Tenzium

I'm looking at getting a power supply between these two Antec models to power my system in the specs below:

http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817103931

http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16817103932

Basically they look to be the same, but the second one has "EPS12V" model number. I really can't tell a difference between the two, and the first (and cheaper one, 20 bucks less at the time of this posting) seems to have gotten better overall reviews too (yes, I know I'm supposed to take these with a grain of salt, but it does factor into my decision). Can anyone tell me the difference between the two and if this EPS12V is important? The only real thing I can figure out is the second one has an extra fan (something that's not a major selling point to me).

Thanks.

Chozart

EPS12V is a standard for PSUs for servers, like ATX12V is a standard for 'average' computers. According to EPS12V, a PSU needs to have an 8 pin motherboard connector.

However, the funny thing is that the cheaper one also has an 8 pin motherboard connector There are likely other differences, but for normal use you'll be just fine with the cheaper model. It's a good, solid PSU and very reliable.

Here are the specs according to Antec:
ESP12V: http://www.antec.com/specs/TPII550_EPS12V_spe.html
The other one: http://www.antec.com/specs/TPII550_spe.html
No difference there, except for the connector

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Tenzium

Reliability is what I'm going for, along with a boost to my overall power (especially since one of the rails on this thing is more than the single rail my current PSU has! Oops).

Thanks for the help.

Chozart

The Truepower will do you well. Dual 12V rails of 19A each and a total max load of 36A on those 12V rails will power most rigs, except for the very high end. I had a Truepower before, and only the power requirements of the X1900's made me upgrade to the 700W FSP.

Good luck!

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selectodude

EPS12V is only for 975x Intel boards and servers. You'll only see a 4 pin connector, whereas there's an 8pin on other boards that gives just a bit more juice to the CPU.

Chozart

It seems you're explaining it the other way around. The EPS12V has the 8 pin connector, conform the standard of EPS12V. This connector can be split in two 4 pin connectors.

According to Antec's website, the "normal" one has only a 4-pin connector. However, my Antec ATX12V PSU came with a 8 pin connector AND a four pin connector on one cable. See attached image from Newegg (this is the ATX12V version of the TPII) to see what I mean.

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Tenzium

That, if anything, is the best kind of praise you can get. I always find it a bit strange when people recommend PSUs they've never used before only because they hear it's good. It's nice when someone used it for a while and was perfectly happy with it.

I think I'll order it today. Thanks again for the help (I was concerned about the 4 pin connector, but as you pointed out it has that too).

ENTERPRISE

I do hear very good things about that PSU in question. Always remember to check reviews and not just hearsay.

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