PSU Q + Computer Q

[xerocool83]

So I posted this in the Home built section and I got some advice but most of them were suprised that a female would want to OC or something. I am not a female but the computer I am building is for one.
She will play games and Photoshop about equally she says.

So far these are the pieces but some had said I need a better PSU and I have no idea which one.... Could someone suggest one that will work and that is not overly expensive?

GIGABYTE GA-965P-S3 Socket T (LGA 775) Intel P965 Express ATX Intel Motherboard - Retail

SAPPHIRE 100176L Radeon X1950PRO 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 CrossFire Video Card - Retail

Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 Conroe 1.86GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80557E6300 - Retail

pqi POWER Series 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 533 (PC2 4200) Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model MAB42GUOE-X2 - Retail

Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600JS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

and this is the current PSU that was deemed unworthy

COOLMAX V-500 ATX 500W Power Supply - Retail

Thanks again guys,
RoB

 

[Guest]

Well if you/she wants to OC, I would suggest DDR667, that will allow her to run 1:1 with the FSB for a decent OC (Up to 2.33ghz).

The PSu has enough Amps on the 12V: +12V1@18A, +12V2@16A but I dont know the brand. And sometimes, no-brand low Q brand will Over rate their output. YOu should not skimp on the PSU, a cheap one might fluctuate and cause instability and so on.

With the PSU calculator I come up at 257W, with a CDrom and a few USB and case fan... I would recommend a 400W quality PSU, the fortron 350 might do the job, but a little on the low side.

 

[13thmonkey]

and perhaps a 16Mb cache HDD, i.e. the 250KS from western might be better, might work faster with Photoshop, and everything else.

 

[xerocool83]

Does this PSU look better?

ENERMAX EG465P-VE FMA 2.2 ATX12V 460W Power Supply - Retail

 

[13thmonkey]

I think that I have a 4 year old one of those on my spare machine, was good, variable speed fan never needed to have it anything above slowest.

Not sure of the rails, but if they are equivelent spec to the original one you have quoted they'll be good.

 

[Guest]

Yup, 26A on 12v, got descent review. Id go for it

 

[WR]

Motherboard - great for overclocking
CPU - budget, overclocks great
RAM - too slow for a high overclock. I'd use at least 667MHz CL4 and preferably 800Mhz CL5.
Gfx card - might be overkill but futureproof
PSU - Seasonic, Enermax, and PC Power & Cooling are the reliable brands... possibly OCZ as well.
HD - budget but adequate for Photoshop

I don't see a third-party cooler, so you're probably shooting for a stock voltage overclock of ~ 430 x 7 = 3GHz with RAM being the first performance limiter. You could break that by using CL4 800MHz RAM, but the price would go up substantially.