[Pc_Support] RE: Antec 500W ATX 2.0 (w/PCIe) for $59 AR -- WAS: Antec Midsize ATX w/350W ATX 2.0

[Bryan J. Smith]

Da'man McKenna wrote:  
> Well I got the PSU and have just spent twenty minutes
> getting it installed... plugged in the DLT drive and
> PCI-e video card and they're all working!

Great to hear!

> The mobo *is* still giving its four quick beeps when I
> turn on the machine, but the video and DLT drive are
> both working so I dunno.

Since you said the PCIe card is working, I suppose it's not
because you don't have the monitor cable connected.  Some
BIOSes like to bark with 3-4 quick beeps if they don't get a
VESA DDC (or similar) signal from the video before POST.

> I'm going to contact Gigabyte to see if they have any
ideas,
> I doubt its anything too serious but I don't want to just
> shrug it off.

It's always good to know.

> One thing about this PSU - its *sweet*, the highest
> quality PSU I've ever bought and it seems like its
> definitely worth it!  The device connectors are all
> separate to the PSU itself, you connect them separately
> so you don't have to have lots of extra cables cluttering
> up the case - very nice.

Yes, the "modular" design is becoming more and more popular. 
I wouldn't recommend it for a SFF case where your 5.25"
drives are already "butting up against" the PS, but for a
normal ATX, definitely.

In fact, in this regard, I really like the Seasonic S12 500W
I purchased.  It has shorter cables, which many people
complain about, but make it ideal for a SFF IMHO.

> It was also nice to see they included a PCI-Express
> connector, just in case I upgrade the video card next year;

It's good to have the PCIe card on its own rail.  Even the
GeForce 6600GT can draw 150W and the 6800 Ultra and 7800GTX
can eat up well over 200W at times.
 
> its also strong enough that it'll easily cope with the 
> dual-core CPU I intend upgrading to next year :-)
> So thanks for finding that, Bryan, it suspect it'll work
> out great!

Glad it worked out.  And thanx for being the "guinnea pig" on
that power supply, since I didn't buy one myself (just the
Antec case w/350W ATX 2.0 PS).  Seems like it's a good choice
based on your experience.



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