Which power supply?

[Digimer]

On 10-06-17 10:55 PM, William Park wrote:
> While we're on the topic of "building" computers... Which power supply
> (around 500W) would you recommend?  For other components, I can pretty
> much follow my nose.  But, power supply is one component that I have to
> defer to the experts.
>

One word; jonnyguru.com.

I like to think that I know my way around a PSU, and have 
bought/sold/serviced easily over a hundred in the last ten years. That 
said, I'd bow out to Mr. Guru... He knows his PSUs better than just 
about anyone.

He hot-boxes all of his test units (sticks it in a box at 50c) and 
drives the load up to 100% of stated max capacity. He watches the 
stability of the rails and, when they blow, he tears them down and finds 
out what failed.

Anyone looking to build their own system would be well served to spend a 
few hours on his page.

Now, as a personal recommendation, Antec, Silverstone and PC Power & 
Cooling have not steered me wrong. However, like most here, I speak from 
anecdotal experience.

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