Cheap PSU for my 2ndary rig

Hi there,
I need a cheap PSU for my 2ndary rig.

I currently have a Dell 305watt PSU w/ 18 amps on 12v rails in it, and am not sure if these upgrades will be any improvement.


1. Thermaltake 430 watt with 18amps on 12v rails

2. Inland 750watt PSU with 4x18amps on 12v rails

Why do you need another psu?
Does the Dell 305 still work?
Is it a standard ATX system or a Dell proprietary (wired differently) system?

1) No model numbers, so have to go by what you said. The Thermaltake has a higher power rating, but apparently not on the 12V rails?

2) Googling Inland 750W yields zero results. Assuming it works, it is more powerful

But you already know these things.

3) Neither may work in your Dell, depending on which one it is. Who knows?

- Antec EWs are running $60 at Newegg now . . . we must be sending too many folks over there lol.

- If I were going to take a chance on off-brand, it'd proll be this $27, 485W from Hec who makes psu's for others and (I believe) a google might find some good stuff about them:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817339019

Dunno if it meets your other specs, I didn't look. Total 12V shd be plenty.

Corsair CX400 is another good choice.

From the beginning we don't know what you want, so its impossible to say what is "better". All we can think is maybe its unnecessary.

Why do you need a new psu? What isn't the Dell psu doing for you?

Go with 4770, it uses less power than both of those.

The problem is that the 4770 seems to hover around $110-120 and seems to be out of stock half the time.

I can get a 4830 for $70, and a 4850 for $80-90

@Twoboxer,
that seems to be a pretty decent PSU. But at my local store, I can get OCZ 600watts for the same price. Although that PSU seems to be under rated if it has 27amps on a single 12v rail.