PSU for my work in progress

Camper · 06-30-2005, 09:07 PM

I'm looking for a PSU for my system which I’m slowly upgrading.
The next system:
GIGABYTE GA-K8NU-SLI Socket 939 Maybe depends on how much crossfire will cost.
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ ClawHammer/Hammer
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR
XION XION II XON-102 Silver Computer Case which hase 2 180mm fans and one 80mm fan.

It's still in the works but it will be something like that and I’m not going to use the SLI or crossfire right away I just want it for future expansion.

so far if found this PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...189-003&depa=0
I don’t want to spend to much on a PSU maybe around 60 dollars.

Also this is the PUS that is comes with the case i just want to Know if it is any good if it is it will save me some money.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowIm...y%20-%20Retail

lynx6200 · 06-30-2005, 09:18 PM

Id go with the first one. I was using the case psu for a whil, and it failed on me, than a replacement failed, so I bought that psu right there, the xclio, it coumes out to $60 something with shipping. It seems to work fine, and is one recomended in preator's psu guide.

Camper · 06-30-2005, 09:43 PM

that where i found it

Qlutch · 06-30-2005, 10:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Camper

I'm looking for a PSU for my system which I’m slowly upgrading.
The next system:
GIGABYTE GA-K8NU-SLI Socket 939 Maybe depends on how much crossfire will cost.
AMD Athlon 64 3500+ ClawHammer/Hammer
CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR
XION XION II XON-102 Silver Computer Case which hase 2 180mm fans and one 80mm fan.

It's still in the works but it will be something like that and I’m not going to use the SLI or crossfire right away I just want it for future expansion.

so far if found this PSU
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...189-003&depa=0
I don’t want to spend to much on a PSU maybe around 60 dollars.

Also this is the PUS that is comes with the case i just want to Know if it is any good if it is it will save me some money.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowIm...y%20-%20Retail

Since you're getting a PCI-e motherboard, it is recommended to get a 24-pin power supply. The PSU that comes in the case is only 20-pin. While this will probably still work, you may have problems later on with getting enough power to your video card(s).

dragon2309 · 07-01-2005, 12:26 AM

The PSU that comes in the case is nowhere near powerful enough to keep that system going in a stable situation. It only has 18A on the +12v rail. This is nowhere near enough, you should be looking at around 24-32A at least.

The second one is good seeing as it has dual rail and the combined ampage is much better. PCI-e usesd quite a bt more power than you would think. Go woth the bundled PSU for testing purposes but as soon as the system gets running properly then you should look to change to a better one.

Bunchofstuff · 07-01-2005, 04:35 AM

That first one is alright , but i'd go with this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182010

and the case PSU sucks , the rosewill 550 almost has double the +12v power of it

Camper · 07-01-2005, 07:06 PM

Thanks for the tip I like both the rosewill and the XClio but i think i might go with the rosewill.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182010
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...189-003&depa=0

joelkyr · 07-01-2005, 10:14 PM

Have you considered looking up for a brand name PSU? In my opinion, a PSU that would give you enough headroom for future upgrade, Zippy, OCZ, Fortron, Sparkle to name a few.

ilovefishsticks · 07-07-2005, 01:46 AM

looks like a good setup to me

**Praetor** · 07-10-2005, 04:39 PM

PSU 101

Quote:

have you considered looking up for a brand name PSU? in my opinion, a PSU that would give you enough headroom for future upgrade, zippy, OCZ, fortron, sparkle to name a few.

actually the 1st PSU there (the xClio) is made by the same company that makes PSUs for Antec

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06-30-2005, 09:07 PM	#1 (permalink)
Camper Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: /dev/null Age: 23 Posts: 1,230	PSU for my work in progress I'm looking for a PSU for my system which I’m slowly upgrading. The next system: GIGABYTE GA-K8NU-SLI Socket 939 Maybe depends on how much crossfire will cost. AMD Athlon 64 3500+ ClawHammer/Hammer CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR XION XION II XON-102 Silver Computer Case which hase 2 180mm fans and one 80mm fan. It's still in the works but it will be something like that and I’m not going to use the SLI or crossfire right away I just want it for future expansion. so far if found this PSU http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...189-003&depa=0 I don’t want to spend to much on a PSU maybe around 60 dollars. Also this is the PUS that is comes with the case i just want to Know if it is any good if it is it will save me some money. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowIm...y%20-%20Retail __________________ Dell Inspiron 530 Q6600 Quad 3gb RAM ATI Radeon HD4670 500GB HD

