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How can they get Crossfire Certified and be Crap! Thats just wrong.

Yeah having a wife and kids has caused me to scale down a bit. Nice system you got there though...

Geez Sorrento how much did you spend on that tower? Looks expensive and fast!

Ok, just trying to find out if I need to get a new one. I have spent a ton on this system and dont have a lot left.

Ok ok! Geez why must things like this always lead to someone developing a truculent attitude? I have emailed this thread to Aspire and challenged them to respond. I have also emailed several of the websites that put such rave reviews on this Power Supply. Seems funny that when I am given excuses like " Your power supply is half as heavy as a Antec" and that is supposed to be one of the MAIN signs to a decent power supply is weight, then I show a fact, it weighs 5 lbs then I start getting very negative responses. I mean really look at this from my point of view. I am just stating A.what I have seen from many many other websites (they are ALL biased?) B.I compare known facts to see if what people are saying lines up. I have seen that people have asked if xx voltage in smart guardian is acceptable and seen them told "yeah thats fine" and mine is the same or better. I have been told that heavy is better (Which makes sense btw) then found out that a 550 watt on the "approved" list weighs the same as my 500 watt. Then when I challenge someones opinion it I start getting your power supply is crap! remarks. Please dont take this the wrong way. I am no Power Supply expert, nor do I claim to be. I am just trying to make sure the facts are facts. I am of the personality type that when you say my power supply is crap I will challenge that an make sure. In fact if someone can tell me how I would love to get one of those meters and test this thing to see if it sucks or not. I think that would be fun and interesting to do. Can anyone tell me what I need and what to do? Thanks and please be kind I am not saying anyone here is stupid, I just like to learn and am a hands on type of person.

Oh ok, I have mine at 2.5 which is plenty for me. I heard it is the max for stock heatsink. It performs like a X2 4600 so I am happy. Not as adventureous as you guys man 2.8! Geez Do you know how much a good power supply weighs? I think I will see how much this one weighs to compare. Thanks for all the great info... PS the weight of my power 500 watt power supply is 5.0 pounds A FORTRON SOURCE FSP550-60PLN-R 550 watt is 5 pounds this is on the DFI approved list as great for single cards like me... Not trying to be a pain but the higher power supply should weigh more logically? Same weight... Here is an Antec 500 watt power supply note the weight- Oh Part #: SP-500-DT Condition: New Packaging: Plain Box Ship Weight: 5 lbs --- (not 10 lbs) Manufacturer: ANTEC INC MFG Part #: SP-500

What you say makes some sense. Looking at my last post, does my voltages look like they should? How would I know if this power supply is running good or not? I am not an electrical expert thats why I looked at all the review sites. Geez I thought $165 for a case and power supply was paying enough to get quality, how much am I expected to pay? 200? 300? I cant believe 80% or so of the gaming community is paying that kind of dough for a case and power supply. I thought with oc'ing you were getting more cpu for the money. With what you guys are saying thats stupid dont oc spend the extra 200 or so on higher end cpu and keep it stock so you dont need a zillion killowat power supply that costs a grand! I mean really what Power supply can you get for say $80 or less that meets this forums opinions and is a stellar power supply? When I got this thing I was impressed the capicitors and heat sinks in this thing are friggin HUGE! But I digress, can you guys let me know if these are what I need to look at and are good--- smartguardian ATX+12v= 12.09 ATX +5.0v= 4.94 ATX +3.3v= 3.28 Thanks for putting up with me!

I just dont get it. I know a guy who owns a small outfit and over the past two years he told me has put together over 200 systems with Antec and had very little issue. I have had several and all have been good. Then I come here and find they suck. Then I find half a dozen sites that recommend the aspire power supply i have and find here they suck. going by my smartguardian ATX+12v= 12.09 ATX +5.0v= 4.94 ATX +3.3v= 3.28 and they dont change (looked for 10 minutes or so) seems within spec to me (isnt that like within 1%) ? Are you guys saying this is bad for SLI or running like 12 hard drives? Everywhere else pretty much says this is a good unit. So I am just confused. I have a decent but not crazy oc of 1.8 clocked to 2.52 which isnt bad. I run it 24/7 and have had it for several months. I guess now someone is going to tell me it will die at any time. Not trying to be a pain just trying to seperate fact from opinion. I know many people that will say "brand a motherboard is crap get brand b it rocks" and find another person that will say the exact opposite and both will swear up and down theirs is the best. I spent several hours finding out what would be the best board, memory, cpu, case, power supply, etc. and I am actually floored that you so stronlgly contradict all the other sites I look at, especially anandtech which I feel is one of the better sites around. Thanks. PS "With respect for the effort you put into trying to research this PSU, and sympathy for what you are now discovering ..." No offense, but I cant verify who you are at all and I would trust anandtech or toms over a single forum. I have seen many forums spouting hate speech towards a product that I found to be solid as a rock and then find another forum singing its praises. I would however like to find out the facts. To be honest unless the DFI tool used to monitor my system is off (which would be rather disappointing towards dfi) my numbers are well within specs... To be honest I would swear there must be two other companies with the same name because mine and others around me experience has been the complete opposite.

From their site on the 500 Watt model--- Supports ATX Intel 12V V1.2 and AMD systems All connectors, switch and wire sleeves are uv green reactive Protection:Short circuit/ Under voltage/ Over voltage/ Over current/ Over power/ Electric-shock free protection Safety approval:UL, CSA, FCC, CE, CB, TUV High efficiency and reliability Low noise and ripple 100% Burn-in test/ Hi-pot test/ Viibration test/ Leak Current test http://www.extrememhz.com/aspire-p2.shtml "To top it all off, it provides the power and stability required for power hungry systems and is both AMD and Intel approved. "

I figured a 500 Watt would be enough for a single video card... I noticed you have a 430...

I bought an Aspire XNavigator with 500Watt power supply about a year and a half ago. I bought this one because of a review on Anandtech's website. They said it was a wonderful case and power supply. I paid close to 200 for it. Any way I have been running my opteron 165 at 2.5 ghz for about 8 months now with no problems. the 12v + says 34a so I figured well within limits especially for one card. What the heck! Now your telling me that Anandtech recommended crap to me? How do I know if my power supply is solid? Help, geez I tried to get top stuff.... http://www.atruereview.com/aspirepsu/powersupply.php http://www.overclockercafe.com/Reviews/oth...ameleon/pg3.htm http://reviews.pimprig.com/power_supply/as..._psu.php?page=3 http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2254&p=11 "With inclusion of a 500W aluminum power supply, which is no piece of junk, the price that we would pay for the X-Navigator is worth every penny. The X-Navigator runs for about $160 at many online retailers, which is a great value. As we mentioned in our "Cooling" section, the 500W power supply runs for about $55, which is a steal in itself for the performance output. "