Good Brand of PSU

joelkyr · 08-25-2004, 10:55 PM

Need help on choosing a good brand of PSU, I know many brand, but w/c one would be best for my rig.

MOBO: ASUS P4P800SE
CPU: P4 3.4HT
OS: XP PRO
RAM: 1024/TWINX512-3200XL CORSAIR
HDD: 120GB MAXTOR/8MB
AGP: ATI Radeon 9200SE
SC: Turtle Beach Santa Cruz 5.1

mikelx21 · 08-26-2004, 02:05 AM

I would say that you should shop for the antec brand of psu's ranging in the 400-500 wattage range. They are of good quality and shouldn't fail you. Aside from your 9200se and your sound card, you have energy hogging parts that will need sufficient power. Or, if you get any of the mediocre brands of psu's, at least get a 480-500w's. Antec's tend to be more pricey when they get up to that range so it's up to you on what you want to spend. I am using a MGE 500w psu, and if I had the money, I would probably switch over to antec, or maybe even enermax's brand of premium psu's.
With your system, an antec "true430" should be more than enough...and with any other midrange brand, at least 480+...

**Praetor** · 08-26-2004, 04:58 PM

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joelkyr · 08-26-2004, 05:36 PM

Thanks!!!!

**Praetor** · 08-26-2004, 05:43 PM

Not a problem

joelkyr · 08-26-2004, 07:14 PM

Praetor, one more thing, I just saw this and it looks kewl, what can you say bout hits PSU

http://www.thermaltake.com/purepower...4344twv480.htm

**Praetor** · 08-26-2004, 07:16 PM

Heehee thats one of the PSUs im considering getting (mostly for it's novelty value) heehee.

joelkyr · 08-26-2004, 07:49 PM

Great to know you like it too, many thanks!!!!

**Praetor** · 08-27-2004, 03:34 PM

No problem, glad i could help

08-25-2004, 10:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
joelkyr Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 33 Posts: 344	Good Brand of PSU Need help on choosing a good brand of PSU, I know many brand, but w/c one would be best for my rig. MOBO: ASUS P4P800SE CPU: P4 3.4HT OS: XP PRO RAM: 1024/TWINX512-3200XL CORSAIR HDD: 120GB MAXTOR/8MB AGP: ATI Radeon 9200SE SC: Turtle Beach Santa Cruz 5.1

08-26-2004, 02:05 AM	#2 (permalink)
mikelx21 Bronze Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Age: 24 Posts: 42	I would say that you should shop for the antec brand of psu's ranging in the 400-500 wattage range. They are of good quality and shouldn't fail you. Aside from your 9200se and your sound card, you have energy hogging parts that will need sufficient power. Or, if you get any of the mediocre brands of psu's, at least get a 480-500w's. Antec's tend to be more pricey when they get up to that range so it's up to you on what you want to spend. I am using a MGE 500w psu, and if I had the money, I would probably switch over to antec, or maybe even enermax's brand of premium psu's. With your system, an antec "true430" should be more than enough...and with any other midrange brand, at least 480+... __________________ Asus A8N SLi Deluxe mobo AMD Athlon 64 3800+ 1gb (2x512mb) Corsair XMS in Dual channel (2-2-2-5) eVGA 7800GTX PCI Xpress (it's so sick) SB Audigy 2 ZS 2x WD 36gb raptors in Raid 0 Maxtor Diamondmax 10 300GB SATA Plextor 712SA DVD-R Sony DVD/CD-RW Cooler Master Case Antec NEO Power 480w PSU (all from newegg with the exception of the PSU d('')b )

08-26-2004, 04:58 PM	#3 (permalink)
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08-26-2004, 05:36 PM	#4 (permalink)
joelkyr Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 33 Posts: 344	Thanks!!!! __________________ 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

08-26-2004, 05:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	Not a problem __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

08-26-2004, 07:14 PM	#6 (permalink)
joelkyr Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 33 Posts: 344	Praetor, one more thing, I just saw this and it looks kewl, what can you say bout hits PSU http://www.thermaltake.com/purepower...4344twv480.htm __________________ 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

08-26-2004, 07:16 PM	#7 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	Heehee thats one of the PSUs im considering getting (mostly for it's novelty value) heehee. __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

08-26-2004, 07:49 PM	#8 (permalink)
joelkyr Gold Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Age: 33 Posts: 344	Great to know you like it too, many thanks!!!! __________________ 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

08-27-2004, 03:34 PM	#9 (permalink)
Praetor Administrator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Canada Age: 25 Posts: 19,954	No problem, glad i could help __________________ ASUS P5K Premium WiFi-AP, Q6600@3.7 / ASUS P5ND, E6400@3.8 4GB OCz Platinum XTC 8500 / 4GB CorsairXMS2 6400 5x500GB Seagate 7200.10 / 2x500 Seagate 7200.10 OCz 8800GTX 768MB @ 630/800 / 2x Galaxy 8800GT SLI

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