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MidNiteMoon

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Hi, can anyone point me to a good power supply from newegg.com? I'm a newbie and I don't want to end up getting the wrong PSU or a brand that is not good. It can't be something expensive because I'm on a budget. :)

I'm looking for a 500+ watts PSU. I would like one with a 120mm fan. Below is a picture of the one I'm using that came with the case.

My motherboard is Asus P5VD2 MXSE. Thanks in advance for the help! :D





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Edited to add more info: I'm using a fanless graphic card right now, but once I get the new power supply I will change it to this graphic card to see if my computer won't reboot with it. That's the reason I'm getting a new PSU, my pc keeps rebooting or freezing when I'm watching a movie, videos or have too many things open. :fou:
 
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Here are a couple more below $60 shipping. Both have 40+ amps on +12v rail and both have 2 (6 & 6+2)power connectors for GPU's.

I believe both are solid, but have not read any reviews. You should do that as a matter of course - check JonnyGuru, Hardware Secrets, Guru3d.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182199

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030

The Antec will run you Approx $47 w/shipping, the Rosewill approx $55 with an extra yr on the warranty, both promo's limited time as always.

Tom

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It wouldn't be responsible for someone to recommend a power supply without knowing the exact make and model number of the video card you are using. However, considering that your current power supply is capable of a maximum of 216W (+12V X 18A)
Probably your best bet for a replacement would be the Antec Earthwatts EA-380D.
That is, unless you are also planning to upgrade your video card.

But then it would be foolish to recommend a power supply without knowing the video card...
 
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Sorry about not providing enough information. I edited my post to add my computer specs. :)
 
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Hi MidNiteMoon - How much are looking to spend on ur 500w PSU?

Tom

 
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I'm looking to spend around $60, if it can be done for that price. I want something 500w or over. Unless the experts here feel I won't have the rebooting problem if I get a PSU below 500watts. :)
 
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Here are a couple more below $60 shipping. Both have 40+ amps on +12v rail and both have 2 (6 & 6+2)power connectors for GPU's.

I believe both are solid, but have not read any reviews. You should do that as a matter of course - check JonnyGuru, Hardware Secrets, Guru3d.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182199

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371030

The Antec will run you Approx $47 w/shipping, the Rosewill approx $55 with an extra yr on the warranty, both promo's limited time as always.

Tom

 
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BTW - same thing happened to me - was waiting for my cutoff day on cr card (to go to next month's bill) and the sale ended before that date.
I ended up with a better PSU, but paid more than I wanted to.

Tom
 
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Thank you so much for all the help! After checking again this morning the Corsair 600w PSU you suggested had dropped in price again, so I ended up getting that one. I paid $63 in total. :D

I read the reviews and some of them said they received a DOA PSU, had a high pitch noise problem or it wouldn't turn on sometimes. I'm crossing my fingers I won't have these problems. I'll post again after installation. Again, thank you so much for helping out a newbie... :D
 
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Hi again - Corsair is a good brand - Not likely you'll get a DOA, but if u do they'll take care of it,
ah, if u purch from Newegg don't for get the $10mir, which will net you $53, good deal on a
decent quality 600w PSU!

Tom :)

D - plz do let me know how it goes after install

Tom
 
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I'm back to give an update on the PSU. I installed it without a problem and it hasn't frozen once! :D However, I noticed that my computer slows down a lot after playing at zynga.com for a few hours. I have to close the browser (Chrome or EI9) or reboot the pc. I installed a new Windows 7 thinking that would solve the problem, but nada. At first I was using a fanless graphic card, but I switched it to an older graphic card that is bit better. Any idea if that might the problem? I'm planning on getting a new hard drive because the one I have is very small (160gb Western Dogital) and very old. Any suggestions? Same budget $65

Also I noticed that the PSU (Corsair) I ordered has 522watts under 12V and the one I received has 552w under 12V. Is that a good thing?






I apologize for asking so many questions. Thanks for helping out a newbie! :??: :D
 
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No apology's - that's what the forum is all about, as for slowing down during games, I doubt it would be the PSU.
Sorry to hear your having issues at all. I know how frustrating it is.
Did the Graphics card require a power connection from the PSU? It took me a couple of try's b4 my pci-e connectors seated firmly.

You might want to post that on the graphics card(just got my 1st discrete GPU 4days ago, so I'm not too knowledeagble) forum,
or post a new thread on this forum asking if anyone knows why the slowdown. Waiting for my 1st games(3) to arrive.

As far as Hard drives: I'll post a few below that fall below $65;

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148764

or if you can stretch $5 to $70 there's: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339

Try the link again - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822236339
Can't get the hdd to come up (Newegg does this sometimes) but it's a WD Blue 1TB for $69.99

Normally, there would be deals on the 500g(I use 2internaly) models, but right now the better values are on the 1tb
at least on Newegg. I'll check a little more on other sites and send u a message.

Tom

Yes - your 12v amps/wattage is good.
 
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Hi again MidNiteMoon: It slows down after a few hours, sounds like CPU is overheating (still post a new threead here to get
the experts involved, especially since I'v yet to play a game on my PC), there are several free download monitors to
monitor temps, etc. (techpowerup, GPU-Z for one).

Tom

Hi again MidniteMoon - Did you determine if the slowdown was the CPU overheating?
 
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