Antec EarthWatts Green EA-430D Green 430W Continuous power ATX12V v2.3 / EPS 12V 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply

Pros: You can't go wrong with this thing. Extremely quiet at idle or load, produces no heat except under heavy load, and runs extremely efficiently. Even has a nice dark green paint job. I own both this and the EA-380D. Both perform identically, this one just has a little higher wattage ceiling. They also look identical, except for a slightly different texture of paint used on this one. Same color, though. Thanks to Antec's frequent rebates, got this for $40 with free shipping. You can't get an 80+ bronze PSU for less.

Cons: None

Overall Review: Check out 'Antec Power Supply Calculator' on their website to get an idea of what wattage you're going to need to run your parts. Turns out, it's generally a lot lower than you'd expect. As long as your running a machine with one video card, this PSU should cover all your needs easily. For example: my build has Athlon II X4 630, Blue ray drive, Sata hard drive, 2 sticks DDR3, Radeon 5770, and 2 80mm fans. The calculator says I need 272 watts at 90% load. Perfect for this PSU. Power Supply's always run more efficiently at medium (50%) load. That means that if your system draws around 215 watts, this is the perfect power supply for you. 80+ Bronze means that this thing always runs at 82% or more efficiency, but at 50% load, it runs at 85% efficiency. That means less heat and less money to run.

Pros: Well Reliability. this PSU has great +12 volt rails that carry as many amps and cheaper PSUs of 600W. and I have had one of these since they came out rock solid for most budget to mid range needs. most systems unless you are hard core gamming dont require anything more than this ROCK SOLID PSU. Mine has been running a 4830 Graphics card for a good long time which if you look calls for I think it is min of 450w or 500W. I always just check the ANTEC PSU calculator for my needs, unless you running one of the high wattage quad or hex cores with High end graphics in sli or crossfire I have found this PSU to work well in most budget - mid range gaming rigs. Yes they may cost more than those cheaper 600 W PSUs but you will find this can handle much more than those for a lot longer. I have had to replace quite of few of those cheap PSUs that say they are 500W-600W along with many components from rigs that had those cheap PSUs... (cont. in other)

Cons: NONE

Overall Review: most folks only look at the Watage and not the Amps. Also, I have yet to have to replace an Antec PSU. aside from switching from an AT platform to the ATX platform. Ya I have some 8 year old Antec PSUs still working. Like I said go to the Antec PSU calculator at the Antec site and see what you really need. I always figure my rigs at 50% capacitor wear since in 1-3 years that is what you will need if you plan on keeping your rig that long. Remember if you get an Antec PSU you might as well future proof it and get one large enough for future Vidio and CPU upgrades if you plan on putting in the high end graphics and power hungery CPUs or SLI/Crossfire rigs get a PSU large enough to handle that stuff. I have yet to do a build that required more than an Antec 650W psu to power them.

Pros: Incredibly powerful for such a "basic" PSU. 384W on the two 12V rails, 80 plus bronze, runs well and relatively quietly. Never had any problems whatsoever.

Cons: Only has one 6-pin power connector, but no biggie. It clearly says it in the description, all you need is a molex to 6-pin converter cable if you're running a GPU that needs two. Green color is OK. 80mm fan.

Overall Review: I've had this PSU for about 10 months now, and it's just plain amazing. I initially bought it for a low budget home PC build, but then I decided to make it into a gaming PC (it was only a matter of time lol). I initially thought i would likely need a much larger PSU to run my rig according to 95% of people on forums and such, but then i did some research. Turns out, the ol "better get yerself an 800 watter for that there HD5570" mentality isn't necessarily true. In fact, a decent 430W PSU can go a long way. I decided that, according to the numbers, this PSU shouldn't have any problem running an HD 6870 w/ a Phenom ii x4 955 at full load...I was pretty nervous because of what you see on the forums, but lo and behold I have been playing BF3 all afternoon and evening without so much as a hiccup. I'm so proud of this little PSU, runs like a champ.

Pros: I've had the opportunity to install two of these within the last two weeks. One in a brand new custom build for a new AMD Llano machine and another in my older Dell Inspirion 5150. First off this think is FREAKY quiet. I took what sounded like a jet-engine out of the Dell and put this thing in and reduced the background noise to zilch. (I've never heard the Dell's hard-drive till yesterday when I installed.)

Cons: Nothing at all

Overall Review: I'm very satisfied. I'm looking forward to using a higher-end one in the gaming system I plan to build in the next few months.

