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ilan2212
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n°1807384
04-03-2008 at 02:11:00 PM

Hello,

 

I was hoping for suggestiong about which power suuple should I choose?
here are the PC specs:
Q6600/E8500 (overclocked)
9800GTX VIDEO
WD2500aaks HDD
some kind of dvd burner
gigabyte p35 ds3r MOBO (not sure yet,p35 100%)
mushkin 2x2gb cl4 RAM
some kind of cpu cooling
cpu overclock (nothing too extreme)
case with 2/3 12cm fans

 

Here is what I think is suitable (I saw reviews of the vid card with more extreme processors use about 350W of power under load so I think 500W is enough):
OCZ StealthXStream 500W
Thermaltake TR2 W0093R 500W
Thermaltake W0101RU 550W
Cooler Master eXtreme Power 500W
NZXT PP500W
SeaSonic SS-500ET-APFC-F3 500W
FSP BlueStorm II 500W
Antec EarthWatts 500W
SilverStone Strider 500W
PC C&C silencer 470W

 

Thanks in advance!

 

EDIT: UPDATED PROCESSOR


Message edited by ilan2212 on 04-05-2008 at 09:44:01 PM
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04-03-2008 at 02:32:54 PM
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n°1807420
04-03-2008 at 03:52:57 PM

Don't overlook the Corsair 550VX. $55 in buy.com.


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n°1807514
04-03-2008 at 07:42:41 PM

So which one is it?(the link didnt help me very much)

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n°1807519
04-03-2008 at 07:47:04 PM

PC Power and Cooling Silencer 610w, it is the best in that wattage range, and is priced well for the wattage.


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ilan2212
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n°1807522
04-03-2008 at 08:02:40 PM

hmm it wont do its of budget (I live outside of the US)
Any other suggestions?And which one is best from what I have listed?

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n°1807527
04-03-2008 at 08:10:39 PM

CoolerMaster and NZXT are on tier-5 ("Do not buy" ) on the list that rodney linked. Of the ones you listed, I would probably choose Seasonic if the budget allows. Esit: second choice would be OCZ.


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n°1807537
04-03-2008 at 09:03:36 PM

Intresting , because its the cheapest one.
So Seasonic>OCZ (in the specific model I mentioned)?

ilan2212
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n°1807717
04-04-2008 at 01:46:46 PM

So what the verdict?
edit: I have added the FSp blustorm 2
- Is sub 500W power supply will do? (say enermax noisetaker2 420W, or any other suggestions you might have)


Message edited by ilan2212 on 04-04-2008 at 04:32:56 PM
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n°1807765
04-04-2008 at 05:11:47 PM

With your computer, not being able to spend $100 a good psu is sad. I would go for the PC P&C 610W, A Seasonic no less than 550W, a Corsair no less than 550W, or a Antec NeoPower no less than 550W. Then again, there is much more than goes into selecting a power supply than just looking at what components you have. How long you want to keep the computer, how much upgrading you are going to do, how long you will have your computer on everyday, etc.

ilan2212
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n°1807783
04-04-2008 at 06:41:58 PM

haha sorry im on a budget but thats just how things go...
daily uses - gaming mostly and surfing , instant messaging etc...


Message edited by ilan2212 on 04-04-2008 at 06:43:40 PM
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n°1807785
04-04-2008 at 06:43:04 PM

What is important is the amps that the psu can reliably deliver on the 12v rails, not the watts. It is recommended that a pc with a single 8800gt/gts have a psu with 26a, and a 8800GTX 30a on the 12v rails. I expect the 9800gtx to be in between.
Lower quality psu vendors up the watts for marketing by either delivering them on the 3v and 5v rails which is easy, but not useful. They also claim peak watts and at 25c instead of a more realist temperature. Lower quality units will also operate at lower efficiency.

The 9800gtx requires two pci-e connectors. One indicator of a psu that can handle your 9800gtx is if it comes with two pci-e connectors.

Of the units you listed, I think the FSP unit is the best value, or even the seasonic based on their reputation as a quality primary manufacturer.

A psu is not the place to go cheap with a nice system such as yours. The PC P&C silencer610 would be appropriate. A lower, second choice would be corsair or seasonic m-12 or s-12..

It would be better to save $50 on the case instead of the psu.


Message edited by geofelt on 04-04-2008 at 06:44:20 PM

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ilan2212
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n°1807815
04-04-2008 at 07:35:45 PM

First of all , thanks alot for your reply , its just that im a first time builder and I left the PSU and case for last , so thats the situation.
Im not sure about the power requirement for a system as I wrote , so I kinda guessed.
I will take your comment into consideration and look further for PSU.
EDIT: the PC P&C silencer610 is too expensive (do remember I live outside of the US, and prices are diffrent)
but the 470W model is about right.Ill add more later.
EDIT2:Antec EarthWatts500W fits in my budget , what is your take on it?
EDIT3:SilverStone Strider 500W also fits , your opinion?


Message edited by ilan2212 on 04-04-2008 at 08:12:15 PM
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n°1807828
04-04-2008 at 08:18:20 PM

Get a Q6600 instead of a Q9450, there now you have +$100 to add to the budget without harming performance. Unless you are going to be doing some serious encoding with this computer, theres not much reason to get a SSE4 processor over one that only does SSE3. You still need to tell us probably the two most important things: How long you plan on keeping the power supply? and how often it is on per day (24/7?)?

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ilan2212
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n°1807880
04-04-2008 at 11:07:46 PM

NOT 24/7 except maybe a few night of downloading etc.
I plan to keep as long as I see fit - I dont know exactly when im going to upgrade or change the whole thing again , but at least 2 years.

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