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Difference between these PSUs/suggestions?

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I'm going to be running a system with the following:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield
Radeon 4850
2 sticks ram, 1 HD, 1 CD/DVD rom
This motherboard (I think it's compatible :sweat: )

I've always used Antec for power supplies and had no problems at all, so I was looking at Antec Basiq 500W and Antec Earthwatts 430W. Will these do the job, and if so, which would you suggest? Or what power supplies of some other brand would you suggest (I'm not completely set on Antec, but I do like them)?

Noise doesn't matter to me as I'm in the same room as 2 other loud computers anyhow. My main concerns are:
1) Will it make my computer run?
2) Is it inexpensive (50 dollars or less; this is a budget computer/dissecting my old computer for parts deal)

I've tried reading up on all the fancy details of PSUs with amps and rails and whatnot, but apparently I'm too retarded and don't understand it all (and/or too lazy to take the time to learn it all :( ), so any help would be appreciated.

Also, what are some other good brands to look into?

Thanks!

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DOOOO ,,,,,,,,consider,,, at the very least an Intel P35 based chipset mobo,asus,msi,gigabyte come to mind,after all you should be going foreward not sideways,the p35 chipset offers some future proofing as it will support ,up to a point i suppose,45nm cpu's lower power ??,,anyhow ,that is one way of looking at it,and there are others...:> )

Reply to dokk2

500w @ 30amps minimum for 4850, especially with a quad.
EA500 @ 34amps
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371007
The Basic500 has 35amps but it is not of the same quality, or 80%+

------------------------------ P35-DS3L Rev 2 bios F9C l E8400 @ 3.6Ghz @ 1.232v l OCZ Vendetta 2 /LGA775 Bolt-Thru l 4GB G.Skill 8800PI@1000mhz 4:5 @ 1.87v l WD3200AAKS 320GB l Evga 8800GTS 512 l X-Fi Xtreme Music l Corsair HX520 l Antec Sonata III 500 l Vista32 SP2 l Win7 X64 7600
Reply to kpo6969

Hmmm...K, I can deal with $60 for the 500W earthwatts thing. I guess I'm going with that (unless someone has another suggestion for me to check out :) ), just wanted to make sure I was getting something that would make everything work alright. Thanks!

Reply to mgammon


From what I've heard , they are shipping the Delta unit's now. That being the case, a person could save $25 by going here
http://www.pcboost.com/store/viewi [...] duct=13928

------------------------------ q9650 @ 4.050 | Asus Rampage Formula | 2x2 Corsair Dominators | WD Black 640 x2
EVGA GTX260 Core216 @ 686/1479/1103 | Antec TPN 750

 

Reply to Delluser1

What's a delta unit? And I've never used PCBoost before and never heard anything about them; Are they gonna take my monies and run away or are they a decent hardware retailer? They have decent enough reviews on Pricewatch, but I could use a little more than just that before I buy something from them.


Message edited by mgammon on 07-12-2008 at 07:44:14 PM
Reply to mgammon

Antec switch oems on the EA 430 and 500, from Seasonic to Delta.
I haven't personally purchased from them but have a friend who did, he say's the transaction went smoothly.

------------------------------ q9650 @ 4.050 | Asus Rampage Formula | 2x2 Corsair Dominators | WD Black 640 x2
EVGA GTX260 Core216 @ 686/1479/1103 | Antec TPN 750

 

Reply to Delluser1

Why I am I not allowed to edit me post for spelling ?

------------------------------ q9650 @ 4.050 | Asus Rampage Formula | 2x2 Corsair Dominators | WD Black 640 x2
EVGA GTX260 Core216 @ 686/1479/1103 | Antec TPN 750

 

Reply to Delluser1

There's something very wrong here, first I can't edit post then "my" gets changed to "me" and can't be editted either

------------------------------ q9650 @ 4.050 | Asus Rampage Formula | 2x2 Corsair Dominators | WD Black 640 x2
EVGA GTX260 Core216 @ 686/1479/1103 | Antec TPN 750

 

Reply to Delluser1

Delluser1 wrote :

From what I've heard , they are shipping the Delta unit's now. That being the case, a person could save $25 by going here
http://www.pcboost.com/store/viewi [...] duct=13928


I know, that's the psu that came with my Antec case.
I didn't feel comfortable with the fact that the Delta EA500D states 22A + 22A on the 12v rails and claims the same wattage as the Seasonic EA500 17A + 17A = 34amps
Antec could not provide proper verification that the "D" version is 34amps
I swapped-out the Antec psu for a Corair HX520 and use it as a back-up unit.

------------------------------ P35-DS3L Rev 2 bios F9C l E8400 @ 3.6Ghz @ 1.232v l OCZ Vendetta 2 /LGA775 Bolt-Thru l 4GB G.Skill 8800PI@1000mhz 4:5 @ 1.87v l WD3200AAKS 320GB l Evga 8800GTS 512 l X-Fi Xtreme Music l Corsair HX520 l Antec Sonata III 500 l Vista32 SP2 l Win7 X64 7600
Reply to kpo6969
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