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dsarosh

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Hi dudes,
I wanted to ask you guys about the kind of graphics cards you have and what kind of power supplies do you use with them.
I have a VIP 300W psu. Some say that VIP are the second best after antec power supplies? What do you guys think? Share some thoughts about the kind of power supplies you guys use and which ones do you think are the good ones in India.
Thanks to all,
Sarosh.
 
In India:

1) antec
2) Cooler master
3) None

VIP doesn't even come close imo. Skyhawk is ok to many, but again, what comparison are you making here.
 
dsarosh said:
Hi dudes,
I wanted to ask you guys about the kind of graphics cards you have and what kind of power supplies do you use with them.
I have a VIP 300W psu. Some say that VIP are the second best after antec power supplies? What do you guys think? Share some thoughts about the kind of power supplies you guys use and which ones do you think are the good ones in India.
Thanks to all,
Sarosh.
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VIP's ain't good, not even the people :bleh:
They are decent to say the best, but it depends on the model.
In India, you'd be safest with an antec, and they ain't too costly these days. Its not only the card but the rest of the system that needs power. Stuff like 3 HDD's, 2 DVDRW's all drain power (like my rig).
PS - most of us have siggies. Check out what PSU's we use by looking at them ;)
 
Lol...

Some of the VIPs/Powersafe's are decent.. Like the 600W and 500W versions..
Dual 20A Rails isnt bad at all...

Ofcourse, right now, tge best PSU in India, is the Antec NeoHE 500W
 
Aditya said:
Lol...

Some of the VIPs/Powersafe's are decent.. Like the 600W and 500W versions..
Dual 20A Rails isnt bad at all...

Ofcourse, right now, tge best PSU in India, is the Antec NeoHE 500W
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I second ur advise. Antec NeoHE 500w is the way to go if u have the money.
 
Aditya said:
Lol...

Some of the VIPs/Powersafe's are decent.. Like the 600W and 500W versions..
Dual 20A Rails isnt bad at all...

Ofcourse, right now, tge best PSU in India, is the Antec NeoHE 500W
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quote - 'it depends on the model'. Same thing in mind...
 
Thanks a lot dudes,
I currently am running a 300W vip psu and its 4 years old. But its running fine so I am sticking with it. I plan to buy a whole new system when this psu blows up. I will definitely opt for the antec psu, I hope it will be available in Goa. Can any of you give me an approximate price of the antec neohe 500W?
Thanks a lot to all that answered.
Regards,
Sarosh.
 
Hi Again,
I just wanted to add that I was given a 300W psu with a P4 1.7Ghz willamate core cpu 4 years ago. I used this system without even caring about the psu. Its only recently that I realize that a good psu will be essential in my next upgrade.
I was just wondering what do you guys think of this? Is it uncommon for a VIP 300W cpu to work for 4 years? I used a 6600GT for 8 months on that card. I had got it refurbished and foolishly overclocked a lot too. Now the vedio card is blown up, but my psu and the rest of my system is still fine. What is the probability that my vedio card has blown up because of this psu, or did it blow up because it was refurbished and I overclocked a lot and when I got it new I didnt even connect it properly for the first few weeks and it would hang up often.
Some other friends seem to think that my 300W psu is going to blow up anyday soon and take down my whole system with it. But I dont want to buy a new cpu now because I want to assemble a whole new system after a few months anyway.
If any of you have some thoughts to share on this it would be very nice to hear your opinions.
Thanks to all.
Sarosh.
 
VIP is not even the water-boy in the league of Antec ....

Also ... a 350W SP2.0 smps from Antec is even better than those VIP one's which maybe rated even higher at , say , 450W , 500W ...

If u have money .. u better get Antec ... if ur running short on money , then find a reason for ur dad to supply u with some ...
 
Thanks dude,
Thats the definitive kind of answer I was looking for. I hope my hardware guys here will provide me with a good quality antec psu when its time for me to upgrade, but antec it is going to be.
Incidently, do you think there are any "fake" antec psu in the market? I mean, if I am given an antec psu, can I be sure that it is the genuine good quality antec, or is it some fake brother.
 
Antec comes selaed pack in the box. there is holographic sticker on the side as well. And i havent seen any fake antecs. There is no need for that because very few people give importance to brand of psu. Its unfortunate but thats the fact. Seen people wanting to save on PSU and add money to get so called "fancy iball keyboards and tv tuner" :s

You can order psu online as well from itdepot. That will guarantee genuine PSU as they are official distributors of antec.

The other options include Zebronics Power one series and good old powersafe for people on budget.

Coolermaster is too expensive, atleast their good models are.
 
