new/ used psu suggestions

[PCBONEZ]

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Oh lookie, a Delta DPS-400RB like 370forlife suggested and it's only $30+ship.

http://cgi.ebay.com/OEM-Gateway-DX44...item3a61af1de7

[ratdude747]

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ran out of dead psu's with sata

every sata plu i have seen was built so if there was no 3.3v wire put in orginally, you couldn't. like it was wired then encased in plastic.

every splitter i have seen was for molex. most were made with thin wire.

i might have 1 SATA plug left. i can't tell because it is in my junk wire bucket at my old house... if i can rustle up 2 or 3 connectors i might be able to splice the acbel (the sata on the ultra is only 20 gauge for 2 plugs).

[PCBONEZ]

Re: new/ used psu suggestions

#5 in the search at the time I posted this.
$35+ship, standard ATX, 460 watts and SATA connectors all over it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Delta-DPS-460DBB...item4aa732ff52

[PCBONEZ]

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So you can't solder wires if they are 3.3v?

You can get the connectors from splitter adapters or dead PSUs.

It's really just not that hard.
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[ratdude747]

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i know that. but without any SATA plugs to solder, i am out of luck. I can't just snap my fingers and watch one magically appear in my hand. i used to have spares but they got used on things that got traded off, etc.

my main concern is future compatibility with future drives... the 3.3v line on the sata will be used someday and the adapters will not work. otherwise i would molex adapter it...

[PCBONEZ]

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Seems to me that anyone that can solder caps should be able to solder a wire.
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[ratdude747]

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cheapest was $40+shipping for a 400w. everything else was either no sata or proprietary mounting.

[PCBONEZ]

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http://desc.shop.ebay.com/i.html?_nk...eDesc=1&_rdc=1

Note how search was done.

[ratdude747]

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i might have something:

http://www.hypermicro.com/ProductDes...-ML310-&key=it

i can't tell if it is a 20 or a 20+4 ATX. my research points to 20+4, but i can't tell for sure.

look like a possible winner?

[ratdude747]

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the cheapest i could find for anything not A-power trash was $60. for that much, the HEC compucase Zephyr 750W you had for sale was a bargain.

what scared me was there was more items labeled "4 dell" and was in reality an a-power unit than there were used parts. I wonder how many suckers get screwed by that.

looks like i will have to see if anybody has an extra unit... too bad i am out of SATA connector or else i would buy the acbel and solder in the plugs.

[370forlife]

Re: new/ used psu suggestions

Delta dps400rb is always a good choice. Plenty of Newton/Delta/dell 400 to 500w units for cheap on fleabay.

[ratdude747]

I am thinking of upgrading the PSU in my main rig.

Since I might go to sata opticals in addition to the sata hard drives i want to avoid the dorky molex to sata adapters, I want somehting with 4x or more sata plugs

what I have now is a recapped and de-spliced ultra V 550w. I was going to go for an acbel 550w from hypermicro but again, only 2 sata plugs. my specs are:

mobo: intel dp35dp
cpu- PDC 1.8ghz (may someday upgrade to a C2Q)
graphics- 256mb nvidia geforce 7600GT (may upgrade and need the PCIe connection)
no OC (my case is not the kind designed for that kind of cooling)

bling is no concern. Quality is what i want.

I do not want to spend an awful amount on it... tryign to make my christmas $ do what i want...

any suggestions for a good psu past or present?