PSU Help Please!

[sir_rob]

I am thinking of getting this PSU since my last 520W PSU just died after a few years of use. I have an Abit NF7-S, Radeon 9200, four hard drives, four optical drives, Audigy 2 Platinum, 5 case fans, about 6 USB devices, 512mb Corsair, Athlon XP 2500@3200, and all of the normal stuff like floppy drives and such.

I have found the FSP550-60PLG on Newegg and the FSP550-60PLN on Directron.

Any other recommendations for PSU’s besides this one?

Does anyone know how loud this unit is?

Why doesn't this unit qualify for ATX 2.0?

Does everyone agree that it is better to have one huge 12v rail or split rails?

Thanks for the help!

 

[Crashman]

I believe most of the FSP550's have 24-pin power, while most of the FSP530's have 20-pin power.

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[_WW_]

This is the one I installed about a month ago.
<A HREF="http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-104-934&depa=0" target="_new">http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-104-934&depa=0</A>
One thing that is not mentioned in the blurb is that this includes a 24 to 20 pin converter for boards that are only 20 pin.

I bought this one with the idea of future mobo and GPU upgrades. It's quiet and steady. I'm running 5 HDDs, 3 opticals, on USB external I have another HDD and DVD writer, 4 system fans; 2@12cm & 2@9cm not counting the 12cm in the PSU.

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