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Had a power supply die and was wondering if you guys could offer some advice.
How MUCH amps on each rail?
And is multiple +12v rails GOOD?
I have been looking at a Apevia ATX-WA750W Warlock with a 135mm fan and has the following specs:

Form Factor: ATX

Wattage: 750-Watt

SPECIAL Features: CrossFire Ready, SLI Ready

Fan: 135 mm

+3.3V: 25 A

+5V: 30 A

+12V 1: 25 A

+12V 2: 25 A

+12V 3: 25 A

+12V 4: 25 A

-12V: 0.6 A

+5VSB: 3 A

20+4-Pin Connector: 1

4-Pin/8-Pin EPS Connector: 1

6-Pin PCI-Express Connector: 2

6-Pin/8-Pin PCI-Express Connector: 2

4-Pin Floppy Connector: 2

4-Pin Peripheral Connector: 8

SATA Power Connector: 6

Is this a decent power supply for my pc?
here is the pcs specs:

Cpu - AMD Athlon 64x2 6000+ Windsor 3.0ghz Socket AM2 125w Dual Core
MOBO - DFI Infinity NF UltraII-M2
ram - 4 1gig dual channel ddr2 533mhz
HDD - SEAGATE 500gb Serial ATA HD 7200/16MB/SATA-3G
video card - XFX GeForce 8600 GT 512MB PCI-e
running windows xp sp2

Thanks for your time.personally i would go with a corsair PSU. the corsair 750w has only one +12v rail which can dish out 60A so you dont need to worry about balancing your loads. also corsair PSU's are covered by a 5 year warranty.You can also travel to PC Power and Cooling where they have a ton of info on how PSU's are built and why spending a LITTLE extra can make a difference in the long run...



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