Guide Lines for P/S ?

[PCcashCow]

I've been reading alot of post of bad or under powered power supplies. Is there any type of chart or documented guide line to fallow when choing them? I plan to upgrade soon too, and I've noticed that with the new chipsets and hotter and faster cpu's and what not that alot of P/S's are failing on people. I know that too much is good, but I have a antec T430, so when I get my new mobo will i need to go higher, whos got 300 bucks for a 660watt ps?? Should redundency be the next step instead of guessing and going big? I feel silly asking the Q after 7 years of being around computers but i never thought about it till now. Anyone else?

It seems that every time I reboot my wallet gets smaller. I append: No longer interested in speed, just the mere idea that everything should perform at its full potential.

 

[4Ryan6]

Check out in the <b>Other Components</b> Section,<b>Building Your Own Computer/Power Supply/Suggestions</b>, you may find the info you need to make your own decision.

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[4Ryan6]

Or list your full specs here, no one will be able to help you without your specs.

<b><font color=purple>Details, Details, Its all in the Details, If you need help, Don't leave out the Details.</font color=purple></b>

 

[PCcashCow]

No real details at hand, just a general question. I was looking for a simpler answer, rather than pulling out all my devices and cheking the the amps on the +3.3V,+5V,and +12V rails. But thanks

It seems that every time I reboot my wallet gets smaller. I append: No longer interested in speed, just the mere idea that everything should perform at its full potential.

 

[Crashman]

Neewegg has a Fortron 530W supply that has an actual peak value of over 600W, it cost around $80.

<font color=blue>Watts mean squat if you don't have quality!</font color=blue>

 

[ChipDeath]

THG did a review of PSUs a short time ago....:
<A HREF="http://www4.tomshardware.com/howto/20030609/index.html" target="_new">ClickItLikeYouWantItBaby</A>
Worth looking at just to see how bad a cheapo PSU can be - not that they're all bad of course....

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