Hi I'm looking for the best power supply that I can buy.
Preferably 500w-600w.
I know the best brands and whatnot, I just wanna know which models are the best?
I'm looking for Cool, Quiet, but most importantly high Efficiency % and has active PFC!!! Nice pre-sleeved/braided cables and modular is nice too but not a must.
I currently have my eye on http://www.ncix.com/products/index [...] ROUP%20USA and the Seasonic s12 600w!!!
Thanx!!!

I would recomend OCZ Modstream 520watt easy to install and no messy wires around your case use what you need also peak power is a steady 620watts.There are also Antec, Seasonic or Thermaltake Purepower 520watt.

OCZ modstream/powerstream doesn't have active PFC sadly
american models anyways.
none of the antec models stand out to me, mediocre efficiency, cool n quiet tho
any other suggestion?
anyone think the Fortron FX600-GLN is a good choice?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817103931

This one looks very good too...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817104014



Then of course...
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817703001

But the only the best!!!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817703003

PC Power & Cooling or Zippy is probably the best, but the former is not that quiet. I don't know about the noise levels of Zippys. Seasonic may be the quietest major brand.

Why do you want active power factor correction?

fortron

becuz i'm poor and need to save on electricity
na, just want the most efficient/cool/quiet psu i can get for like 150ish cad.

Again, why do you want active power factor correction? It doesn't save electricity but only reduces peak AC amp draw, that is, reduce the volt * amp (VA) requirement. In North America, this is relevant to only 2 groups: a) industrial electric customers who are billed for reactive power as well as real power, and b) people who operate their computers from backup or UPS units, which must be able to meet the peak amp draw to the computer system. While PFC reduces peak amp draw, it doesn't change average amp draw; only higher efficiency or lower power consumption do.

i was looking at jonno's pc and was wondering how it performs in games and everyday thing cause i'm getting something similar

It is a good alrounder great with games i had many problems. I started off with Asus Nvidia 6200 but i think it was the bottleneck for the rest of the pc. So i changed to x1900xt so you can play games now with all that good lighting on and the res up. Still having problems with drivers.
good luck

There is NO doubt either of:

ENERMAX EG701AX-VE SFMA

Liberty EL620AWT

I wiil ignore other manufacturers as they are NO match!

I have two of these:

SILVERSTONE SST-ST60F

and I've used 4 other silverstones in various builds, they are rock solid. I'm no longer using enermax or Antec because of these!

The OCZ Modstreams are also great, I have many friends with those and they never have problems.

why are silverstone's always last to be mentioned????
seasonic--cable lenght issues in some cases.
pc pwer and cooling--loud.
silverstone 600w--modular, cables reach, quiet, does all of the volt stuff.

glad I'm not the only one! By the way, it is a BIG power supply, need ample depth for it. And it is VERY quiet.

I had 6 Enermax, some failed but service was excellent.

I still like them even more.

They are also wisper silent.


Enermax

I've still got 2 enermax's, I had one 350watt fail within a few months and I couldn't get them to rma it, but I would still recommend them. I used to use them for all of my customer builds and out of probably 100 builds with them, not one failed.

michaelahess--this is slightly off thread topic (though after much reading decided Seasonic and Silverstone 600w get my vote)--a noob q: ive got all the parts sitting on the floor getting ready to deliver them to corner computer shop to build. silverstone TJ07 case arrives monday. power supply sits on bottom rear of this case. after lots of reading (my only expertise) decided the silverstone 600w PS best, BUT, then, after much praise of the seasonic S12s(especially on Silent PC Review), ordered a seasonic S12 from newegg, which i have. now, buyer's remorse. fearing the MB cable of the Seasonic that will attach to the a8n 32 deluxe MB northbridge (normal orientation MB in the TJ07), will fail to reach all the way up this big case. do u have any feel whether my concern on seasonic cable length is warranted, in which event ill exchange the seasonic for my original plan, the silverstone.

Man, if you've got the parts put them together! I had my wife build one without any input from me and it actually worked, and she'd never seen the inside of one before (at least that she paid attention to!)

I'm not sure about the lenght of the seasonic cables, never had one before. That is one tall case though, good choice by the way, I know the silverstone would reach, and most enermax's too, but someone else might be able to chime in on the seasonic length. At the very worst, that corner computer shop should have an atx extension you could get for a few bucks.

That case does have a split adapter for 2 PS's, that might add enough additional length if the cord is only slightly short.

lol. txs. i want mine built before the year 2020. i need to borrow ur wife

Yeah, I suppose it was a fluke, she's probably absorbed so much of my talking about this stuff that she subconciously knew what to do