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PowerSafe 400 Watts SMPS

Ameya Dalvi, Jul 02, 2004 0000 hrs IST

The PowerSafe 400 Watts SMPS is an exact replica of its 500-Watts sibling.

Expert Rating:

Sturdy Construction, Dual fans for additional ventilation, Tons of connectors, Three-year warranty

Slightly expensive, No SATA power connectors

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EXPERT REVIEW

Just a few days back we had reviewed the 500 Watts SMPS from PowerSafe. That had ample power, but was more suited for servers primarily due to its high cost. And also any user looking to build a reasonably powerful PC would not be able to utilize the full potential of that SMPS. So why spend extra for it? Instead buy something with a little less power, but with similar features and significantly lower cost. That's exactly what we have here for you today.

Before we proceed, you might want to have a look at the review of the PowerSafe 500 Watts SMPS, as this review has a few references to that article due to the similarity between the two products.

The PowerSafe 400 Watts SMPS is an exact replica of its 500-Watts sibling, with the same sturdy aluminium construction and the golden finish and two fans, each located on either side of the SMPS, providing good ventilation. The number of connectors also remains the same - eight Molex connectors, two floppy connectors and 20-pin and 4-pin power plugs. No SATA power pins in this one either. This power supply too has passed quality standards like FCC, TUV, CSA, UL, and CE. Just like its elder bro, it boasts of features like Short-circuit protection, Over-current protection and Over-power protection. To be precise, this power supply unit is exactly like the 500-Watts model in terms of looks and features, except for the total power output (obviously).

That's it for its physical attributes. Now it's time for the test. As always, we connected most of the test devices at our disposal to this SMPS. This time the device count was unfortunately lesser by one, as one of our hard drives died just before I started with the tests, 'sob'. But still, the number of devices attached can compete with any sane Power PC that one would look to build. The device list includes three hard drives, two DVD-Writers, one floppy drive, an Audigy 2 Platinum EX with the external Audigy drive, and finally a 9800 Pro all connected to an Intel 865 PE motherboard running a Pentium-4 3.06 GHz HT CPU with 512 MB of DDR RAM. We ran this setup for eight hours at a stretch and repeated this for three consecutive days. And there were no surprises. Everything worked perfectly fine without any crashes or power related issues. And the SMPS fans were smooth and silent. All in all, this is a very good product.

And finally the price. The PowerSafe 400 Watts SMPS is available at the street price of Rs. 1,900 with a three-year warranty. Though it is a whole Rs. 1500 cheaper than the 500-Watts variant, I would still term it slightly expensive for mass acceptance. Rs. 1,500 or there about would have been an ideal price tag. However, it remains an excellent alternative to its Antec counterpart available for almost twice the price.

So for those looking to exceed the standard quota of devices for their PC, don't forget that you will need more power for smooth functioning. And of course, don't forget that there is a good option available in form of the PowerSafe 400 Watts SMPS to provide the same.

Test Unit Sourced From: Kunhar Peripherals Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai.

USER COMMENTS

what does a 600 watt smps means?Does it consume 600 watt of power?Dat means if this smps will be ON for 1hour & 40 minutes,,den it will consume 1 unit of power in our electrical meters in home if 1 unit=1000Kwh

by Premjit, Bhubaneswar, on Sep 09, 2008 12:14 PM, Report abuse Reply

Dear sir, i'm from tamilnadu, tuticorin i need a SMPS. HOw much will cost for that including shipping can you send the furtherdetails

by venkat, chennai, on Sep 07, 2008 12:55 PM, Report abuse Reply

Dear sir, i'm from tamilnadu, tuticorin i need a SMPS. HOw much will cost for that including shipping can you send the furtherdetails

by Ramalingam, Tuticorin, on Aug 18, 2008 06:24 PM, Report abuse Reply

Respected sir I bought a frontech cabinet before six month. but i have been facing a serious problem with it. Problem is My system Re-Start automatically after an uncertain period It may restart after 10 minures or 2 hours, what is actual problem and what is solution of it. where is service center in jaipur. Please give whole detail about this problem Thanks for it Suresh Saini Jaipur

by suresh kumar s, Jaipur, on Aug 24, 2006 06:52 PM, Report abuse Reply

friend, its strange to know the same problem as I am expirenced from 6 months. But It just got solved a week back when I got my smps replaced. I took my comp. to a service centre where he pointed out the problem with smps. then he called frontect service centre in bangalore as I am from bangalore. I claimed the warrenty and smps was replaced. my smps is also from frontech.

