how's this power supply?

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What I need it to run is an AMD AthalonXP 1600+ (although I would like to
upgrade that soon to probably a 2200),
an ATI Radeon 9600XT,
512MB RAM,
two harddrives ad CD burner and a Zip drive,
3 case fans and a thermaltake Volcano 7 CPU cooler.

http://secure.newegg.com/app/shoppingcart.asp?submit=view
It's a...

Thermaltake Silent PurePower, 360W ATX power supply.Intel Pentium 4
Compliant
Specifications:
Type: ATX
Maximum Power: 360W
PFC: No
Power Good Signal: 100-500ms
Hold-up Time: > 16ms at Full Load
Efficiency: > 65%
Over Voltage Protection: +5V trip point<+6.8V;+3.3V trip point<+4.5V;+12V
trip point<+15.6V
Overload Protection: Not specified
Input Voltage: 115 VAC / 230 VAC
Input Frequency Range: 47Hz-63Hz
Input Current: 8.0A
Output: +3.3V@28A;+5V@35A;[email protected];+12V@17A;[email protected];+5VSB@2A
MTBF: Not specified
Approvals: UL, CSA, TUV, CE

Thanks for any feedback!
Liam
 
don't count on it being "silent".

probably the best PSU available right now is the seasonic super silencer or
the super tornado.
 
LRW said:
MTBF: Not specified
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Call me paranoid, but I don't buy PSUs unless they tell me this; poke around the Vantec or
Sparkle section for some other choices.

Jon
 
LRW said:
What is MTBF?
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Mean Time Between Failures.

Manufacturers theoretically do testing on many examples of
their product to determine the average amount of time that
passes before a failure occurs. Since the product will
typically be obsolete by the time real testing has been
completed, they typically base their MBTF ratings on the
MBTF ratings of the product's major critical components.
In most power supplies, the components most likely to fail first
are the electrolytic filter capacitors, and they account for most
of the shortening of the MBTF rating down from infinite time.
The second most likely component to fail are (I think) the rectifiers,
although in a regulated power supply, all sorts of components in
the voltage regulator could cause a drop in the MBTF rating.
For any electronic product, other than basic commodity
components, the MBTF is a calculated number based on
industry standards which specify how the MBTF of its various
components are combined to give an MBTF for the whole
product. For some (or perhaps, most) complex products, the
MBTF rating is largely a wild guess.

*TimDaniels*
 
LRW said:
What I need it to run is an AMD AthalonXP 1600+ (although I
would like to upgrade that soon to probably a 2200), an ATI
Radeon 9600XT, 512MB RAM, two harddrives ad CD burner and a
Zip drive, 3 case fans and a thermaltake Volcano 7 CPU cooler.

http://secure.newegg.com/app/shoppingcart.asp?submit=view
It's a...

Thermaltake Silent PurePower, 360W ATX power supply.
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Why bother paying $40 for a 360W Thermaltake when you can pay $2-20
less for a 350W Fortron/Sparkle, which is a first-class brand and can
actually put out more power? NewEgg sells them under several other
brand names as well, including PowerQ and Hi-Q.
 
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