Pros: Quiet. 430W is more than enough for my build. Environmentally friendly (i assume) - i do not knwo how this is environmentally friendly tho now i think about it. IT does not come with a power cable and ... what else? PLUS 80 bronze - 86% efficiency @50% load (got it off antec website) - other none-green psu also are PLUS80 certified.

Cons: None ... small? Not a con tho. It's rather cute.

Overall Review: This unit is very quiet. I like it. For people who are in doubt of what Wattage PSU they should buy ... This psu can support AMD phenom II 1075T + ATI HD 5570 + HDD WD green caviar + CD/DVD + DDR3 Ram + 4 Fans

Pros: I have owned this PSU for almost 3 months now and it amazes me how well it performs. Look at my specs in other thoughts: At full CPU load (Phenom II X6 1055t) sucks up about 220~240 watts with OCCT one hour test. No lockups, no problems, and system is on almost 24/7. If you have all 6 cores maxed out plus my graphics card, you would get a net load of 240~280 watts at most and that includes running all of the other components as well.

Cons: None at all

Overall Review: System Specs: AMD Phenom II X6 1055t (stock HSF/ I don't OC) ECS 780GM-A Ultra (Black Edition) 8GB OCZ DDR2 PC800 RAM Radeon 5550 512MB DDR3 2x WD Hard Drives (Raid 1) Intel 40GB SSD (It rocks for games) LG Blu-ray Burner Hauppaugge DVR-1250 TV tuner (PCI-E 1x) Soon to be 2x Arctic Cooling PWM case fans Rosewill (RS909, I think) case I wanted to post this follow up for all of those who wonder if this PSU can handle X6 CPUs with a mainstream graphics card, which it definitely can. I would not recommend going over 80% of this PSU's (or any other's for that matter) wattage (e.g. 430w @ 80% = 344w); basically make sure that you don't buy any graphics card that goes over 104 watts at max load for gaming (direct compute), if you happen to have a 6 core CPU. I hope this helps anyone else concerned with buying an x6 with a mainstream graphics adapter. Happy Holidays ;-)

Pros: This has everything I need and then some for future upgrades if I desire. I watched the newegg utube vid on the power draw and then tested it at home. I have yet to draw more than 80w or so. The 80mm fan is unnoticable.

Cons: zero cons. I think some may go overboard with wattage (all depends on the build). As a reference/experiment, I have been running a GForce 8800 GTS off of a no name 300W power supply for over a year with no problems. Nvidia recommends 400W and some rating sites show the 8800 to pull 200W in full use ans 130W idle. Thowing in the Intel E6750 CPU, MoBo, 4GB RAM, rest of the computer etc etc and the power supply carries it all. Point here is that the average user/casual gamer doesn't need a million watts. Read reviews, follow manufacturer recommendations. I am taking risks in my experiment

Overall Review: This is my shopping list for my current build: Kaybles Model HDMI-S-6 6 ft. High Speed HDMI Item #: N82E16882816054 Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 64-bit Item #: N82E16832116986 SAMSUNG 22X DVD Burner SATA Model Item #: N82E16827151244 Rosewill RK-800G Black 104 Normal Keys PS/2 Item #: N82E16823201038 Seagate Barracuda 250GB HDD Item #: N82E16822148606 G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) Item #: N82E16820231311 Intel Pentium G850 Sandy Bridge 2.9GHz LGA 1155 Item #: N82E16819116397 Antec EarthWatts Green EA-430D Green 430W Item #: N82E16817371034 ASUS GeForce 210 1GB 64-bit DDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16 Item #: N82E16814121577 BIOSTAR H61MGC LGA 1155 Intel H61 Micro ATX Item #: N82E16813138332 RAIDMAX Black Steel/Plastic ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Item#: N82E16811156255

Pros: Good price. Good name. 80 Plus Bronze. Very quiet. 3 year warranty.

Cons: None.

Overall Review: I've had good luck with these Antec Earthwatt PSU's so I didn't hesitate to buy a couple of these when Newegg had them on a weekend special. The 2 I got were the newer ones made by DELTA as opposed to the older ones made by Seasonic. I checked the wattage with a KILL-A-WATT P3 and the Antec EA-430D uses 20watts less than my old PSU which was rated at 70% efficiency. Green indeed. As stated they don't come with a power cord but they do come with 4 black mounting screws. The box definitely contained awesome.