by shivaprasad, bangalore, on Nov 12, 2007 12:14 PM, Report abuse

Hi Suesh, Frontech Office in Jaipur is situated at Sangram Colony C-Scheme , Jaipur -01 Just get inside gate number 1 and ask for the frontech office. Cheers!

by Shubham, Jaipue, on Jul 22, 2008 11:21 PM, Report abuse

i have problem with my Zebronics computer power supply (SMPS).can any one please tell me where the service center available in banglore?

by Ravindra, Banglore, on Jul 20, 2008 08:56 AM, Report abuse Reply

hi friends i want SMPS service center address in chennai. pls send the address to my mail.

by balaji, chennai, on Jul 17, 2008 11:30 AM, Report abuse Reply

hi ! i m vignesh my smps fan is rotating for sometime then come to rest. same problem in my processors fan plzzzzzzzzzzz help me as soon as possible plz mail me itz urgent

by vignesh raja, mumbai, on Jun 23, 2008 04:10 PM, Report abuse Reply

Hi, I am Anindya from Dehradun, i hv a amd64 2800+,768mb ddr ram,2 hdd drives,2optical drives and a geforce 6600 plz recommend an smps power rating for me, the price and where i can get the smps

by Anindya, Dehradun, on Jun 10, 2006 11:54 AM, Report abuse Reply

400w or 500w atxsmps is need for your computer

by gnanam, dindigul, on Sep 03, 2007 05:18 PM, Report abuse

Hi, I am kamesh .i sugguest u to buy a smps with 500watt.It costs around RS.700

by kamesh, indore, on May 16, 2008 06:31 PM, Report abuse

I am interested in 400W SMPS Send me contact for ahmedabad gujarat.

by Pradip Desai, Ahmedabad, on May 08, 2008 12:48 PM, Report abuse Reply

Explain SMPS.How is it connected with motherbordand other peripherals?Expalain.

by shahnawaz, New Delhi, on May 06, 2008 07:53 PM, Report abuse Reply

LIST THE DIFFERENT VOLTAGE LEVELS AVAILABLE IN ALL THE FOUR CONNECTORS IN AN SMPS

by GORA CHAND HAZR, BURDWAN, on Apr 09, 2008 11:19 AM, Report abuse Reply

Hi I am Anand, I have core 2 quad q6600, motherboard Intel DG33FB, 2 GB RAM, graphic card 512mb(8600)and 300gb HDD and SMPS is 450 watt. my Q is that my PC is heated very fast, is the SMPS 450 WATT is ok. plz and my SMPS is heated very fast so help me out and my PC is shut down. Well all the detail of my PC is give below?.. ====== Board ====== Manufacturer Intel Corporation Product Name DG33FB Version AAD81072-305 Serial Number BTFB744002GE BIOS Version DPP3510J.86A.0407.2008.0218.0923 BIOS ROM Size 1024 KB BIOS Release Date 18/02/2008 ====== Processor ====== Manufacturer Intel(R) Corporation Processor Name Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores) Bus Speed 1067 MHz Processor Speed 2.4 GHz Stepping 11 Form Factor Socket LGA775 Hyper-Threading Technology Status Not Supported ====== Cache ====== L1 Cache Data Cache 32 KB, Code Cache 32 KB Per Processor Core L2 Cache 8192 KB Unified Cache (4096 KB Cache Per 2 Cores) ====== Memory ====== Error Correction None Maximum System Memory 8 GB Memory Slots 4 ---- CHAN A DIMM 0 ---- Socket Designation CHAN A DIMM 0 Current Memory Type DDR2 Installed Size 1024 MB Memory Speed 800 MHz ---- CHAN A DIMM 1 ---- Socket Designation CHAN A DIMM 1 Current Memory Type DDR2 Installed Size No Module Installed ---- CHAN B DIMM 0 ---- Socket Designation CHAN B DIMM 0 Current Memory Type DDR2 Installed Size 1024 MB Memory Speed 800 MHz ---- CHAN B DIMM 1 ---- Socket Designation CHAN B DIMM 1 Current Memory Type DDR2 Installed Size No Module Installed ====== Onboard Devices ====== #Device Type Video Device Description Unknown Video Device Device Status Disabled #Device Type Ethernet Device Description Intel(R) 82566DC Gigabit Ethernet Device Device Status Enabled #Device Type Sound Device Description Intel(R) High Definition Audio Device Device Status Enabled ====== Hard Drive ====== #Model WDC WD3200AAJS-00VWA0 ATA Device Max. Transfer Mode UDMA 6 (ATA/133) Active Transfer Mode UDMA 6 (ATA/133) S.M.A.R.T. Status Enabled Size 298.09 GB

