have no plans to overclock.

On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 21:25:31 -0400, "Tim" wrote:


"Overlord" wrote in message
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a bit anemic on the 12 volt lines there....


I hear ya, but it scores high for good voltage stability, and low noise, at
a reasonable price.

Here's a breakdown of my rig, do you think there's enough amperage? If not,
what would you suggest?

Thermaltake PurePower 480
;+5VSB@2A

Intel D865PERLK mobo
Pentium 4 3.0 GHz (northwood)( w Thermaltake Spark 7+ HSF)
1 GB PC3200 DDR RAM
2 WD 120 GB HDs (in removable drawers each w/own fan)
Pioneer 107D DVD-RW
Yamaha F1 CD-RW
ATI AIW 9600Pro video card
MAudio 2496 Audiophile sound card
3 80mm case fans
Floppy Drive

I have no plans to overclock.

That's a pity. My Northwood 3.06 runs 3.5 easy with stock cooling.
I'd run it up a bit more but I like the 2-2-2-5 ram timing.
Just got a 550watt Enermax that runs 40/45/25 but I run 4 times the drives
you have so the +12VDC line is more important to me.
I ran the same system on an Enermax with 15amps on the +12v line.....
but then again.... that PS went south.
Besides a lot of those "reviews" of power supplies don't load down
the systems like I'd like to see.
Really couldn't say as to your current requirements but I suspect that
if you're going to keep the system and upgrade the vid card anytime
soon you might start straining the PS.
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"Overlord" wrote in message
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On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 21:25:31 -0400, "Tim" wrote:

That's a pity. My Northwood 3.06 runs 3.5 easy with stock cooling.

What mobo?

On Tue, 15 Jun 2004 02:24:34 -0400, "Tim" wrote:


"Overlord" wrote in message
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On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 21:25:31 -0400, "Tim" wrote:

That's a pity. My Northwood 3.06 runs 3.5 easy with stock cooling.

What mobo?

It's an Asus P4G8X running in dual channel mode with Corsair PC3200
TwinXLLPT ram, the older stuff with the ram timings that appear to have
disappeared these days. I know it's not the most cutting edge FSB or
anything but the chipset (Granite Bay 7205) and CPU make a nice combination
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