Need power supply recommendation

[worleybird24]

I'm currently looking into purchasing a new power supply because I will need to upgrade my PSU when I get my HIS x1950 pro 256 agp video card.

I'm currently running a P4 3.6ghz, 2gb of pc3200, soundblaster audigy 4, dvd drive, floppy drive, and a 80gb 7,200rpm HD.

I usually order my parts from either tigerdirect.com or newegg.com so if someone could suggest a power supply from one of those sites that would be great. Thanks for your help!


I was looking into this power supply would this work? (I know I would have to get a molex to pci-e connector and thats fine)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817148008

 

[Valtiel]

[/sigh] if only you could have an apevia made power supply case and a seasonic's insides...

Or maybe there will be a miracle and apevia WON'T make a crappy PSU.

I like the looks of Hiper type-R it does fine but it isn't what I'm looking for... in otherwords I want more than 30A (Corsair HX520W yay!)

 

[TotalNoob]

I'm not an expert by any stretch of the imagination but I've been doing a lot of reading on PSU's because I'm configuring a new system, too. The PSU that I choose is the Corsair CMPSU-620HX. But if that's a bit too much PSU for your needs, the more modest Corsair CMPSU-520HX might suit you. Note that Corsair does not actually make these PSU's. The innards are made by Seasonic.

Here are a few reviews: HotHardWare , XbitLabs, Legit Reviews, Techniz.

Currently, Newegg does not have the best price on the 620. I found a better deal at ZipZoomFly.com. You may find varying results on the 520 model.

Hope that helps.

 

[TotalNoob]

My research has shown that the Corsair PSUs are made by a company called Power Choice. Seasonic makes many of Antec's PSUs. Check PSU 101 for the method i use to find the maker of PSUs.

It seems there are varying opinions about who makes the insides of the Corsair PSU's. Here's what I read:

Of course, Corsair is not the actual manufacturer of the PSU. The product is made by Seasonic. The CMPSU-620HX is an intermediary variant between Seasonic’s S-12 and M-12 models.

You can read the full article at XbitLabs.
Regardless of who makes the PSU, it has gotten stellar reviews by both pros and consumers.

 

[worleybird24]

thanks for replying I'm looking into those power supplies and also that corsairhx, what do you think about this antec right here?

Antec NeoPower NeoHE 550 ATX12V 550W Power Supply 100

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103941

will that do the job?

 

[Valtiel]

Yes, with power to spare.