by anand, pune, on Mar 19, 2008 11:43 AM, Report abuse Reply

where it situated in mumbai?I'm facing a serious problem bcoz it get blast due to irregular supply of electricity

by alfaan khan, Mumbai, on Jan 15, 2008 05:18 PM, Report abuse Reply

where to buy? near borivali west

by bhushan barve, mumbai, on Dec 26, 2007 01:36 PM, Report abuse Reply

show me the actual price in india rs.

by bhushan barve, mumbai, on Dec 26, 2007 01:32 PM, Report abuse Reply

ATX SMPS power supplies what is input and output

by raja, hyd, on Nov 26, 2007 07:54 AM, Report abuse Reply

send me always latest developed ATX SMPS power supplies

by g.ravinder redd, hyderabad, on Nov 16, 2007 09:20 AM, Report abuse Reply

I have intel 965 mobo, intel core 2 duo 1.8Ghz, an smps of 400W, 1gb ddr2 ram. I am planning to buy XFX GeForce 8800GTS 320MB graphics card. does the card fit in my mobo? if it does, do i need an external cooling system an smps of 500W ?

by Prince Zatak, Bangalore, on Oct 31, 2007 11:41 AM, Report abuse Reply

This PSU/SMPS will just not work. The GPU Card requires a 6-PIN Auxillary Power supply which cannot be made by using extra molex connectors. You will have to Opt for CM or Antec SMPS only. You are out of all the choices. This GPU detects if you have made 6 pin connections using molex connections and will not start at all. Kindly consider buying a CM / Antec SMPS.

by Sidharth, Mumbai, on Nov 01, 2007 12:34 AM, Report abuse

Thanks for

by Dilip.S.Prasad, Indore (MP) India, on Sep 07, 2007 12:49 PM, Report abuse Reply

sir , i own intel p4,915 GAV motherboard , and so many times i have problem about smps, pls tell me what is the new specification about u r smps. and pls send the net value of this product, and which companys smps is best..

by sathish, davangere,karnataka, on Mar 29, 2007 09:48 AM, Report abuse Reply

first you check the earth voltage come to your system, you check the site,earthing is given to ur powersupplysection properly, and u taken the power from ur system from good company ups.without using ups,u connect the system directly to the power supply line,your system affects. you buy the 400w or 500w atx smps Enhance is the good brand,many good brand smps are available in main cities in karnataka at computer spares shops. cost is approximataly 500/- to 600/- or above or less.

by gnanam, dindigul, on Sep 03, 2007 05:30 PM, Report abuse

We wanted a SMS gateway and Server machine which can run for 24 Hours * 7*365 Days , we were adviced to go for 400 Watts Power Supply of PowerSafe Which we willingly did the System was started on 1st june and till date it has not been shut Down you can say almost 40Days, I have to Admit One Thing it really is Quite Cool and Noiseless and Really Worth the Price

by Pranav, Mumbai, on Jul 09, 2004 12:58 PM, Report abuse Reply

pranav, i want some help in setting up an sms gateway.... can you help me out?

