Re: Power supply build quality pictorial. part 2
A lot of late Pentium 4 -era PSUs were built like this - i.e. enough Amps on the 3.3V and 5V rail to still work with older 5V-heavy systems, but also enough Amps on the 12V rail for more modern PCs (typically 14-18 Amps for that time).
The 250 Watt HiPro "tanks" from that era are my favorite. You can load them straight to their maximum 14-16 Amp limit on the 12V rail, and they won't say a peep. Not to mention the voltage regulation remains solid. Hence, they can still be used in a modern PC today - albeit one without a high-power graphics card. And the lack of SATA power connectors can be a bit of a bummer unless you have lots of Molex->SATA power adapters around.
Originally posted by PeteS in CA
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The 250 Watt HiPro "tanks" from that era are my favorite. You can load them straight to their maximum 14-16 Amp limit on the 12V rail, and they won't say a peep. Not to mention the voltage regulation remains solid. Hence, they can still be used in a modern PC today - albeit one without a high-power graphics card. And the lack of SATA power connectors can be a bit of a bummer unless you have lots of Molex->SATA power adapters around.
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