New PSU Advice

TheYellowKid

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Feb 2006

Mina Sucks [Blz]

30 Nov 2006 at 05:26 - 1
I've recently upgraded my gfx card and now just realised (after some system instability) that the 300W power supply isnt cutting it. Ive looked at power supply guides before so know that quality can differ greatly and that you can usually tell from teh weight of the supply i.e. heavier is better. can anyone recommend a good power supply that wont break the bank?

thanx

xerverkillah

xerverkillah

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Join Date: Aug 2005

foo.bar

Ladies Rhythm and Movement Club [MOVE]

R/

30 Nov 2006 at 05:59 - 2
need a bit more info on ur pc. like what gfx card u have, what cpu you have, are you running any accessories like extra fans or neon lights etc?

TheYellowKid

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Join Date: Feb 2006

Mina Sucks [Blz]

30 Nov 2006 at 06:10 - 3
Sorry.

No no neon lights or extra fans. Only things ive added to my comp is an extra IDE HD and a SATA HD. The graphics card i got the other day is the AGP 7600 GS passive cooled, doesnt need an extra power source. The power supply i have is 300W, recommended is 400W so prob thinking a little bit more just in case maybe 460W?

Not sure what other info you would need?

Floppy Drive
2 DVD Drives
Running Dual Monitors if that makes a diff

xerverkillah

xerverkillah

Frost Gate Guardian

Join Date: Aug 2005

foo.bar

Ladies Rhythm and Movement Club [MOVE]

R/

30 Nov 2006 at 06:23 - 4
one of these should be enough

http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=17431

here a psu calculator you might find useful

http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

TheYellowKid

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Join Date: Feb 2006

Mina Sucks [Blz]

30 Nov 2006 at 06:30 - 5
k thanx ill have a look. Are there any considerations i need to take into account to make sure that the PSU will work, and have all the connectors neccesary?

In case you havent noticed ive never bought a PSU before! lol

thanx again for the help

xerverkillah

xerverkillah

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Join Date: Aug 2005

foo.bar

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30 Nov 2006 at 06:41 - 6
not really. just make sure you have enough watts and dont go for no name brands.

Tachyon

Tachyon

Forge Runner

Join Date: Nov 2005

Stoke, England

The Godless [GOD]

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30 Nov 2006 at 16:50 - 7
That Antec is a pretty good bet, but personally I'm biased towards the Hiper Type-R myself. Had one in this rig for ages and it's by far the most trouble free and stable PSU I've ever owned.

This is the one I have :-

http://www.hipergroup.com/English/pr...hpu-4b580.html

Hollerith

Lion's Arch Merchant

Join Date: Sep 2005

01 Dec 2006 at 00:28 - 8
I love the Antec TP's. They are rock solid. Here's a site I've bought a few from, best prices I've seen:

http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/...y=Surplus.html

They used to have TP's, but looks like they have SP's now.
SP450 for $53 is still pretty good.