what is the best psu for £50?

[huggy bear]

I am building a computer for the 1st time, thinking of an Antec 900 case. Thinking of atleast 500 W - thinking of a high quality brand - what is the best PSU around that I can afford for £50???

 

[Mousemonkey]

Slip one of these puppies in http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=644038 so long as you don't go nuts on the graphic card side of things you should be OK.

 

[lostandwandering]

There was also a 500 watt Seasonic S12 for 55 pounds at Scan as well. I couldn't get a link cuz I kept getting an error message. The Corsair that mousemonkey linked to is a good choice as well. That one has a single 33amp +12v rail so it could handle a 8800 GTS and maybe a GTX depending on what else was in the system.

 

[huggy bear]

Thanks for the input guys! Still trying to think this one through. At the moment I'm reading the power supplies chapter of Mike Meyer's A+ course guide. I never realised that there was so much to power supplies!

Cheers

 

[Mousemonkey]

If you haven't done so already give this site a read :- http://www.jonnyguru.com/reviews.php?catID=1