PSU for my work in progress

Camper

Camper

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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/Product.asp?Item=17-189-003&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. :D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowI...ower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - Retail
 
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 said:
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/Product.asp?Item=17-189-003&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. :D
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowI...ower Computer Case 450W Power Supply - Retail
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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).
 
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.
 
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.
 
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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.
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actually the 1st PSU there (the xClio) is made by the same company that makes PSUs for Antec :).
 
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