The two competitors:
| Brand | COOLER MASTER |
| Model | RS-500-ASAA |
| Price | $99.99 |
| Type | ATX Form Factor 12V V2.2 / SSI standard EPS 12V V2.91 |
| Maximum Power | 500 Watts Continuous |
| Fans | Dual ball bearing 120mm fan |
| PFC | Active PFC (0.99) |
| Main Connector | 20+4-Pin |
| Dual +12V | Yes |
| SLI Support | NVIDIA SLI Certified |
| Modular Cabling Support | No |
| Power Good Signal | 100-500ms |
| Hold-up Time | 17ms min. |
| Efficiency | 81% (100W) / 85% (250W) / 82% (500W) |
| Input Voltage | 115/230 V |
| Input Frequency Range | 50/60 Hz |
| Input Current | 10A @ 115V, 5A @ 230V |
| Output | +3.3@20A,+5V@15A,+12V1@14A,+12V2@13A,+12 |
| MTBF | >400,000 hrs |
| Approvals | Nemko / TUV / cUL / CE / BSMI / FCC / CCC |
| Features | |
| Connectors | 1 x Main connector (20+4 pin) 1 x 12V (P4) 1 x 12V(8pin) 6 x peripheral 2 x SATA 1 x Floppy 2 x PCI-E |
| Features | Intelligent Circuit Configuration Green Power Product High Performance@High Reliability |
| Brand | HIPRO |
| Model | TOP-600P5 |
| Price | $74.99 |
| Type | ATX V2.01 |
| Maximum Power | 600W |
| Fans | 1 |
| PFC | Active |
| Main Connector | 20+4-Pin |
| Dual +12V | Yes |
| SLI Support | No |
| Modular Cabling Support | No |
| Input Voltage | 115/230 V |
| Input Frequency Range | 50/60 Hz |
| Input Current | 10A @ 115V, 6A @ 230V |
| Output | +3.3V@28A, +5V@48A, +12V1@20A,+12V2@20A, -12V@1.0A,-5@0.8A,+5VSB@2.5A |
| Features | |
| Connectors | 1 x Main connector (20+4 pin) 1 x 12V (P4) (8/4 pin) 6 x peripheral 2 x SATA 2 x Floppy 1 x PCI-E |
I think the Cooler Master continuous sounds like the better choice, but my knowledge of Power Supplies is rather limited. It's more than I wanted to spend, but seems tres secksay.
What do you think? Maybe you have a better idea?