by Himansu, Bangalore, on Nov 21, 2005 11:56 AM, Report abuse

hi pranav i need an SMS gateway device and details abt configuring it can u hlp me

by senthil kumar, coimbatore, on Jun 21, 2007 12:33 PM, Report abuse

I want to set up an SMS Gateway kindly help

by Deepak Shah, Mumbai, on Jul 28, 2007 10:04 AM, Report abuse

I BOUGHT THE 400W SMPS FROM KANHUR SHOP(COMPENY OUTLET) 6 MONTTHS BACK. THE CAME FOR REPARE THREE TIMES. THE SMPS GAVE FOR ME AFTER REPAIR IS OF 2003 STOCK ie 4 YEARS OLD!!!!!!!! THERE IS NO SERIAL MAINTINED. I AM GOING TO ASK THEM TODAY ABOUT THIS THEOUGH I PAID 4 TIMES MORE MONEY ALSO I DID NOT GET SATISFACTION PLEASE DON?T THINK GREATER PRICE GIVE GOOD QUALITY. I TOO LEARNT LESSION FROM POWER SAFE. THEY WILL BOAST 2 YEAR WARRANTY.IN TWO YEARS YOU WILL BE FRUSTRATED WITH THIS MANY FAILURES. I AM SOFWARE ENGG IN PHILIPS INDIA BANGALORE.

by KISHORE, BANGALORE, on Aug 27, 2007 12:45 PM, Report abuse

Powersafe SMPS are now branded as VIP SMPS http://www.kunhar.com/vipcabinets

by Vinay Khatri, Pune, on Jun 27, 2007 11:04 AM, Report abuse Reply

SIR, I AM USING A 230 VOLT SMPS. IT MAKING TOO MUCH SOUND.PLEASE RELY ME AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE

by PAPPACHEN JOSEP, COCHIN, on Apr 30, 2006 10:44 AM, Report abuse Reply

The 230V specs is the voltage supply from your main electrical lines..standard in India. U should also give the power output in terms of watts and Amps for proper specification of SMPS. Regarding the noise, most likely your fan/s will need replacement and quickly.

by ndlc, Goa, on Sep 08, 2006 03:15 PM, Report abuse

remove your smps and clean it

by raj, chennai, on Feb 17, 2007 02:33 PM, Report abuse

any good quality ups can run pc on battries without restart it may not be APC ups only

by srinivas duvvur, hyderabad, on Feb 04, 2007 10:34 PM, Report abuse Reply

I want a Inverter

by Anand, Mumbai, on Jan 26, 2007 06:24 PM, Report abuse Reply

my computer smps not working

by Banibrata Goswa, Delhi, on Dec 05, 2006 02:39 PM, Report abuse Reply

I am having a ASUS A8N VM CSM motherboard, XFX6600GT PCIe 256DDR3 GPU, 1 GB DDR of twin mos ram, 450 watt PSU, AMD 3500+ I am facing a serious problem of restarting. i need a stable software for my 6600gt and if anyone is facing this problem, contact me.

by Vaibhav Dhakate, Baroda, on Nov 29, 2006 06:08 PM, Report abuse Reply

i have a 865-based mobo system with Northwood 2.8GHz (intel's most power hungry CPU with 120W-peak), 2x512MBDDR2 RAM, HP CD-writer, 40GB ATA & 250GB SATA, NVIDIA6600GT-128MB. ALL THIS ON A 250W SMPS!!!! LISTEN GUYS AND GALS, ITS THE QUALITY THAT MATTERS. Check the power distribution on all the rails. Pay particular attention to the +12V rail, it should supply a minimum of 15A for today's systems. And that is why the latest SMPS come with TWO +12V power rails supplying in excess of 20A. Check out antrec's entire range, you will be amazed.Even their lowest end model BASIQ350W supply can take whatever yu thow at it.....3 HDDs-no problem (All IDE devices consume roughly 8-12W @+12V); High end graphic card say 6800GT, add another 120W (again +12V); the latest CPU -P4 120W (Core2Duo needs only 65W)...what else do u need????

