Hi Ok i heard people saying q tec are not very good but would a Q tec 450 W psu (maybe higher))be good on this system 1 Gig amd athlon 512 DDR Corsiar 333 FX 5900 XT 80 Western Digital thx
Hmm, there was a debate on this a while ago. Um, to be honest I would say no. As I don't think they're very good. The PSU is the part that powers your whole system so you need it to be of good quality and also reliable. As an alternative, I suggest this, as you're obviously on a tight budget: http://www.tekheads.co.uk/web/product?product=601144
It will be OK in that system as long as it's one that comes in a red box not gold. But it won't be any better than OK!
It doesnt, its just that the red ones are apparently better than the ones which are gold. Bet you were looking at the gold ones werent you?
It's wierd. The Q-Tec PSU I ran for a while was able to power my old setup (AMD2600+, Asus mobo, FX5950U) just fine but the Antec I bought to replace it self-destructed. Since then, I've left Antec well alone. Currently using a Thermaltake 480W, which is very stable.
ok then, u have one big system too jimmor and your saying the q tec PSU is fine and has been for a long time Why is it that alot of people have bad experience with them or they just dont recommend Q tec for any system
I'm told that the quality of Q-Tec psu's vary. You can get a good one, or you can get one that will total itself very quickly. I ran this setup on one: AMD 2600+ @ 2.5 ghz Asus A7N8X Dlx rev 2 mobo 2 x 256 Mushkin lvl II PC3200 Creative FX5950 SB Audigy Maxtor 60gb drive LG DVD-ROM Lite-On DVD-/+RW 7 Tt case fans That same setup destroyed an Antec TruePower 430W power supply. I guess there must be some really bad Q-Tec psu's out there for them to have the reputation that they do.
It's more to do with buid quility and component selection than the design. If you get one that had luck with the bits thrown into it and somebody building it without a hangover then it will be fine. I know mine died and that the shop I took it back to told me most of the ones in the gold boxes had come back but far fewer red box ones for whatever reason.
