Need some opinions.

[dirtymick]

Building a new system and this is what i'm gettin.

Intel C2D E6300
ASRock 775Dual-Vista
Spire DiamondCool extra quiet HeatPipe Copper fan
Okia 500W ATX Power Supply
Radeon x1900 gt with Accelero X2 cooler
And 1gig of Ram (400mhz DDR from my old cpu, didn't have the funds to update it yet)

Decent build?

 

[akhilles]

Decent it is. For what is it? Dump that psu & get either one of these or the same but higher wattage.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103013
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954

You don't need Accelero X2 cooler. The stock is fine. If too loud, get a Zalman vf700/900.

 

[dirtymick]

Yeah, the accelero cooler came with the GPU, so the card and the cooler only cost me 140 ish. The PSU came with the case, and i figured that it would get the job done till i save up more cash for that and some DDR2 ram. Thanks for the 2nd opinion akhilles!

 

[PCAnalyst]

Do Not use that PSU!!!

Okia is a no name POS brand of PSU... the 12V rail has somewhere in the neighborhood of 10Amps. Google / Froogle that PSU and you will find prices for 500W+ for around $25... that should give you an indication alone what its worth.

You have good expensive components and the last place you want to skimp on is the Power supply.

120W over the 12V rail is way too low for your needs and that PSU will be lucky to last a month.

 

[dirtymick]

Yeah i only plan on having that PSU for around a month or 2 til i save up a little more money to get a better one. It is just coming with the case. And if it goes out before then, i have another PSU from my old comp that has lasted me for quite a few years, I'm fairly certain it could take over for a few more weeks.

 

[PCAnalyst]

Yeah i only plan on having that PSU for around a month or 2 til i save up a little more money to get a better one. It is just coming with the case. And if it goes out before then, i have another PSU from my old comp that has lasted me for quite a few years, I'm fairly certain it could take over for a few more weeks.

Well... what PSU is in the old Comp? Its possible that one is better. Just remember that all your big components will use the 12V rail of the PSU and that needs to have about double the amps that the Okia has.

 

[dirtymick]

I'm at work right now, so all i can tell you is its a Powmax. I'm sure its a cheapo, cause my friend had my computer before and burnt up the old PSU, and bought me another one, so I'm sure its worthless. But I'm pretty sure it has more amps than the one thats coming with the case.

 

[PCAnalyst]

Cool... just get it when you can, Ill Keep an eye out for it.

 

[dirtymick]

HAHA!

Thanks man, yeah if you see a good deal around the 30-50$ ish range that would suit my needs, PM it to me.

 

[PCAnalyst]

HAHA!

Thanks man, yeah if you see a good deal around the 30-50$ ish range that would suit my needs, PM it to me.

Ask... and ye shall receive $50 FSP 400W