advice on a power supply

Based on a psu calculator you only need 400w. Now I would take that number and add 25% so you are looking at something in the 500w range. make sure it has at least 24 amps combined on the 12v rails.

Anything from Antec, seasonic, silverstone, ocz, enermax... etc

get the Antec.

Great price.

I build computer systems here in L.A. and the only supplys I use are PC Cooling 510's (up to 38 amps on 12 V @ 50C temps). They have cleaner power than Silverstone which is the psu's Falcon uses.

All other psu's rate thier output @ 22-25C which in real live is a joke as the temps inside the psu goes up the clean pwr out goes down.

Look around OC websites and notice the voltage people use to get CPU's up to speed. I do the same speeds without raising voltage with this PSU as it handles the currant @ standard volts both on the cpu and the chipset.
Doing so keeps the operateing temps alot lower.

It is not a $90-127 600watt psu...it is a real psu.

The cost is $219-229 USD retail.

On anoter note,if you want to go with a dual gfx card system then do so...don't use the under clocked linked-card 7950. Myself I can't find anyone whos eyes can tell between a one card or Crossfire/SLI set up.

You asked,I told.
Your money so now do what you want.

Z

Dont worry...you still made a good choice and are getting a great psu with the Antec that you chose!

P.S. to some others trying to lend a hand! under $200 means for it to not cost over...well $200 so im pretty sure that the PC P&C 510w was not one of the options to be looked at...(nothing against the power supply or company...just answering the mans questions!)

Best,

3Ball

Antec Neo HE 550w PS
AMD Athlon 64 3700+ Sandy @ 2.65ghz (Arctic Freezer 64 Pro)
ASUS A8N-E 939 Motherboard
Sapphire X1900XTX 512mb (668mhz/775mhz) (Arctic Accelro X2)
(2x1024mb) DDR400 Patriot Performance Mem (2.5-3-3-5) @ 432mhz
All on stock voltage!

ok i dont get it. your saying get the antec because its a great price but the other one by ultra has 600 wattage and that one is 90 bucks shipped.

am i missing something?

question

also i found this one i found on newegg ( im trying to find a psu and a case so i can have a couple of items picked already). if this costs too much let me know. im trying to save money on things that cost too much and that i can get for cheaper.
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817341002

Im saying the Antec IS BETTER than the Ultra and its cheap on zipzoom, the 550w NEOHE usually goes for 120 dollars

i kno, i was replying to DT's post

well. Antec is a better brand name, delivers more power on the 12v rail, very quiet, and is over all better.