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ossanboy   12-27-2005 at 06:37:01 PM

Hi all i need ur help

I am planning to get:
Athlon X2 64 4400
512 x 2 corsair PC3200 CL2
Raptor 10.000 RPM HD
eVGA 133-K8-NF41 Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD
eVGA 256-P2-N518 Geforce 7800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16

can someone recommend me a good case/power supply combo? I want good value for the $$

Thks
Dan :P

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RichPLS   12-27-2005 at 06:40:02 PM
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Generally, best to buy seperately for quality.
A good PSU for price constraints is the FSP 400 watt, under $50 at newegg.

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hergieburbur   12-27-2005 at 06:52:52 PM
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Both cases in the Sonata series are pretty good. I have heard about a few issues with the Sonata II, but they seem to be matters of personal preference.

I have a Sonata I, and I love it (I have since replaced the 380w PSU though).

I use a lot of Antec Case/PSU combos becuase of price, and I have not had any problems with them.

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RichPLS   12-27-2005 at 08:23:26 PM
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The Antec Smart Power is not as good of quality as Antecs TruePower line of PSU's.

I value my PC, and choose to only run quality clean power supplies with mine, but the lower line Antecs should work, I just would not choose them.

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hergieburbur   12-27-2005 at 08:35:49 PM
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The Antec Smart Power is not as good of quality as Antecs TruePower line of PSU's.

I value my PC, and choose to only run quality clean power supplies with mine,
but the lower line Antecs should work, I just would not choose them.



True enough. The smart power is their bottom line. I know a lot of people will disagree, since there are some issues arising from the lower amperages on the 5v and 3.3v Rails, but I really like the NeoHE line as well. I use a NeoHE 550, and it works great. 3 12V rails, modular cables (a great feature that all psus should have, quiet, stable, and uses less electricity). Just don't use it on an ASUS SLI board.

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EntityAnomly   12-27-2005 at 11:02:38 PM
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This SONATA comes with a 380W TruePower PSU. Might be another option if you don't have to have a high watt PSU.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129127

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Crashman   12-28-2005 at 05:52:45 AM
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You can get the Cooler Master Centurion 531 with the side window option and "430W" power supply for $99.

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HideOut   12-28-2005 at 06:11:35 AM
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the smartpower has issues because the thermal controls cause loss of power output. My old 550 smart was raped by the 550 true cause of that.

Some antecs come with 400+ PSUs i nthe cases. At any rate, Antec PSUs are often underrated (except the smart series cause of that defect) and you likely wont need more than 380...

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ossanboy   12-28-2005 at 11:36:53 AM
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Thanks guys,

but i think i want a seperate PSU n case now. i am planning to overclock my CPU and video card.

i will add 1-2 dvdrom what is a good PSU (how many watt do i need?) n case (with some nice fans n OC features) for OC? please give me best value for the money.

Thanks :oops:

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Rugger   12-29-2005 at 06:45:01 PM
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Fortron 450W
or if you want to spend some extra dough this Enermax 535W Whisper II model EG565P is a great PSU for the money.

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kool_moo   12-29-2005 at 07:59:59 PM
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I got the same motherboard and GPU as you (great deal huh?). I'm using the ASPIRE ATX-AS520W 520W PSU. No problems with it yet and it's pretty inexpensive.

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INeedCache   12-29-2005 at 10:39:29 PM
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In my humble opinion based on years of computer service and custom builds, Fortron power supplies are probably the best lower cost power supplies. Up from there I like Enermax, and recently Seasonic has impressed.

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ossanboy   12-31-2005 at 11:50:33 AM
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thanks guys, i will get fotron. what case should i get? i has to be quiet, cool, has good airflow, n good for overclocking...


Thks

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Crashman   12-31-2005 at 12:14:25 PM
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Probably the $60 windowless Centurion 531, now on sale for $51. There's no use in paying $48 for a window and a power supply you don't plan to use.

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pyrix   12-31-2005 at 01:36:01 PM
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If you are jusat wanting to see what wattage PSU you need, go here http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/ is an american site, but we wont hold that against them :p

My advice is simple: Brand dame power supply, Antec, thermaltake whatever. Get a good warranty. All the other crap doesnt really matter. I have been using a 240 watt generic PSU with my PIII 800 for ages, Ive opened it up, some of the resistors are partially melted, most of its covered in dust but my system is still perfectly stable. Ill spend the whole $60AUD to replace it with a thermaltake PSU when if/it breaks, then use that PSU in my next build.

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RichPLS   01-01-2006 at 12:47:53 AM
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http://extreme.outervision.com/index.jsp

This one is more detailed and current...imo

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Crashman   01-01-2006 at 01:21:16 AM
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Hey, cool, it explains a lot!

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