Seasonic S12-600 or Enermax EG701AX

AMGPilot · Post by **AMGPilot** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:04 pm

Hello everyone,

I am creating a list for the next computer I am going to build and I would like to get your opinion on something

I am considering the Seasonic S12-600 or the Enermax EG701AX-VE-SFMA24P. Which one would you choose and why?

Thanks

Tephras · Post by **Tephras** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 5:14 pm

Hello and welcome to SPCR.

I would choose none of those two because they are much to powerful for my needs. What other components do you have on your list?

Aleksi · Post by **Aleksi** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 10:46 pm

Agree with Tephras, probably too much power.

Especially the S12 500W and 600W versions are louder than the <420W, IIRC.

frankgehry · Post by **frankgehry** » Thu Mar 24, 2005 11:34 pm

VP,

The 600w enermax has the same fans as the 370w model. I am using a 475w model and the fan speed always seems to stay the same, so I suspect they will not ramp up in the 600w model. The seasonic 500w 600w models have a different and noisier fan that the 430w and lesser models. Consequently I would just wait for the 600w seasonic review. - FG

AMGPilot · Post by **AMGPilot** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 8:44 am

Thank you to everyone that replied

After your comments and a bit more research I have decided to go with the Enermax 485 Watt PSU. I found it at a decent price and it is also ATX+12V Ver 2.0 compliant.

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The system I am considering building is as follows:

Antec P180 Case (if it is ever released)

AMD Athlon 64 3800+
MSI K8N Neo4 Platinum nForce4 Ultra
Patriot PDC1G3200+XBLK 1GB Kit DDR400 PC3200 Dual Channel Memory
Maxtor DiamondMax 10 300GB Serial ATA HD
Nexus 120mm Case Fans

The only things I haven't quite decided on is the CPU cooler and the video card

Tephras · Post by **Tephras** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 2:28 pm

With those components even a 300W PSU should be enough. I would choose the Seasonic S12-330 or S12-380, maybe the S12-430 if you are planning to get a power hungry video card.

Zyzzyx · Post by **Zyzzyx** » Fri Mar 25, 2005 4:11 pm

Agreed. A 300 or 350 watt PSU should be plenty to manage that list of components.