06-30-2005, 09:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
lynx6200 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NC Age: 27 Posts: 794	Id go with the first one. I was using the case psu for a whil, and it failed on me, than a replacement failed, so I bought that psu right there, the xclio, it coumes out to $60 something with shipping. It seems to work fine, and is one recomended in preator's psu guide. __________________ [SIZE=2][SIZE=1][COLOR=DarkGreen][COLOR=Navy] CoolerMaster Case Asus A8N SLI- Deluxe AMD athlon 64 3400+ 1GB Ultra DDR ram XFX 7600 GT 256mb videe 230GB SATA HD Combo drive

06-30-2005, 09:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
Camper Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: /dev/null Age: 23 Posts: 1,230	that where i found it __________________ Dell Inspiron 530 Q6600 Quad 3gb RAM ATI Radeon HD4670 500GB HD

07-01-2005, 12:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
dragon2309 P.I Dragon Join Date: May 2005 Location: KENT, UK Age: 21 Posts: 8,735	The PSU that comes in the case is nowhere near powerful enough to keep that system going in a stable situation. It only has 18A on the +12v rail. This is nowhere near enough, you should be looking at around 24-32A at least. The second one is good seeing as it has dual rail and the combined ampage is much better. PCI-e usesd quite a bt more power than you would think. Go woth the bundled PSU for testing purposes but as soon as the system gets running properly then you should look to change to a better one. __________________ Intel Core2Duo E6600 @ 3.1Ghz - (__CPU__) eVGA 680i SLi - (__MOB__) 4Gb Corsair Dominator DDR2-800 (4x1024Mb) - (__RAM__) 250Gb Western Digital SATAII 7200rpm - (__HDD__) nVidia BFG 8800GTS OC 320Mb - (__GFX__) LG DVD+/-RW 18x DVD-RAM - (__OPT__) Triple Boot - [XP Pro] + [Vista Ultimate] + [Ubuntu 7.10] - (__OS__) [3DMARK'03 :: 25,587] --- [3DMARK'05 :: 13,989] --- [3DMARK'06 :: 8791] - (__BENCHMARKS__) dragon2309.co.uk - a little slice of geek

07-01-2005, 07:06 PM	#7 (permalink)
Camper Diamond Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: /dev/null Age: 23 Posts: 1,230	Thanks for the tip I like both the rosewill and the XClio but i think i might go with the rosewill. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182010 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...189-003&depa=0 __________________ Dell Inspiron 530 Q6600 Quad 3gb RAM ATI Radeon HD4670 500GB HD

07-01-2005, 04:35 AM	#6 (permalink)
Bunchofstuff banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: USA , Georgia Age: 20 Posts: 491	That first one is alright , but i'd go with this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182010 and the case PSU sucks , the rosewill 550 almost has double the +12v power of it

07-01-2005, 10:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
joelkyr Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 34 Posts: 344	Have you considered looking up for a brand name PSU? In my opinion, a PSU that would give you enough headroom for future upgrade, Zippy, OCZ, Fortron, Sparkle to name a few. __________________ MOBO: ASUS P4C800E DELUXE CPU: P4 3.4HT @ 3.918ghz COOLING: Vapochill PE / MCW20-P /MCW50 /MCP650/ BIX RAM: TWINX1024-4400C25 CORSAIR HDD: MAXTOR 120GB/8MB OS: XP PRO SC: TURTLE BEACH SANTA CRUZ 5.1 PSU: OCZ Modstream 520W

07-07-2005, 01:46 AM	#9 (permalink)
ilovefishsticks Gold Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago, IL USA Age: 19 Posts: 396	looks like a good setup to me __________________ My Computer Specs NVidia GeForce 6600 256mb Intel D195PCY motherboard Intel Pentium 4 3.2 Ghtz HT 300 GB Seagate SATA HDD 2048mb 533mhtz ddr2 corsair (1x1024)(2x512) Aspire X-Dreamer II case Ultra X-Connect PSU BenQ Dvd-R and DVD-RW 5.1 logitech x530 speaker system 19 inch Fuji Plus LCD monitor

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