by Balaji, Mumbai, on Oct 10, 2006 09:18 PM, Report abuse Reply

How can I heard Audio from CD ROM without PC

by bijo, UAE, on Oct 04, 2006 02:38 PM, Report abuse Reply

How can I heard Audio from CD ROM without PC only using cdrom and smps

by bijo, UAE, on Oct 04, 2006 02:41 PM, Report abuse

its worth ahving this piece....myself now 6 months using it and each word mention above is perfectly alright....worth of investing in it

by Tushar Chavan, Thane, on Oct 02, 2006 11:33 PM, Report abuse Reply

I would be buying and AMD opetron workstation with Nvidia quodra fx540 and 1 gb ram, what type of smps or power supply should i go fr. i would be thank full if any gives me some suggestion

by Anand Bharadwaj, Bangalore, on Sep 21, 2006 03:01 PM, Report abuse Reply

I have ATI RADEON 9800 Pro and P4-2.8 HT and 512 DDR. I have frontech SMPS. My UPS does not runs my computer from batteries. It restarts when power goes and batteries starts. Is it a problem of SMPS. If I will use Powersafe-400Wt then will my problem be solved? Please e-mail me.

by Aditya Kashyap, Lucknow, on Jul 28, 2005 06:20 PM, Report abuse Reply

What brand is your UPS, if its any local supply maal, then its crap. Changeover to battery power when the mains go off happens in a few millisecs and only APC and Powersafe can handle that for months/years.

by ndlc, Goa, on Sep 08, 2006 03:24 PM, Report abuse

sir , i am a hardware engineer , and so many times i have problem about smps, pls tell me what is the new specification about u r smps. and pls send the net value of this product, and how can i by this smps.

by sanooj, calicut , kerala, on May 12, 2006 07:36 PM, Report abuse Reply

Its seems funny, u the hardware engineer...u should be advising us!!!

by ndlc, Goa, on Sep 08, 2006 03:11 PM, Report abuse

Hi, my config is P4 2.4 GHz, Intel 865GBF with 512 DDR RAM 333 MHz, 17" Flat Monitor from Samsung, 40 GB Hard Disk, Samsung CD ROM, Samsung CD Writer, LAN Card, Internal Modem, Floppy Drive. My PC keeps freezing just after booting up or after few minutes of operation. Sometimes the monitor turns blank (black). This is not a virus or software bug as this problem occured in Linux too. My hardware vendor could not give any reason. He says SMPS is OK. He has rewired and cleaned the Cabinet. It is iBox which is 300W SMPS. Can anyone suggest a solution. Do I need to buy better SMPS. Thanks.

by Kousik, Kolkata, on Mar 01, 2005 10:20 PM, Report abuse Reply

Hello, Mine is P4 # Ghz., Intel 915 with 1 GB DDR RAM and the rest is almost the same. I am also facing the same problem. However, the system works fine with a normal CRT monitor. I feel there are some unaddressed issues regarding Flat monitors. If anyone has answers, pls let me know. Thanks

by asj_prod, Mumbai, on Jul 15, 2006 02:48 AM, Report abuse

by sanooj, calicut , kerala, on May 12, 2006 07:35 PM, Report abuse Reply

sirs, how can i check wheather an smps is working or not without connecting to a pc

by unnikrishnan, kerala, on Apr 25, 2006 05:06 PM, Report abuse Reply

hi, iam yogesh ,i would like to purchase a powersafe power supply but before that i would like to know the cost to 400 watt power and 500 watt power supply ,because every vendor gives me different cost ,i have a pentium 4 processor 3.0 GHz ,a Nvidia geforce 6600 PCI-E video card and intel 915GAV motherboard,512 MB RAM 80 GB HDD and a DVD drive,which power supply u would remommend, please reply as soon as possible

by yogesh, mumbai, on Apr 15, 2006 07:31 AM, Report abuse Reply

Hi, i have an intel 845gerg2 atx board. i m to connect 2 hdd, 1 cdr, 1 cdr/rw, 1 floppy drive, lan card, sound card, G Force agp card. just lemme know wether 400W, 220V power supply do for my this config machine.

