foxconn PS

When I'm not sure of the manufacturer of a ps, I check the shipping weight, warranty, and 12v amp rails; It should have at least 18 amps per 12v rail; some 700 watt units have 25 amps. Foxconn makes motherboards for Dell; but I don't know who makes their ps. For shipping weight, it should be at least 4-5 lbs.

Did you take a look at the top of this section. There is a special thread called "power supply FAQ" The thread has a link to a list of tiered psu's:

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forum [...] p?t=108088

Fxconn is listed in tier 5 which is the not recommended category. Try and select a psu in the tier 2 category.

no ive been looking for power supplies and i stumbled upon a foxconn, plus i have a 4850 (i heard a lot abt getting a power supply with a range of 450W to 550W) im not looking for overclocking, nor im goin to use 2 GPUs.

its a simple E8400, 2x2GB ddr2 ram, intel dp35dp MB, 1HD, 1 DVD RW.
i calculated the power needed, as i mentioned before, using outer vision and found out that a 350W power supply would do the job (most probably with a 18A 12V)
im just looking for nice brand that i can find here in lebanon (the price range cant really help you cz theres no specific price difference)

thnx jhonny thats really helpful, ill look for what i can find

I am not familiar with raptoxx so I did a little research. Here is what I found:

RaptoxX is a German company based out of Hong Kong with production in Asia. Their sales market is generally Asian and European countries.

That explains why I did not recognise the name. I am in the USA. Perhaps someone from Europe could answer your question.

I clicked on the little British flag at the top of the page to look at the English Language version of the page.

You should be fine!

Good Luck!

i just want to ask one more question, is the thermaltake litepower 400W reliable?

i know the toughpower and purepower are the best but i wanna see abt the litepower, cz i have to choose btw raptoxx 500EBAL and thermaltake litepower 400W.
the thermaltake got a peak load on one of the 12V rails of 18A. what do u think?

diamond ati 4850 512mb

I did a little research and found out the Thermaltake Litepower 400 watt power supply was the first entry-level psu from Thermaltake. Although the psu is still available, several of the major online vendors in the USA no longer sell the psu.

Based on the circumstances it would seem you would be better off with the Raptoxx.

It looks like the HD4850 draws 110W/12V = 9.16A.

I haven't heard of Foxconn either.

Why don't you post a list of what's available at 450-500W starting with the most expensive.

Do they have any Corsair PSUs, maybe a VX450 or VX550? They are available in Europe.

I found a review on a Raptoxx that was positive, but it wasn't very in-depth.

XtremeComputing - Raptoxx RT-450w v2.PSU

Wow that's tough man, it's going to be hard to get good deals then.

Oh i apologize i did not no you were limited.
that raptoxx 500w should be enough but i dont no how long it would last.

yes!

hey guys, i know im being a kind of an a**
but i contacted the vendor and ordered the raptoxx, they send me an email back the following:
"We would recommend avoiding Raptoxx frequency is not compatible with Lebanese ones."
i tried to ask more abt it they shut me down.
i dunno if they want to sell some old stock or somthin.
could anyone shed some light on it?


PS: Electricity in Lebanon is 230 Volts, alternating at 50 cycles per second.