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xpyrofuryx   12-02-2007 at 05:42:26 PM

Okay, its time now for me to buy the power supply of this rig. I am on a budget here so $50 or below would be ideal. I need to know how much wattage I would need for it, here is what I got:

AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition (I plan to Overclock)
2GB (2x1GB) DDR2 800mhz Crucial Ballistix (I plan to go to 4GB later)
Gigabyte nVidia nForce 570 SLI Socket AM2
VisionTek ATI Radeon HD 3870 512mb
320GB (2x160GB) Western Digital Caviar SE16 S-ATA Drives
Sony CD Burner/DVD Reader
Lite-On CD/DVD Reader
ThermalTake 5x Fan controller
NEC Floppy Drive
ThermalTake xRay 5.25" drive device
RoseWill Z1 CPU Cooler
Apevia X-Cruiser ATX Mid-Tower
Lots of lights/fans

Thanks in advance for your help!

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xpyrofuryx   12-02-2007 at 05:46:48 PM
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I found this one. Its got basically all 5-star reviews, is 500watt, and gives >70% efficiency. What do you guys think: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817182009

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lambofgode3x   12-02-2007 at 06:41:00 PM
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in your price range, there are no power supplies that i'd personally recommend. save up your money (say about 100 - 150 bucks) and get a good power supply that will run stable

------------------------------ Q6600 @ 3.6GHz|2GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer|DFI P965-S Dark|8800GT 512MB|Raptor Main Drive|Audigy X-Fi (Modded)|Rocketfish Case with H2O|

AMD Athlon X2 4800+ @ 2.7GHz|OCZ Golden Gamer @ 450MHz 2.5-3-2-5, 1T|250GB Main Drive|2900XT|NZXT Zero w/ h2o
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jevon   12-02-2007 at 07:19:37 PM
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I would also save up for a quality PSU, it's arguably THE most important component you will put in your system.

Silverstone, SeaSonic, Antec, Corsair are trusted brands, and I'd look around the 500W range. I like browsing for them at NCIX.com (or NCIXUS.com) because you can see all the forum topics about them on the product page. Similar to NewEgg, except that it's more of a forum style than Pro/Con, so you can quickly see threads about comptability, quality, comparisons, etc.

Also make sure you google reviews for the PSU also. You don't want to get a lemon brand and have it ruin your build.

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xpyrofuryx   12-02-2007 at 08:50:45 PM
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err, i guess you guys are right... It sucks lol this started out as a $500 build and i keep getting convinced to go better and more expensive. I guess its worth it though. Thanks guys

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xpyrofuryx   12-03-2007 at 06:03:22 PM
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Would the OCZ StealthXstream 500watt do it justice? Great price, good reviews, reliable brand, and enough power.

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jnava121   12-04-2007 at 03:22:48 PM
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Question : why do you want the SLI mobo with a ATI card?

Why not get a crossfire mobo and 3870 or SLI mobo and 8800GT ?

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xpyrofuryx   12-04-2007 at 04:02:37 PM
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I thought you can dual ati cards (crossfire) in a SLI mobo

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