by Chirag, Mumbai, on Jan 07, 2006 12:03 PM, Report abuse Reply

hi chirag,iam yogesh i think powersafe 400 watt power supply will best suit to u r system configuration ,go for it

by yogesh gond, mumbai, on Apr 12, 2006 06:25 AM, Report abuse

hi chirag,iam yogesh i think powersafe 400 watt power supply will best suit to u r system configuration ,go for it

by yogesh gond, mumbai, on Apr 12, 2006 06:40 AM, Report abuse

I have purchased an UPS for a single system . The software is commander pro. but it is not working. please help me.

by Amit Kumar das, Mysore, on Apr 10, 2006 04:44 AM, Report abuse Reply

Oh my,look at the the second picture and you see the L&C sticker.They are DEER psus in another name and and very bad psus. Just search for them in google and youll understand .Powersafe is cheating thier consumers.

by L&C, mumbai, on Jun 05, 2005 01:13 AM, Report abuse Reply

yes I searched the web & found that it is a rebadged DEER but in all the reviews of L&C branded PSUs there were no major issues with L&C PSUs most of the reviewres mentioned that it was lot better than any of DEER products The only problems they mentioned were lack of adequate connectors & Short length of connectors But the one I have (the same as the one in picture ) has 6 molex connectors 2 floppy connectors along with 24pin ATX connector & 4pin p4 CPU connector And its performance is more than Satisfactory as it maintains steady voltage and maintains it very close to desired level

by Anwar, Gulbarga, on Apr 06, 2006 01:46 PM, Report abuse

I have been using this one for six months it is quite good I bought it after my Zebronics SMPS Blew up it looks nice with Glossy Gold plating And maintains the 12V line at about 11.90V so I think it is fairly good considering its price of Rs 1350 and 3year warranty

by Anwar, Gulbarga, on Apr 05, 2006 11:10 PM, Report abuse Reply

IT'S NICE N LOOK SOLID PLZ SEND ME RATES OF THIS PRODUCT

by Mr. VINAY SHARM, NEW DELHI, on Jan 18, 2006 05:12 PM, Report abuse Reply

I bought this PSU on 5/6/2004. Since I work from my home, i keep my system running around 10 to 14 hours. Its been good experience till now. Before this i had 265 Watts VIP SMPS. Well it started giving problems after 5 years of continous use. My current setup is a PIII 1 gig, 384MB Sdram,32MB geforce vid card, 3 120 GB Seagate barracudas, 1 SCSI 147GB Seagate Cheetah, 1 CDRW, 1 DVDROM, 1 NIC, 1 Pinnacle TV tuner, 1 Sb Audigy2, 1 56k Modem, 1FDD...so on....oh btw incase anybody needs to calculate their power supply you can visit the following page: http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/ I hope that helps.

by Sanju, Bombay, on Jul 07, 2004 10:02 PM, Report abuse Reply

sorry i bought it for Rs.1750 from Lamington Road, Bombay. Its gettin cheaper already. sorry abt the date too...it was 6 of July.

by Sanju, Bombay, on Jul 07, 2004 10:06 PM, Report abuse

where in laminton road i can get enermax powersupply. if u know plz tell me the shop name and phone no.

by rohit, mumbai, on Jan 02, 2006 06:16 PM, Report abuse

Hi, Good for India, But considering all the Heat our country is known for i think its time some of the company start offering sleeved PSUs it actually takes out your Case Temp couple of deegrees, and it also looks neat. I have a custome Enermax 460 Watts which has sleeved cables (Diff 12V Rails and 2 X sata power conn) and guess what its UV reactive, too bad as I dont have Cold Cathod Light for my case here. Its even got temp sensing Fans so dat its very quiet also. But the Mod which guys in US have done is what makes me grinn.. 4500Rs but UV reactive and sleeved cable and Temp Sensing Fans. what else can you ask for?

by Harshal, Mumbai, on Jul 06, 2004 09:49 PM, Report abuse Reply

Hi Harshal, Can you please tell me from where you picked up the enermax power supply?

by Kartik, Bangalore, on Jan 10, 2005 11:50 PM, Report abuse

Hi Harshal, Can you please tell me from where you picked up the enermax power supply?

by rohit, mumbai, on Jan 02, 2006 05:42 PM, Report abuse

plz help guys... do any one of you know where in laminton road i can get enermax power supply. plz tell me the phone number or mail me plz. sanju can u help me.

