Posted by Madhav \"DogFocker\" Acharya on September 27, 2007, 1:49 pm
On Mon, 24 Sep 2007 07:25:46 -0500, Moe wrote:
> I must have spent 8 hours now reading up on power supplies.
eES GOOD OK ALRIGHT
> I think
> they are making new models faster then I can read about them. I just
> need a plain old dependable, quiet, long life 400 watt power supply,
ok alright
> maybe 450.
mind make one ok up alright
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Posted by mg on September 24, 2007, 7:57 am
> Is it worth it, when buying a new power supply for the computer, to
> worry about active power correction factor? I run my computer around
> 15 hours a day, sometime I just leave it on. I suppose I could put
> the kill-a-watt on it and come up with the average watts use and try to
> size a power supply to it, but I'm wondering if something like this
> wouldn't be the way to go. 60 bucks shipped to the front door total for
> this one, there are others with APFC. So is this like those squiggly
> light bulbs and a good deal or not?
> Antec Earthwatt 430W 80-Plus Certified Power Supply
I think the most important things to look for in a power supply is
that it has enough capacity and safety certification and that the air-
flow direction is correct.
I look for the safety certification more as an indication of quality
than an actual concern about safety. With airflow, I make sure that I
don't have hot air blowing out the back of the cabinet that can be
sucked into the intake of the power supply, for instance.
I can't think of a situation where Power Factor Correction (PFC) would
matter except maybe if you had a bunch of computers and wanted to run
them off a portable generator in an emergency.
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