i'm building a new system and i bought an Antec Sonata II case that has an Antec Smartpower 2.0 450W PSU (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103936). i've been reading reviews on newegg about this particular PSU and i'm starting to worry about this in my setup. i'm looking to get something else so that i can bypass any issues with it dieing and possibly killing components. what should i look at? i'm having trouble understanding what to look for in terms of rails, amps, voltages, etc. i'd appreciate any help!

new system specs:
AMD Athlon64 X2 4200+ Socket AM2
DFI INFINITY NF ULTRAII-M2
2GB "Unknown Brand" DDR2 667MHZ RAM
256MB SAPPHIRE Radeon X1900XT
2+ SATA HDD's
2 Optical Drives

9/28/2006 11:51:38 PM

Read a lot of reviews, get a brand you've heard of, and remember the following:

Don't cheap out on the one computer part that can kill all the rest.

9/29/2006 12:03:25 AM

You want the most amps on the 12v rail.

9/29/2006 12:09:44 AM

^^ yea that's exactly what i did on that SP 450W which got me really worried. what are some brands that i should consider more than others?

^ what happens if the PSU has 2 12V rails?

9/29/2006 12:12:12 AM

jesus looks like Antec had a bad batch with that one. Really suprises me, and it's the first time I've ever heard repeated bad things about an Antec PSU. Definitely pick up something else

9/29/2006 2:16:03 AM

^ yea i was really surprised myself cause i've always heard good things about Antec PSU's.

9/29/2006 10:12:30 AM