[geeks] Of video cards and power supplies...

[Nadine Miller]

On Jul 14, 2009, at 3:49 PM, Lionel Peterson wrote:
> Personally, I would have avoided a PS by Corsair, my personal  
> experience with Supermicro-supplied PS and Antec PS (both bundled  
> with chassis and sold retail) have proven themselves as 'known Good  
> Enough' PS and I stick to them whenever practical.

The Corsair 850, 750, and 650 PSUs have been torture-tested by some of  
the folks that use oscilloscopes to real output under load, and high- 
temp ovens to bake them.  The consistently out-perform other similarly  
priced PSUs which was their big selling point to me.  Antecs have not  
been doing so great of late, even though I've not personally had any  
problems with them.  If I had more cash to spend, I'd buy Seasonic.

Similarly, the reports of declining quality of SuperMicro and Asus  
motherboards--both brands I've had good personal luck with--put me off.

I don't plan on replacing my rig every other year like some folks, so  
I did my homework on the PSU front, since it pretty much serves the  
same function as the foundation of your house.

=Nadine=