Yeah, saw it...not only is the price outrageous, but the +12V is split into 4 separate rails. Bleh. No thanks.
you are comparing apples to oranges. The PCP&C power supply mentioned is, according to their description, designed for high end, dual, and quad processor servers and workstations, with up to 12 hard drives, and multi high end video cards.
That is a whole different ball game from the average desktop user you mention. Multi processor systems, and new high end video cards, pull lots of juice. I myself use a 200 dollar PCP&C 510 XE for my dual Xeon workstation, and when something glitches, I never wonder if it is the PS. That level of reliability is worth a lot in a high end multi processor system.
Apples to oranges? And when did I mention an " average desktop user"? (You may have accidentally included my post in a response intended for Chuck...) My workstation is a multiprocessor system, and has the fastest video card available at the time I bought it. It has a half-dozen hard drives, etc, and I power it with a $190 600 Watt power supply. I am no stranger to high end machines and quality power supplies behind them.
This PCP&C is still a workstation class/low-end server class product. How? It is not redundant. IMO, you only get into true server grade power supplies once you achieve redundant/hot swap supplies. Charging >$450 for a workstation class power supply is too much. I think $300-325 would be much more in line with what such a unit is truly worth, compared to other PCP&C models and the competition.
Greg