by rohit, mumbai, on Nov 12, 2005 01:10 PM, Report abuse Reply

can we use cd rom for sings songs without computer

by monu sharma, delhi, on Oct 22, 2005 09:40 PM, Report abuse Reply

pl.send more technicl information on my id

by Mr.KK Chudsama, Bharuch-Gujart-India, on Mar 24, 2005 09:56 PM, Report abuse Reply

make a folder name as CON, COM after making tell me

by monu sharma, delhi, on Oct 22, 2005 09:37 PM, Report abuse

if in atx smps can we add extra molex connectors if not then why?

by monu sharma, delhi, on Oct 22, 2005 09:32 PM, Report abuse Reply

I am not able to get the unit identical to the one above in Mumbai. The ones available here have just 4 molex connectors.

by Mandar Joshi, Mumbai, on Sep 27, 2005 10:10 PM, Report abuse Reply

The Powersafe 400W avaiable in Mumbai is different from the one mentioned here. It costs just 1425/- but, 1>It does not have 8 molex connectors, just 4 2>The location of the second fan is different. Its at the bottom while the one shown above has it in the front. The main issue is the number of molex connectors. Also no where on the unit is it written that the supply is a 400W one! The Kunhar peripherals tech. guy said that it had 6 connectors. That will do too. but the units available here have just 4. I was suggested to go for the Y-cable but I have had very bad experiences with them in the past. Sometimes the hard-drive just shuts off! Also there is no point using cheap Y-cables with such a good supply. Is there any way to get the supply identical to the one shown above? If not Powersafe, is there any other brand?

by Mandar Joshi, Mumbai, on Sep 27, 2005 09:44 PM, Report abuse Reply

hi, my PC config is AMDXP2600+,A7N8XVM400,512MBDDR333,DVDROM,CDRW,80GBHDD,iball cabinet with 300W SMPS i upgraded graphics card to XFXGF6600GT128MBDDR3, my system first became unstable then, graphics card underclocked to 300MHZ and system runs slow XFX recomends 450W SMPS, will i have to buy 450W or powersafe400W is enough , b'cos i cant afford antec or even powersafe 450W will upgarding to 400W SMPS card run at normal 500MHZ core speed? PLS HELP!!!

by abdur rehman, cochin, on Aug 25, 2005 05:34 PM, Report abuse Reply

by abdur rehman, cochin, on Aug 25, 2005 05:03 PM, Report abuse Reply

whats the size???(lxbxh)plannin a mod so need to kno if it will interfere wid da top fans im plannin on addin...

by angad, delhi, on May 31, 2005 07:53 PM, Report abuse Reply

Only someone who is ignorant of the features and performance of ANTEC would ever think of comparing ANTEC to any other power supply.

by Arvind, Chennai, on Jul 03, 2004 10:59 AM, Report abuse Reply

I purchased an Antek Neo 480W about a month back. It is performing real well.

by dxer, Kolkata, on May 23, 2005 07:20 PM, Report abuse

excellent quality but little price expensive

by zoom computers , bangalore, on Apr 25, 2005 03:22 PM, Report abuse Reply

The design for the smps is wrong. The 2nd fan needs to be below - facing the CPU like a overhead chimney, when installed. Cooling depends on forced convection of air in a cabinet. With the current design , airflow sucked in from the front vents of the cabinet is flows out from arounhd near where the cdroms are installed and finally out tru the smps - rather than directing airflow from over the cpu fan - and finally away and out of the smps. This is not part of the recommended amd system design.

by gobbledegeek, Pune, on Apr 08, 2005 04:58 PM, Report abuse Reply

Hi, I have a 1 yr old cabinet with 400W SMPS supply, i am not sure if i am using all the power form it since i have AMD Athlon XP with 2 HDD and 256 MB RAM and a DVD writer with it, however my question is since my SMPS is 400W does that mean i my UPS should be alteast 400W and above in power output ? I tried a 600VA UPS but system boots on power failure and that too when i didint connect monitor to UPS. Do i need to downgrade my SMPS power since i am not using its full 400W. APC UPS site suggest for my configuration that i need only 500 VA UPS ..

