What PS should I get?? replacing 500w x-connect

SERprise · 07-06-2006, 07:36 AM

The PS is for my A64 setup

it runs 2 gigs of ram, 4 SATA II hard drives in raid 0, x-fi Fatal1ty, 2 DVD drives, floppy, internal memory card reader, 2 120mm fans, 7900GT KO superclocked, think that's all I have that drains power?? I'm just tired of using a cheap PS(cost me $40 AR for my case and PS) cause I think it is the culprit for my choppy video.. it's kinda weird how it does it. my PC runs fine then once it gets loaded pretty hard it gets choppy and even if I close the game the mouse drags real slow.. like bounces around, it stays choppy until I reboot my PC. I upgraded to my new video card and it still does it so the only thing left I can think of is the PS

I want something good.. looking to spend around $100 tops.. less is better ofcourse.. but I don't wanna get another cheap PS. I was looking at a 600W XClio but it's almost $140 shipped, somebody said to get an Enermax.. but a comparable one I found was also almost $140 shipped. I thought about a seasonic but woah those are expensive.. I haven't been in the market for a PS for so long to really know what is good/bad. Is 600W excessive?? would 500W work for me with that video card, the x-fi fatal1ty, and 4 hard drives?? I have heard mixed reviews for Antec.. some say they are good, some say they suck, and some say they are just good if you are wanting to buy one of their case/PS combos(get what ya pay for) but not worth buying just a PS. I personally have 2 Antec PS's in other systems, but I dont push those.. they are both Linux machines I use for websites and storage

what brand, wattage, amps, etc.. or even links, I don't care. I am just so out of the loop with power supplies

ckfordy · 07-06-2006, 02:11 PM

heres a good one
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817189012

SERprise · 07-08-2006, 02:33 AM

would 500w be good enough?? my current 500w PS is causing the issues with my PC I think.

Arm_Pit · 07-08-2006, 02:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SERprise

would 500w be good enough?? my current 500w PS is causing the issues with my PC I think.

I doubt its the wattage that is hurting you,

I currently have a
AMD Athlon 3500
300GB SATA HD
40GB HD
2GB DDR333
Geforce 6600
1xCD drive
1xDVD drive,
3 case fans, one cpu fan.
2 cold cathode lights

On idle i use just a little less then 100W, and during heavy usage i use 200W of power. Wattage is overrated now a days.

One thing about PSU's is the amperage on mostly the 12V rail, but if your PSU lacks on any other rail it could also cause problems. If you have good wattage and good amperage you should be OK, but some power supply's are just crappy and low quality, and some high quality ones just go bad sometimes

I currently have Coolermaster Real Power 450 and it works great and has a wattage meter(how i know how many watts I'm using.) I got the PSU about 3 years ago and its still working, and it says to last " > 400,000 Hours" which would be over 45 years of continuous use.

Motoxrdude · 07-08-2006, 03:08 AM

I have this one and it works great for my computer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104953

[-0MEGA-] · 07-08-2006, 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motoxrdude

I have this one and it works great for my computer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104953

Thats a nice budget PSU, but wouldnt really work well with his computer.

This is a really nice PSU: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104014

Arm_Pit · 07-08-2006, 07:04 AM

I would this it would run his PC plenty well enough, whats wrong with it?

SERprise · 07-08-2006, 02:54 PM

how bout http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103512

or

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817194005

the second one is a lot more expensive but it has 22A 12v rails.. is it really worth spending the extra?? or would the first one suit me??

rahving · 07-08-2006, 03:21 PM

The first one would do you serprise.

07-06-2006, 07:36 AM	#1 (permalink)
SERprise Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 74	What PS should I get?? replacing 500w x-connect The PS is for my A64 setup it runs 2 gigs of ram, 4 SATA II hard drives in raid 0, x-fi Fatal1ty, 2 DVD drives, floppy, internal memory card reader, 2 120mm fans, 7900GT KO superclocked, think that's all I have that drains power?? I'm just tired of using a cheap PS(cost me $40 AR for my case and PS) cause I think it is the culprit for my choppy video.. it's kinda weird how it does it. my PC runs fine then once it gets loaded pretty hard it gets choppy and even if I close the game the mouse drags real slow.. like bounces around, it stays choppy until I reboot my PC. I upgraded to my new video card and it still does it so the only thing left I can think of is the PS I want something good.. looking to spend around $100 tops.. less is better ofcourse.. but I don't wanna get another cheap PS. I was looking at a 600W XClio but it's almost $140 shipped, somebody said to get an Enermax.. but a comparable one I found was also almost $140 shipped. I thought about a seasonic but woah those are expensive.. I haven't been in the market for a PS for so long to really know what is good/bad. Is 600W excessive?? would 500W work for me with that video card, the x-fi fatal1ty, and 4 hard drives?? I have heard mixed reviews for Antec.. some say they are good, some say they suck, and some say they are just good if you are wanting to buy one of their case/PS combos(get what ya pay for) but not worth buying just a PS. I personally have 2 Antec PS's in other systems, but I dont push those.. they are both Linux machines I use for websites and storage what brand, wattage, amps, etc.. or even links, I don't care. I am just so out of the loop with power supplies

07-08-2006, 03:08 AM	#5 (permalink)
Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 18 Posts: 6,513	I have this one and it works great for my computer: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104953 __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08.

07-08-2006, 03:21 PM	#9 (permalink)
rahving Silver Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 195	The first one would do you serprise. __________________ My system. cpu - AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Orleans mobo - AM2 Foxconn memory - 1 GB PQI ddr2 533 hard drive - WD 80GB Serial Ata floppy - NEC black cd/dvd - Lite-On 16X DVD video card - Geforce 7600GT case - Antec SLK1650B

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07-06-2006, 02:11 PM	#2 (permalink)
ckfordy banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Madison, Minnesota Age: 18 Posts: 2,744	heres a good one http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817189012

07-08-2006, 02:33 AM	#3 (permalink)
SERprise Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 74	would 500w be good enough?? my current 500w PS is causing the issues with my PC I think.

07-08-2006, 07:04 AM	#7 (permalink)
Arm_Pit banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,299	I would this it would run his PC plenty well enough, whats wrong with it?

07-08-2006, 02:54 PM	#8 (permalink)
SERprise Bronze Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 74	how bout http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103512 or http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817194005 the second one is a lot more expensive but it has 22A 12v rails.. is it really worth spending the extra?? or would the first one suit me??