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Seasonic vs Silverstone

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umbolo

Limp Gawd
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I'm buying new computer and still can't decide on power supply. I narrowed my choices to those 3 units:

Seasonc S12 380W
Seasonic S12 500W
Silverstone ST50EF 500W

My configuration is E6600, P5W DH Deluxe, 2x320GB Barracuda, 7600GT and lot of external USB / Firewire / eSATA devices. However, I'd like to have supply ready for some upgrades (for example 8800, Q6600, 4-5 320GB disks etc.)

I almost bought Silverstone 500W, but one vendor in my area got S12 models in stock again (although no 430W one), so I'm tempted to buy S12 500W now. I know it's great supply, but there's the price issue - S12 500W (150$) / Silverstone 500W (100$) / S12 380W (80$). I would definitely go for S12, but 150$ is a bit too much. If it's absolutely necessary, I'll buy it, since I want quality supply, but if Silverstone is good enough (I must point out that it's regular ST50EF model, not "Plus" - as I understand Plus model is quite better, is it?) those 50$ could be invested into something else.

S12 500W is definitely my favourite, but I'm not sure if I can justify the price...will those 50$ basically be wasted in my situation?
 
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