by Dhiraj, Delhi, on Mar 04, 2005 01:59 PM, Report abuse Reply

Now this is something we all would appreciate ... great review .... great product .. some more reviews will also help like readily available frontech varients SMPS

by MaxAxe, Noida, on Jan 29, 2005 03:02 PM, Report abuse Reply

hey guys help needed !! hav a p4 2.4 ghz on 865 GBF board, 1GB DDR, geforce FX 5200, pinnacle pctv card and a creative 4.1 sound card, LG dvd combo, two HDDs --- all of this on a 300 w SMPS . DO I NEED TO SWITCH TO A LARGER SMPS ???

by hrishikesh, pune, on Dec 03, 2004 09:40 PM, Report abuse Reply

Dude, it will be better if u switch to atleast 400w. By ur cong i wld suggest 450 w one. do check for sata connectors on the smps coz 865GBF supports sata!!

by rox, mumbai, on Dec 08, 2004 07:26 PM, Report abuse

Sure dude you should go for it.

by devendra, Delhi, on Jan 06, 2005 12:16 PM, Report abuse

yes you should .. you should have at least 350 PSU to support all this

by MaxAxe, Noida, on Jan 29, 2005 02:59 PM, Report abuse

Hi Guys, I am putting up a 865 g mobo with P4 3.0 HT, with a8x DVD RW and a nvidia Ge force 5200 128 MB VGA with 512 MB DDR, would a 250 W SMPS hold gud........or do i need a bigger SMPS. THNX in advance

by SOFTROCK, Faridabad, on Nov 10, 2004 03:06 AM, Report abuse Reply

Hi, For this much super configuration please do with atleast 350 W SMPS.

by timi, cochin, on Nov 26, 2004 10:10 AM, Report abuse

PowerSafe 350 Watts SMPS

by irfan, mumbai, on Oct 29, 2004 01:11 AM, Report abuse Reply

Hi ! I am In A city Called chandigarh, my comuter is acting weired, sometimes it just turns off, without shutting down, other times, I hear a hard disk spinning down and the system hangs. I think an SMPS problem, have a 300 WATT Frontech ATX SMPS but thinking of switchinig to this one, Two questions 1) is this problem of mine SMPS related ? 2) is your SMPS available in Chandigarh ?

by Anumeet Soni, Chandigarh, on Oct 22, 2004 08:43 PM, Report abuse Reply

Why buy an SMPS when for a few thousand more one can get a 600W UPS?

by Shyam Pandit, Pune, on Jul 03, 2004 03:37 PM, Report abuse Reply

Don't post stupid comments on things you know nothing about.

by abhijit, pune, on Jul 03, 2004 03:48 PM, Report abuse

Hehe u r funny panditji.I suggest u keep u r panditai for something else.

by Siddharth, Delhi, on Jul 04, 2004 03:09 AM, Report abuse

an smps is fitted inside the cabinet to provide the requisite power to different components in the computer, whereas a ups is an external device that supplies power to the entire computer even when there is power failure.

by Preet Pal, DLF City, on Jul 05, 2004 06:22 AM, Report abuse

YAA DON'T POST STUPID COMMENTS............

by Anonymous, MUMBAI, on Jul 07, 2004 04:25 PM, Report abuse

ANYONE plz tell me where to buy this In Lucknow. or if from Mumbai then how

by Saurav, Lucknow, on Jul 05, 2004 11:31 AM, Report abuse Reply

Dear Saurav, We can not make the SMPS available in lucknow.U can directly purchase from our bombay office.For co-ordination u can mail me at salesbom@kunhar.com

by Kunal Shah, Mumbai, on Jul 06, 2004 03:38 PM, Report abuse

The price is a bit high still, really Rs. 1500 would have been a really god price, as many buy SMPS only ones & they are not upgraded often, the connector numbar is good, & lack of SATA connector is not an issue as HDDs with SATA connector area still hard to find. Can someone from Kunhar Periferals or TechTree tell me how can I buy it in Lucknow UP, or can I buy it directly from them, plz give me details at gxsaurav@indiatimes.com

by Saurav, l, on Jul 02, 2004 07:39 PM, Report abuse Reply