Power supply, power or quality?

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I currently have a 250 W power supply, I need better.
I want to spend about $50 USD.

If it were free, which one of these would you choose?
Antec SL350 350W Power Supply
Antec True330 330W Power Supply

Thanks in advance for any other comments and suggestions.
 
John said:
I currently have a 250 W power supply, I need better.
I want to spend about $50 USD.

If it were free, which one of these would you choose?
Antec SL350 350W Power Supply
Antec True330 330W Power Supply

Thanks in advance for any other comments and suggestions.
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You're making the right choice by going with Antec. I've never read a PSU
comparison where they didn't rank in the top 3.

As far as thost 2 choices, either is a good choice. The difference between a
350 and a 330 watt unit is minimal, so getting more power isn't really an
issue. Now, if it were a choice between a 400 watt and a True330, both
being Antec, I'd go with the 400 watter. But in this choice, I'd say opt
for the cheaper of the two.
 
DaveW said:
The Antec 330 Watt True Power is more heavy duty in construction.
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Are you sure? http://terasan.okiraku-pc.net/dengen (rough translation
from Japanese available at www.world.altavista.com) has several
pictures of the insides of PSUs, and they specifically compare 350W
SmartPower to a 380W TruePower. They look very similar, and although
the Truepower has 9A high voltage MOSFETs while the SmartPower has
6.5A ones (#STP7NB80), current SmartPowers use different MOSFETs
(W9NC80Z -- whatever those are), maybe because the +12V amp rating has
been beefed up. I don't know what changes have been made to
TruePowers, if any.
 
John said:
I currently have a 250 W power supply, I need better.
I want to spend about $50 USD.

If it were free, which one of these would you choose?
Antec SL350 350W Power Supply
Antec True330 330W Power Supply

Thanks in advance for any other comments and suggestions.
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You can get the SL350 in a very nice case (SLK3700, SLK2650, SLK1650,
etc.) delivered for as little as $60. See pricegrabber.com and similar
sites. You would do well get the case too.
 
I wrote:

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The 350W power supply was $50 (USD) shipped second day air.
I bought the SLK3700AMB for $70 shipped via ground.

Fun fun fun.
 
DaveW said:
The Antec 330 Watt True Power is more heavy duty in construction.

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I know your asking about Antec. It is a quality name but, has anyone ever
used the power supplies from
PC Power and Cooling? I have one called the "silencer" it's very quiet, just
my 2cts.
 
I know your asking about Antec. It is a quality name but, has anyone ever
used the power supplies from
PC Power and Cooling? I have one called the "silencer" it's very quiet, just
my 2cts.
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Nice power supplies, good outputs, lots of 4pin molex connectors, pricey....
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