Re: Antec Neo or Truepower ?

I was faced with the same decision a year ago, between those two PSU's.
Upon research it turns out that the True Power is the heavier duty unit and
built more ruggedly. The Neo has more quiet cooling and is more "earth
friendly" (more energy efficient.) But the Neo cannot handle as heavy of
loads as the True Power for long periods of time. I bought the True Power
and have exercised it for a year extensively and it has purred on.

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--DaveW


"Skeleton Man" <invalid@guestwho.com> wrote in message
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> Hi all,
>
> Which is better, a 650 Antec Neo or a 650W Antec Truepower trio ? I'm
> looking to replace my generic PSU with a real one at a reasonable price.
>
> Is an Antec Neo Power 650 Blue for $140 a good deal ?
>
> Ideally I'd like to spend no more than $150 before shipping.. any other
> suggestions on power supply ? I'm basically looking for the best 650W I
> can
> buy (or as near to it as possible). 650 looks to be the sweetspot - enough
> power for what I need but not off the wall in price.
>
> I'd like to kill two birds with one stone too - I have a hard limit of
> $200
> and I'd like to get a decent PSU and a nice CPU cooler. I'm looking for
> low
> noise and more cooling power over flashy leds.. (I'd actually prefer not
> to
> have leds on the cooler).
>
> I bought an Asus silent square, but it's not the pro version and won't fit
> AM2 mountings. I found a 939 to AM2 mounting adapter but it's not worth
> $15
> + another $15 shipping (I should add this adapter is merely two strips of
> metal with holes and spacers - worth about $5 and iit would fit into a $2
> envelope).
>
> My setup:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> M/B: MSI K9N4SLI
> CPU: Athlon 64 X2 5200+ (2600Mhz, 13 x 200, stock values)
> RAM: 2x 512MB Kingston HyperX DDR2 800Mhz
> Gfx: PCI-E RADEON X1600
> HDD1: Western Digital WD800JB PATA 7200RPM
> HDD2: Western Digital WD2000JB PATA 7200RPM
> DVD: Sony/Optiarc AD5170A DVDRW
>
> RAM and CPU are running at stock speed/voltage.
> --------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I should add that newegg is out of the question - they don't ship to
> Canada.
>
> Chris
>
>