Professional system builders: What do you use?

[901-Memphis]

You know you want to buy the quality unit! UNIT!

[Oklahoma Wolf]

Originally Posted by kwiksilver

I've found that OEMs like Delta power supplies, and quite frankly they are not bad units at all.

Delta and Hipro... they're both about equally decent when it comes to the OEM units. Lite-On is also used quite a bit.

Originally Posted by OS-Wiz

For desktops there are two Antec PSUs that are built by Delta, the Signature series.

The CP series is also Delta, along with most of the Earthwatts models.

Originally Posted by ZLTFUL

I dug a little bit more and found that both units (the Dell was a 250w version) were made by Delta.

Seasonic makes their own units - it's possible that they may have looked similar, however. Perhaps even designed by the same person - people come and go at these PSU OEM's often.

Originally Posted by 901-Memphis

Check out my old thread on a pulled dell power supply, it was oem from Newton, pretty good stuff in it

Newton is a Delta subsidiary

Originally Posted by 901-Memphis

Coolermaster doesn't have a good track record in their low end units at all and you really don't know what your getting inside it.

Coolermaster has a few decent models, but you have to do your homework with them for sure.

Originally Posted by larrymoencurly

What are the cheapest PSUs on the retail market with only good capacitors in them, at least on the low voltage side?

The Japanese stuff? Zippy is the only one I can think of to consistently use the high grade parts. Everybody else I can think of, you have a chance of going down the cap quality ladder.

That said, unless the PSU is full of Fuhjyyu, Jun-Fu, Rulycon, or one of those other brands out of the back of a Chinese white van, it should hold up ok for a few years. FSP still has a pretty good track record.

[@dmin]

our replacement parts cabinet is filled with Hipros http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...TabStoreType=1
and while cheap they are durable. We also use Antec's for our servers. then the rest are eithere dell or HP redundant psu's

[901-Memphis]

Lots of Multi quotes, glad you addressed a lot of that.