From: aznomad.2@PremoveOBthisOX.COM   
      
   On Tue, 27 Nov 2007 12:10:09 -0500, Arthur Hagen  wrote:   
      
      
   >Daniel James  wrote:   
   >> In article   
   >> news:, AZ   
   >> Nomad wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> power supply:  don't use the crap that is included with most cases.   
   >>> A blowout on that $8 power supply can take out your whole system.   
   >>> Spend $50-90 here.   
   >>   
   >> I'll add a rider to that -- spend those dollars on a good quality PSU   
   >> rather than a lower-quality unit that claims a higher power output.   
   >> Work out roughly how much poser your system will actually use, add   
   >> 10-20% as a margin for error, and buy the best PSU you can that   
   >> exceeds that power by as little as possible.   
      
   >I strongly advise people to choose a PSU that delivers more than 10-20%   
   >above what you will actually use.  The main reason is that PSUs deteriorate   
      
   Watch out.  I'd prefer a solid 400W power supply over an 8oz 1000W supply   
   considering your typical system draws less than 200W while running and less   
   than 300W during startup.  A POS 1000W supply may do 1000W according to the   
   capacity of it's output devices (read: a couple of $3 triacs), but will have a   
   cheapo fan that'll soon fail and thermal problems with anything more than 150W.   
   Being built by near slave labor on a too quickly moving assembly line won't   
   help   
   either.   
      
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