best PSU for $80 or less buck for Antec P180

[sman26]

Looking for a good power supply unit for the Antec P180 case for $80 or less.

PC components:
Intel Duo E6750
Gigabyte P35-DS3R
2GB Corsair RAM DDR2 800
BFE GeForce 7900
(1) 40 GIG SATA HD
(2) 250 GIG SATA HD

Saw the Enermax EG565P-VE FMA 535W Power Supply for $77 total. Does anyone know if this is a good one?

Thank you.
Shawn

 

[SEALBoy]

Enermax makes pretty good PSU's, you should be fine with that.

How about this Thermaltake 500W?

 

[sman26]

Nice Find SEALBoy. 50 bones after rebate. This would work with the P180 case by Antec you think?
Thermaltake better than Enermax?

Thanks.

 

[Onus]

This one is $70:
mushkin 550200 ATX12V 550W Power Supply 115/230 V cUL,CE,CB,FCC - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817812002

I have two of them, and like them just fine. One is powering a system similar to yours; GIGABYTE GA-G33M-DS2R, e6750, 2GB, 7900GS, 320GB and 120GB drives, and a DVD writer.

 

[sman26]

Okay...who is the top DAWG?

Thermaltake 500W

OR

Mushkin 550200 ATX12V 550W Power Supply 115/230

 

[occdavid]

Shawn,
I'd pick the Thermaltake over the Enermax, but if it was me, I'd do my best to scrape a few more $'s together and see if you can get into something around 100+. Like a Silverstone or the Seasonic S12. I know 150 is near double your starting price, but the PCP&C Silencer 610 would just love to get into your P180. It's long, but will fit. I have the 750quad and with proper cable routing I still use the lower antec fan. To me a new P35 board and E6750 warrant a PSU of equal spec. At least on my rating scale.

edit - Mushkin over the Thermaltake - better specs and warranty. Nice find jtt283

 

[sman26]

Buga,

I had already snagged the Thermaltake occdavid. Thanks for all your help everyone.

 

[mikeny]

I have the Thermaltake PSU. It's great!

 

[SuperFly03]

:twisted:

 

[NaDa]

I have a setup similar to yours if you look at the power consumption and I am running it with this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817104953

 

[eric54]

All of the suggestions have been good ones. I balked when i saw the mushkin recommendation but I looked it up and it turns out to be a decent psu. Of the three I would get the Mushkin. Surprisingly, to me anyways, its actually a tier T psu and the others you mentioned are tier 3 (tier T is right in between 2 and 3, its not as good as two, but better enough that it isnt tier 3).

Seems like the Mushkin is the winner. Press the buy button now.

Take a look at this list to edumacate yourself on the subject via list.
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=108088

 

[lensman]

What about the Corsair HX520 from buy.com for $79.99 after rebate?
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-520w-sli-certified-modular-atx-power-supply/q/loc/101/203270716.html

* 520W
* quiet (made by Seasonic)
* Modular cables
* Tier 2

 

[jwallace1023]

wow my corsair was 100, and yes if its that low, holy crap is that a good psu, its never failed me in every ocing situation. best in the business. with today's top line graphics, it may not have enough juice, but for a 7900 its more than enough with like 30+a on the combined 12v rails.