which is the best power supply for my new build

[monste4321]

ill be putting in a e6550, p35 ds3l, antec 900 case, 4 harddrives, and 2 optical drives

i cant decide between the

game x stream 600 w
http://www.clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=CA6276601

corsair 520hx watt
http://www.clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=CA6200026

enermax liberty 500 watt
http://www.clubit.com/product_detail.cfm?itemno=CA6277816

their all tier 2 power supplies, but which one is the best, and do you think i need a modular designed one for my bottom mounting antec 900 case

thankyou for your help

 

[Gravemind123]

Corsair HX520 is your best bet, it 40 amps combined on the +12v rails and is modular, which is very convenient for keeping cable mess down in your case.

 

[monste4321]

do you think ill need more then 520 watts with all that stuff hooked up?

 

[Silverion77]

For an Antec 900 a modular power supply is almost necessary. It is fairly cramped and you will have no where to put the extra wires.

 

[doghills]

Well, what type graphics card do you have? Those suck tons of power. You should be fine with the corsair as long as you don't have a GTX or something like that for GFX

 

[delluser1]

The Corsair 520 would be fine even with an 8800 GTX.

 

[Shadow703793]

^Agreed. Its one of the best PSUs (Corsair 520HX)

 

[monste4321]

ill be using either a 8800gt or 8800gts g92 if the price is right

 

[Silverion77]

The 520HX is great and all you'll need

 

[systemlord]

The 520HX is great and all you'll need

Yes this is true, with the system in my sig I am only using 350 watts via system calculator.>>>>> http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

 

[monste4321]

hmm well according to that thing i need 535 watts, you think a 520 will handle that? and maybe a future upgrade of a quad core will come once the price is right

 

[monste4321]

do powersupply prices ever really drop when new models or higher wattage ones come out, i mean the 620 hx is only 120, u think its worth it?

 

[Silverion77]

Did you do it right. When I did your setup I got 345

 

[monste4321]

i got lots of add-on cards and controllers

 

[monste4321]

n fans and other powerconsuming crap

 

[monste4321]

illl try it again

 

[Gravemind123]

The power supply calculator in general goes over what you need. You should be fine with a 520W PSU, but if you think you might upgrade to something more power consuming in the future the HX620 would make sense.

 

[aevm]

I'd get the Silencer 610W from newegg. It's $127 including shipping and better than those 3.

 

[Gravemind123]

The PCP&C Silencer is manufactured by SeaSonic, same as the Corsair HX series power supplies are. The Silencers are not modular, which can be a pain trying to hide cables.

 

[aevm]

Very true. But the pain will pass once you're done hiding the cables, and you get more juice for lots of "powerconsuming crap".

Edit: the 620HX gets great reviews too, but it's kind of expensive.

 

[Gravemind123]

The Silencer actually has LESS power on the +12v, only by one amp, so you really aren't getting more power. Considering the internals are SeaSonic based in both, the Silencer doesn't really offer more other then being a few dollars cheaper(once you take the Corsair's rebate into account).

 

[systemlord]

Always get more power than you require, because its better to have more power than you need than not to have enough power at all.

 

[monste4321]

well, ill be upgrading to a quad once the prices drop a lil so my consumption will go up and the hx620 is only 119 after rebate, not to bad if you ask me, plus its modular

 

[Silverion77]

modular is great. It really helps in the Antec 900 with its limited space. I have 5 cables (CPU, 24 pin, PCI-E, SATA, molex) and theyre all hidden behind the case.

I could not imagine if you had all the cables coming out of it.

The HX's are great, and dead silent. If you can push the 620, why not. I got the 520 because it was $75 with rebate and too good to pass up.

 

[chuckm]

Here's both corsair's; good deal

http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-520w-sli-certified-modular-atx-power-supply/q/loc/101/203270716.html
http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-620w-sli-certified-modular-atx-power-supply/q/loc/101/203270718.html