PSU mayhem

[blackice]

building an i7 system at a budget.
so these are the parts im looking at

Motherboard
ASUS P6T ; LGA1366/i7

CPU
Intel i7/Nehalem 920

RAM
Corsair TR3X3G1600C8D

Graphics
Asus EAH4870/HTDI/1G , HD4870

so now i need a psu ( extreme budget )

so i have foudn these two options

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article610-page2.html

or the cheaper and worse

http://www.coolermaster.com/products/product.php?act=detail&tbcate=22&id=45

will either of these run my system , because that is my price range

 

[Proximon]

The Enermax review was surprisingly well done, but there are really only a few places to get a proper PSU review.

Enermax DOES test well, but reports are that they die quickly.

Cooler Master PSUs are simply to be avoided.

You didn't state a budget, or where you live. The two links did not provide any prices.

This is the least expensive I can recommend:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341010

However, if your budget is that tight, you should be looking more towards a Q9550 and P45 motherboard.

 

[blackice]

sorry , i stay in south africa where the rand doesnt do too well

my budget is around 17k in ZAR , which much included a screen that i can use for 3d animation which i chose the Samsung 2333SW , as being the obvious choice

sorry for the lack of info

 

[theAnimal]

The PSU is the one place in your system where you don't want to cheap out; it is the most important component.

You need a good quality 425W+ PSU with 2 6pin PCI-e connectors. Something from Corsair, Seasonic, Antec Earthwatts.

Is the 4870 for gaming? Because you don't need that much card for 3D animation.

 

[blackice]

i could get this , would it do the trick ?

Corsair TX650W
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article813-page1.html

im just trying to be really hopefull here

4870 is for gaming yes

 

[Proximon]

OK then, SA is always a problem

I actually had to shop around last week a bit, and had troubles finding any decent PSUs for SA on line.

I'll tell you what I told the other fellow:

Antec Earthwatts, Truepower, or Quattro lines are good

All Corsair PSUs are very good.

All PC Power and Cooling are very good.

OCZ brand (who now owns PC P&C) are usually OK

Enermax is known to be quiet and test well, but may fail after a year.

Seasonic is very good, pretty much all.

I think Acbel is widely available in SA, and some of their units might be quite good at a good price. If you find one, post a link and we'll see what we can discover.

Read my guide if you want to consider a Q9550 build, will help with parts.

 

[Proximon]

Yes a Corsair 650TX would do well for the one card, but not two.

 

[theAnimal]

i could get this , would it do the trick ?

Corsair TX650W
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article813-page1.html

im just trying to be really hopefull here

4870 is for gaming yes

Yes, excellent choice.