Should I get keep this? "ULTRA Xconnect 500W psu" for $30?

[KoHaN69]

http://www.bjorn3d.com/Material/ReviewImages/Ultra_500Wxconnect/ULT31554_LR_2.jpg

:banana:

Got it in Fry's, ~$30 after rebates, should I keep it? :stick:
(I have a 300W generic PSU)

:fact:

bjorn 3d likes 'em (http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=711&pageID=1087)


i have lanprty ultra d, venice 3000, x800

and yes, i OC, and NO, im not spending $100 on the ocz powestream :nono:

[[XC] leviathan18]

before 2005 they were GREAT psu now they are not that great.... better than generic is for sure

[KoHaN69]

before 2005 they were GREAT psu now they are not that great.... better than generic is for sure

What do you mean before '05?

I;m looking at teh box of the psu, and it says

(c) 2004 Ultra Computer Products, Inc.



Did I hit a jackpot? :D

[Squid_Spit]

Before 2005 Ultra X Connects were decent now they're pretty much trash, about the same level with Aspire. For $30 then keep it, it'll better than your generic.

[KoHaN69]

Before 2005 Ultra X Connects were decent now they're pretty much trash, about the same level with Aspire. For $30 then keep it, it'll better than your generic.

Do you mean if it was MADE before 2005, or that now, in 2005 the other power supplies are superior to it?

:confused:

[Major_A]

They mean that the company used to make decent power supplies. However, currently they are not as good as they were before. Get it?

[KoHaN69]

They mean that the company used to make decent power supplies. However, currently they are not as good as they were before. Get it?

Yes, but the box of this oen says (C) 2004

:stick:

[Squid_Spit]

The Box doesn't mean anything, example my A64 is a week 23 of 2005 yet on the box it says 2004 Advanced Micro Devices.....................

[mnewxcv]

yeah much better than generic, test out the rails and if they suck rma till u get a good one.

[cmay119]

What they are trying to tell you, is with todays demanding hardware, the Ultra-X 500w PSU is not going to handle it very well. The PSU is about low/middle of the pack when it comes to quality PSU's. Hence why they're selling it for only for $30

[mnewxcv]

ill take it off your hands.

[KoHaN69]

ill take it off your hands.

lol... its ok, i can use it ;)

I;m not sure whats the amps/rail on this one, but 500w sounds nicer than 340w, and i like the idea of modstream (connecting each cable to the psu to avoid clogging)

Why do most people look dwon on modstream, like even the ocz modstream?

and this psu is still $60+ online

[mnewxcv]

i want it tho lol. my 350w sucks! help me power my fx-51! plz! lol

[Dave in Daytona]

Ultra PSU's suck, they are junk, that being true, there are worse one's out there.
I wouldn't trust in in more than a print-server, but it sure beats a 580W, $16 PowMax! :toast:

[KoHaN69]

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1158142#post1158142

up for sale :D