I am using an Antec NeoHE 500 for my 6800GT. Its definitely the best and latest PSU available in India untill the NeoHE 550 becomes available here. Then theres the cooler masters and the Vantecs. PowerSafe 500W and above are good value for money. The zebronics top models (Skyhawk series) ones are also very good. VIP does not figure out anywhere on that list. Some VIP are rebranded as powersafe, but those specific ones are considered inferior. if you want a rough brandwise ordering of top 5.
Antec

CoolerMaster

Vantec

Zebronics (Skyhawk series)

Powersafe

Also it must be noted there are exceptions to this list like the Vantec Ion 2 for which there are no similar solutions in any other brand. Its possibly the best Single Rail PSU available in India with a rating of 30A on the 12 V line.
 
Thanks a lot dude,
I have learnt a lot.
Finally, I would like to ask one final question. I totally agree that antec is among the best world wide psu.
But how do you guys come to conclusions about the other brands? Have you guys personally used psu from VIP, frontech, etc. I know they are low quality, but have you guys personally had any bad experience with any log quality psu?
I have read a lot about how a low quality psu can blow up the whole system and ruin the parts, but that has not happened to me and I dont know anyone else to whom that has happened to.
So if you guys know any personal bad experiences with the low quality psus like VIP, etc then I would like to know if you dont mind sharing.
Sarosh.
 
:)
dsarosh said:
Thanks a lot dude,
I have learnt a lot.
Finally, I would like to ask one final question. I totally agree that antec is among the best world wide psu.
But how do you guys come to conclusions about the other brands? Have you guys personally used psu from VIP, frontech, etc. I know they are low quality, but have you guys personally had any bad experience with any log quality psu?
I have read a lot about how a low quality psu can blow up the whole system and ruin the parts, but that has not happened to me and I dont know anyone else to whom that has happened to.
So if you guys know any personal bad experiences with the low quality psus like VIP, etc then I would like to know if you dont mind sharing.
Sarosh.
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You needn't try everything. I for one, test things a lot :P , and the other actually own a hardware shop back in Jabalpur, being managed by my cuz in my absence...
I can tell u that PSU's are rather unpredictable. I've run an adcom 450W (nakli rating of course) using an X800XT, no hiccups. Though the darn thing did get very hot...
Even used an Intex 300W on a 3.2E CPU, those things burnt power :P

But a good PSU always helps for a cooler experience and after all it powers everything else. I'd advise don't compromise on this...

I am planning on a Neo HE 550 for my conroe rig. You needn't but point goes to show that - play if safe when the PSU's at stake... A sh1tty PSU could screw up much costlier hardware

A normal intex/frontech/adcom - you should only go for a 500 watt or above model, if u absolutely must buy cheap. VIP's 500W are decent...
Antec rules as far as India goes...
 
vandal said:
:)
I can tell u that PSU's are rather unpredictable. I've run an adcom 450W (nakli rating of course) using an X800XT, no hiccups. Though the darn thing did get very hot...
Even used an Intex 300W on a 3.2E CPU, those things burnt power :P

Antec rules as far as India goes...
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Thanks vanda,
I totally agree.
I have personally being using a VIP 300W psu for 4 years now, and I have had not the slightest problem. I even used a refurbished 6600GT card for 8 months. That card is dead now, but the psu still works fine. I am not even sure whether the card blew up because of my psu, because I had foolishly overclocked it a lot and didnt use/install it properly in the beginning.

Most people consider antec to be the best, but if a cheap VIP 300W cpu has performed so well for me, I am thinking how much better would an antec be. Electricity bills are not a real problem for me.
 
:) Antec is a bit too expensive. If you are not using cutting edge graphics cards then you can try some of the cheaper psus from zebronics or even a vantec if available in your area. You could also use the smartpower from antec which will be cheaper....:) Practically speaking when I was in hostel(engineering) I personally seen atleast 50 comps being purchased by my batch mates,juniors etc. All of them ran for the engineering duration without any probs.They were using crappy 400 buck psus that came with mercury,iball or frontech cabbies.None of them were using high end graphics card though:)
 
dsarosh said:
Electricity bills are not a real problem for me.
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No, your electricity bill will not suddenly increase just because you went for a high wattage power supply. The wattage on the PSU signifies that its the max load that the PSU can take before it blows. so just because you went in 500W PSU, it does not consume 500W power. It depends on how much load you have connected to the PSU.

Ofcourse there will be some wastage in the PSU in the conversion process. But it will be more in a crappy 350/400W PSUs than in a good 500/550W PSU. In fact the NeoHE series have a efficiency of more than 80% and the HE in NeoHE indicates High Efficiency. But even the wastage will not have so much an impact on the electricity bill. So need not even bother about the electricity bill.
 
What about warranty. I was told that VIP offers 3 yr warranty and all other SMPS only offered 1 yr.

Also what about the cost. I was quoted VIP 400 W for 1700, will Antec (or any other SMPS which is better) be costlier or cheaper than that ?
 
kalpesh said:
What about warranty. I was told that VIP offers 3 yr warranty and all other SMPS only offered 1 yr.

Also what about the cost. I was quoted VIP 400 W for 1700, will Antec (or any other SMPS which is better) be costlier or cheaper than that ?
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Antec SMPSs will be costlier than that...

But they are much better than the local brands, so can't complain too much.
 
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