Where do you get a quality MicroATX power supply?

Post #268,684 by admin 9/25/06 9:49:17 PM Reply	Where do you get a quality MicroATX power supply? The last one I bought now has a bad fan (3, 4 months?). While I can replace the fan (and that's what I'm going to do), at some point I'm guessing the power supply will go too. I've checked both Antec and PC Power and Cooling's sites but I don't see any the right size (5"/4"/2.5"). I can find one the right size on newegg's site but they're all off-brand crap like the one I bought last time I was in this situation. Any ideas? Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #268,686 by Another Scott 9/25/06 10:18:37 PM Reply	Dunno. I haven't been able to find any from the big names, either. Maybe look around [link\|http://www.power-on.com/microatx.html\|here]. There may be some gotchas if you need -5V. [link\|http://www.power-on.com/microatxss200anv.html\|This] one seems to be the right size, but I don't know if it has the connectors you need, etc. Maybe just replacing the fans will keep it in fine shape for as long as you use that system. From the description of the systems I've seen, microATX is designed for small size and low cost, so it's probably too much to expect that it'll last as long as a PCPC or Antec supply. Maybe they figure the profit margin is too slim to be in that market. HTH a bit. Good luck! Cheers, Scott.
Post #268,726 by folkert 9/26/06 11:52:20 AM Reply	FSP Group, makes a ton for OEMs. But that doesn't help as you prolly bought an FSP made one to replace you original. Just a hint, but I always replace the fans with VERY good fans, inside power supplies. The best ones for the money I have found are the newegg "deal" ball bearing fans (80MM only though) I buy ball bearing ONLY for anything else, as sleeve bearing tend to accumulate crap and then bind up. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* Freedom is not FREE. Yeah, but 10s of Trillions of US Dollars? SELECT * FROM scog WHERE ethics > 0; 0 rows returned.
Post #268,728 by admin 9/26/06 12:24:30 PM Reply	No, this was a Coolmax The fan is 80mm x 15mm so it's somewhat difficult to find a replacement. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #269,059 by dws 9/30/06 9:03:49 PM Reply	IDotPC I had satisfactory dealings with [link\|http://www.idotpc.com/\|IDotPC] a few years back when building an Epia C3-based low-power system.

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