Replacing my psu

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Chipie

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Hi everyone, I'm new here and already have a question for you. My power supply just stopped working and need to find a replacement. My system is quite old but i want to get a power supply that would still allow me to upgrade but still be compatible with my current system. I have this motherboard http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_775/P5ND2SLI/

I also have a few hard drives and dvd drivers/writer so i need a psu with many molex connectors.

So, is there a psu you would recommend ? As i said before, i'm going to be upgrading my computer soon so i want to get a psu that won't limit me too much as to what hardware i can use. I'm not a hard core gamer but will be getting something that will be able to handle pretty much all new games.
Thanks
 
The problem you may have is that most of the new PSU's have (mainly) SATA power couplings not the old Molex (Large white plug).

As your motherboard uses mainly Molex plugs, you will have a problem getting a new PSU with more than a few Molex plugs. I know you can get Molex to Sata power converters, but I don't know about the other way around.

I would suggest something around 600w should be ample.

Terry
 
tcb-com-frm-12 said:
As your motherboard uses mainly Molex plugs, you will have a problem getting a new PSU with more than a few Molex plugs.
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His motherboard doesn't use molex plugs, it's the devices such as hard drives and optical drives attached to it which may. All new PSUs come with plenty of molex plugs, in fact I wish they came with less.

What is the spec of the system? We need the whole spec ideally, we especially need to know if you have a graphics card as that usually determines what wattage you need.
 
jason, not to call you out, but his board does use a Molex plug for extra PCIe power. MOst newer ones use SATA plugs for that though.
 
Ah didn't see that, still, it's only one molex plug - most PSUs have at least 4 molex connectors I reckon.

We still need to know the rest of the spec before we can recommend a PSU.
 
First i have to tell you guys or girls that i'm not a he but a she LOL
And thank you very much for taking the time trying to help me.


My system right now is pretty basic and getting old :( (2.6g P4 single core cpu, evga geforce 6800 gs video card, 4g ram ddr2, 1 cd player, 1 dvd rw and i floppy drive. Oh and 2 hard drives. I was using a Ultra V series 500w power supply and it was more than enough for what i have in there so i know another 500w would also do the trick for this computer. I need the molex connector for the hard drives, cd and dvd drives and some fans.

What i'm trying to do is get another power supply that will not limit what cpu, video card etc i can get when i upgrade the whole system so i won't have to buy another psu then.
I haven't been keeping up with new models of computer hardware so i don't know what kind of plugs i need to look for to make sure i won't be limited as to the new hardware i can buy.
Cheers
Andrée
 
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If you are planning to play the newest games then the hardware you will be using for it will require a lot of energy so I would recommend a good brand PSU such as CORSAIR of around 700 W such as:

CORSAIR GS Series CMPSU-700GEU, ATX2

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As for the molex connectors,just buy either molex wires and then attach SATA connectors to each molex or buy a converter chip which can convert IDE/PATA to SATA or reverse.


Cheers!
 
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STARS, I generally go with your suggestions, but this one is not right. He does not need 700 watts. 600 will power a system with a GTX 480 and 2600k overclocked. And OCZ is a fine PSU. I have one and have yet to have any power issues from it.
 
wolfeking said:
STARS, I generally go with your suggestions, but this one is not right. He does not need 700 watts. 600 will power a system with a GTX 480 and 2600k overclocked. And OCZ is a fine PSU. I have one and have yet to have any power issues from it.
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Yea he probably doesn't need 700 watts,but you never know what hardware upgrades he will be doing in the future lol.Besides price difference is so small so...:D

By the way in my 15 years old PC I still use a very old small power supply of 200 watts:
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And it still serves perfectly after so many years of usage.As long as I don't play the newest games I do not need strong hardware and therefore I do not need a lot of power for modern hardware.Sure I can put 1200 watts CORSAIR power supply in my PC...I do have money for more than one of those...,but why should I if everything works perfectly with the old one I have?
I never spend money on something UNLESS if I REALLY need it :D
Besides...I like finding ways to make new things work on old hardware and old operating systems lol.
(Weird I know xD )
And sure this old power supply I use does not have enough molex connectors and not a single SATA conector (since SATA did not exist back then),but you can always buy multiple molex connectors cable to extend the number of connectors to add new things like the one I use:
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And if you want SATA connectors then just attach MOLEX to SATA wires to molex connectors using this:
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Cheers!
 
I'm a woman by the way ;) With the a $74.99 deal on the Ocz i couldn't resist lol

Yes i have a multiple molex cable like in your picture STARS so i should be ok.
The more i think about my computer, the more i'm tempted to upgade now. lol
 
You have an ancient computer and spent 100 on a PSU?

Lol, you couldve spent $40 on a Corsair got sufficient power from a quality PSU.

Why do you need 70A?

I would like to see your specs, i bet you wouldve been better off spending it on a faster hard drive or a RAM upgrade in addition to a PSU like this.

Im guessing there is a Core 2 Duo in that rig with 4GB RAM or there abouts.

A 680 is probably not needed for that system (depending on resolution, which we don't know).

And a 680 would probably bottle most C2Ds.

The 70A PSU is a waste of money even at 75 bucks. The Corsair I listed is $30 and provides continuous 28A (336W) on the 12V rail.

More than sufficient for a GTX560ti which would be fine.
 
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bigfellla said:
You have an ancient computer and spent 100 on a PSU?

Lol, you couldve spent $40 on a Corsair got sufficient power from a quality PSU.

Why do you need 70A?

I would like to see your specs, i bet you wouldve been better off spending it on a faster hard drive or a RAM upgrade.
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It was $75. And because i intend to change everything else very soon.:cool: In fact i'm shopping for the rest right now.

In fact, if you have any recommendations on which Gigabyte mobo and intel cpu i should consider, that would help a lot :)
 
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