Need a recomendation PSU

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acidic

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I just ordered:
3000+ Venice
XP-90 with a panaflo fan
DFI Ultra-D nForce 4 Motherboard
2x 512mb TwinMos SP
ATI x800xl
Segate 200 gig ATA

I read the sticky about the recommended PSU, but I had some problem getting into newegg. Anyway Looking at a budget less than $40 for a PSU, what is the best choice? I will overclock modestly
 
acidic said:
I just ordered:
3000+ Venice
XP-90 with a panaflo fan
DFI Ultra-D nForce 4 Motherboard
2x 512mb TwinMos SP
ATI x800xl
Segate 200 gig ATA

I read the sticky about the recommended PSU, but I had some problem getting into newegg. Anyway Looking at a budget less than $40 for a PSU, what is the best choice? I will overclock modestly
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That is classic! :rolleyes:
 
Ok.. I looked around a bit for you and found this:

http://www.directron.com/pp4003p4.html (Yes Virginia. There are other store on the Interweb other than Newegg.)

It's only $35.99, is good quality, quiet and has 27A on the 12V rail.

Anything else I looked at for under $40 was either crap (Deer, Powmax, etc.) or had only 18A on the 12V rail.

Good luck!
 
acidic said:
Looking at a budget less than $40 for a PSU, what is the best choice? I will overclock modestly
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Sorry to say it, but it's probably not going to happen on that board for $40. My minimum suggestion would be:

460w: http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-FS500A

However, these are better choices:

http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-FS550PN
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-SP550PG

In addition, I'd look for the Seasonic S12's above 500w, the OCZ Powerstream 520w, or any Zippy over 500w.
 
$40 isn't going to get you very much... do consider expanding your budget. The Fortron AX500-A is a good choice for not much more.
 
davidhammock200 said:
DFI requires native 24-pin ATX & a min of 480W for their N4 mobos.
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DOH!

Yeah... and since DFI boards are touchier than epileptics at laser light shows, it's probably best to adhere to that requirement.

I just don't want to see the guy get a "Powmax Demon 520W" and have it blow up in his face.
 
jonnyGURU said:
DOH!

Yeah... and since DFI boards are touchier than epileptics at laser light shows, it's probably best to adhere to that requirement.

I just don't want to see the guy get a "Powmax Demon 520W" and have it blow up in his face.
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The new Antec SmartPower II Modular 500W for $67 or
the Fortron Blue Storm 500W for $73 & free shipping,
are about as low as you can safely go. :(
 
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