How about this Enermax?

[Jedimoto]

Here's what I'm planning on buying...
Enermax EG475P-VE 2.0

Anyone know anything about this PSU?
Here's what it'll be powering-

Athlon 64 3400+
DFI Lan Party UT
Nvidia 6800GT
Corsair PC3200 1Gig
Sound Blaster Audigy ES PCI
Maxtor 120 Gb SATA
Lite-On SOHW-812S DVD-CDR/W
Sony 1.44

It's ATX 2.0 compliant, so I can't go wrong there and according to Takaman, I'm well within its power output for my needs.

Here's two others that I like if someone can give me a good reason to stay away from that Enermax...

Fortron FSP550-60plg
Enermax EG651P-VE (24P)

The other Enermax is $35 more, and I don't think I'll need the extra power, but I'll admit my knowledge is scant. And it's not 2.0 compliant though it DOES look compatible.
The Fortron is cool and I hear good stuff about it, but it's not ATX 2.0 compliant, so I thought I'd skip it. *shrug*
Any advice?

 

[Ice Czar]

good choice, and the right process to arrive at it

for brownie points search here and other boards for matching mobo PSU combos
I havent heard of any issues with any of the EnerMax's
but some other ATX12V v2.0 PSU's seem to have a few signaling issues with certain mobos
(I think the PSUs are conforming to the new BTX signal specs for PS_ON and the mobos arent, but as I said I havent heard a thing about that PSU, just the Neopower with some MSI and OCZ with Asus, in the last case the workaround was very simple, add a HDD when you first boot up)

 

[Jedimoto]

Thanks, Ice Czar.
I found out that the 475 Enermax is $128, NOT $99, so it's more to buy it. So, that raises a question that I now have. Well, a couple of them, actually.

First: Should I spend the extra seven dollars for the 550 Enermax? It has a 24 pin connecter, but only one 12v rail. Although that one rail is quite beefy. 36, as opposed to one 15 and one 16.

Second: What does it take for a PSU to be compatible with PCI-Express? Just the 24 pin hook-up, or is there a another connection that I should be looking for?
Thanks for your help.
I plan on buying one of them tomorrow.

 

[Elledan]

Second: What does it take for a PSU to be compatible with PCI-Express? Just the 24 pin hook-up, or is there a another connection that I should be looking for?

As far as I'm aware, the PCIe spec doesn't specify any kind of special connections. Just make sure you've got a decent PSU for the system.

 

[Ice Czar]

but the PCI-E video cards do
http://www.pcpowercooling.com/products/power_supplies/dimensions/mb_T51EX.htm
the top 6 pin w\ 3 x +12V and 3 x GND


I have a EPS12V PSU that has the old AGP Pro Video Card Connector
http://www.pcpowercooling.com/products/power_supplies/maxperformance/turbocools/index_hp_atx-2.htm
for comparitive purposes, I might just be able to mod it to PCI-E Video


as far as the dual rail to single rail goes, with a single rail, you have greater flexibility
say your not using half the amps on the one rail, but nearly all on the second
this is the reasoning that PCP&C has adopted, but then they have a supply that is regulating that rail to 1%


see gee's reply to my question here > http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=806888
(he is our resident Electrical Engineer)

 

[Jedimoto]

Well, I ended up going with the 550 Enermax with the 24pin connector. I figured a little more power wouldn't hurt and it only cost me seven more dollars.
Thanks for the help guys. I feel that I made a pretty good choice. It ain't the PCP&C, but I think it'll do the job just fine.