AOpen 350watt - Enough Power?

Bobendren · Post by **Bobendren** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 3:51 am

Ok, i've read most of the psu articles on this site, but i'd still like some opinions.

Putting together the following system:

Athlon64 3500+
NF4 Mobo
PowerColor X800GT
1 x 160Gb Sata HDD
1 x DVD Writer
2 x 512MB RAM

Would the AOpen 350watt have enough power for the above mentioned system? Unfortunatley i don't know the amps. And the model i'm after (ATX-Z350) isn't listed on AOpen's website.

NoNameFace · Post by **NoNameFace** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 9:11 am

Yeah, should be fine. AOpen branded PSUs are actually rebadged Fortrons.

Bobendren · Post by **Bobendren** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:11 am

Ok, i managed to find out the amp ratings, they are as follows:

3.3v.........20
5v............20
12v(1)......14
12v(2).......8

Will that be alright for the system i specified above?

NoNameFace · Post by **NoNameFace** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 4:40 am

Yeah, should work just fine. Your CPU and motherboard will draw 6A tops from the 12V1 rail, and 8A on the 12V2 rail should be sufficient for an X800GT + hard drive and optical drive. None of your components are very power hungry

flarkit · Post by **flarkit** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 10:51 am

Hi

I'm in RSA as well and have done quite a bit of searching for info on those Aopens. Currently, the only unit which is verifiable as a rebadged Fortron PSU, is the AX500-a. The Z350 and Z450 are not. Having said that, the 350W should be fine for a non-overclocked PC matching your spec. If you want an extra percentage-worth's peace-of-mind, go for the Z450, since it's pretty cheap.

Bobendren · Post by **Bobendren** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 11:03 am

You're the first South African i've encountered on these forums...i'm not alone

I thought as much considering they're so cheap and none of the offerings on Rectron's pricelist are on AOpen's website. I originally opted for the 400watt but they don't have any stock...*sigh*

Thanks for the replies.

Techno Pride · Post by **Techno Pride** » Sat Oct 08, 2005 8:54 pm

AOxxx-12ALN = FSPxxx-12GLN (GreenPower)
AOxxx-12AHN = FSPxxx-12THN (Bluestorm)

no idea about the Zxxx-ATX, though. I guess they're the 80mm versions of the Bluestorm ?

Bobendren · Post by **Bobendren** » Sun Oct 09, 2005 5:06 am

The 350watt has a 80mm fan, not sure about the others.