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coolwhhip   07-23-2009 at 04:20:42 PM

I am planning on upgrading my graphics card so I need a good power supply to back it up. At least 400W at a budget of $30(ish). I want it to last long as well. Here is the system:

AMD Phenom II Quad-core 2.8Ghz
8GB DDR2
640GB SATA
NVIDIA Geforce 9600GT

The recomended watts for the system (minus the 9600GT) is 350W, the card's minimum is 400W

thanks


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jsc   07-23-2009 at 04:29:45 PM
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The words "cheap" and "quality" turn that sentence into an oxymoron. There's no such thing. You are not going to find a good 400 watt PSU for $30. Double that and maybe find something on sale.

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theholylancer   07-23-2009 at 04:38:09 PM
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the lowest I'd go for is

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817371006

and that is the LOWEST that I'd go from a named brand, never waste money on non named bands

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coolwhhip   07-23-2009 at 04:43:18 PM
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I was thinking http://www.circuitcity.com/applica [...] No=4465483

Its name-brand
500W
Low-cost
60-month warranty :sarcastic:


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theholylancer   07-23-2009 at 04:56:57 PM
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ok read this and decide for your self:

 

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/728

 


ripple and noise far above what a named brand should be, this one is a dud....

 

also, for the antec its the 500w version but...

 

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/526/7

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coolwhhip   07-23-2009 at 05:07:44 PM
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The 500W Antec is too expensive for my budget right now... Do you think I would be better with a quality 400W PSU than a so-so 500W?

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theholylancer   07-23-2009 at 05:09:34 PM
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you would be, the 430 W i linked is a great buy atm since you get 20 dollars off and free shipping in us, and it is definitely a great one to buy (even if it looks bland)

 

what i meant is that the 430 w should be similar to the 500 in terms of noise and efficiency, so the quality of power would be the same, the load will not be tho


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Delluser1   07-23-2009 at 05:10:55 PM
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theholylancer wrote :



also, for the antec its the 500w version but...

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/526/7


Can't really use this, not because it's for the 500, but because Antec changed oem's and now use's Delta for both the 430 and 500 watt units.
By all accounts the quality and reliability hasn't suffered, but the new revisions are slightly different.

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EVGA GTX260 Core216 @ 686/1479/1103 | Antec TPN 750

 

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theholylancer   07-23-2009 at 05:12:45 PM
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Delluser1 wrote :

Can't really use this, not because it's for the 500, but because Antec changed oem's and now use's Delta for both the 430 and 500 watt units.
By all accounts the quality and reliability hasn't suffered, but the new revisions are slightly different.




o blah, they changed it?

well delta makes some nice server class stuff so its not as if they are going with superflower or something

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coolwhhip   07-23-2009 at 05:40:20 PM
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I am liking the antec 430W and this one I found as well: http://www.circuitcity.com/applica [...] &body=MAIN

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theholylancer   07-23-2009 at 05:52:58 PM
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that Corsair is similar to Corsair VX450W, Antec EarthWatts 500 W and Arctic Cooling Fusion 550RF, but using less power transistors on the primary according to

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/750/10

so it should work, better than that other CM one, CM makes some nice stuff, but that one just stands out....

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theholylancer   07-23-2009 at 05:54:35 PM
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also, see that the corsair has main in rebate, and the newegg is instant, so that may factor into your choice,

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coolwhhip   07-23-2009 at 06:12:10 PM
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Thanks for al your help I think I have everything I need for now

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Bluescreendeath   07-23-2009 at 06:56:30 PM
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jsc wrote :

The words "cheap" and "quality" turn that sentence into an oxymoron. There's no such thing. You are not going to find a good 400 watt PSU for $30. Double that and maybe find something on sale.



I got a great used 500watt OCZ PSU off of ebay for $30 free S&H. :D

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jsc   07-23-2009 at 08:56:19 PM
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Should have qualified my statement with "new".

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Bluescreendeath   07-24-2009 at 05:25:14 AM
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Well, technically it was new too. The guy said it didn't fit in his Dell slimline case. XD

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theholylancer   07-24-2009 at 02:40:44 PM
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ahahahahahaahahaha

o lord the OEMs make my day when they do that,

but if they ask me to trouble shoot things for OEM, then its buy a new one, it was cheap after all

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Delluser1   07-24-2009 at 02:49:48 PM
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coolwhhip wrote :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817152028

I found this one, seems to be a decent PSU


You're not likely to find to many people here who would agree with that statement.
Raidmax power supplies have been the stars of several "exploding psu " video's.

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

 

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theholylancer   07-24-2009 at 04:19:13 PM
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lets think of it this way, if you see that brand of psu bundled with 50 dollar cases, then chances are its crap, if you see that brand with 300 or 400 dollar cases, then it would be safter to assume that it is okay (safe, not exact since the Cooler master above has too high of a noise, acceptable under the spec, unacceptable for a good brand psu)

 

that or they are not included in cases and are well known. but that part is the hard part lolz


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theholylancer   07-24-2009 at 07:09:49 PM
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woah good deal there, that one would last for some time (usually PSU, case, when brought good can last over a few builds at least)

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coolwhhip   07-24-2009 at 08:20:15 PM
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My budget may have opened up for now...but I'm gona need more than 400W now more like 500W

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coolwhhip   07-24-2009 at 08:26:07 PM
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817153052

is thermaltake a good brand? Ive seen them around with some of the expensive cases plus this one has a $22 rebate and $10 instant

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coolwhhip   07-25-2009 at 03:59:25 PM
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Ok disregard pretty much everything so far, I just figured out that the case is MicroATX... :( Will an ATX PSU fit in mATX?

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Delluser1   07-25-2009 at 04:42:33 PM
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coolwhhip wrote :

Will an ATX PSU fit in mATX?


What case is it ?

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

 

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coolwhhip   07-25-2009 at 05:04:28 PM
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Its an HP prebuilt one. All it says is "Chassis: uATX"

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neon neophyte   07-25-2009 at 05:26:21 PM
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look at the psu already in there, is it full sized or half sized? =P look at the space where it goes. this isnt rocket science. ^^

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Delluser1   07-25-2009 at 05:46:03 PM
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coolwhhip wrote :

"Chassis: uATX"


:o

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

 

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coolwhhip   07-25-2009 at 07:24:26 PM
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neon neophyte wrote :

look at the psu already in there, is it full sized or half sized? =P look at the space where it goes. this isnt rocket science. ^^



I dont have the computer yet..but does anyone have a general idea or does it depend on the case/insides?

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Delluser1   07-25-2009 at 08:32:18 PM
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coolwhhip wrote :

does anyone have a general idea ?


Yes
Slim line cases require TFX power supplies not ATX.
They have a Seasonic 300 watt unit at Newegg ( search for it ) but you'll need to make sure it's dimensions match those of your HP, I know that it fits a couple of Dell slimline machines.

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

 

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theholylancer   07-27-2009 at 03:29:07 PM
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o lord OEM, that just means death lol, only old grannies should buy HP and they should throw them out and get a new one when it stops working....

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