PSU for these SFF

[Ang]

I was planning on getting to Ultra Microfly cases from Tigerdirect with the 400watt Ultra V-series power supplies in them.

Everyone is saying that the powersupply is not trustworthy, and it should be replaced. Currently at the moment I can't find a good deal on the case minus the PSU, but if I do happen to come across a good deal.. what kind of PSU can you recommend for 2 of these systems:

1)
E2180
7800GTX
2GB Ram
Hard drive
Dvd Drive

2)
Pentium D 805 2 core 2.66GHz
8600GT
2GB Ram
Hard Drive
DVD drive

Might try to overclock the first system to 2.5GHz

At any point I might put an 8800GT in the 2nd system..

but what is the lowest price PSU anyone can recommend to be put in these systems.

Usually when I have built computers before, I just go for the cheapest, or whatever comes with the case I buy, until I started browsing [H] i didn't know the importance of having a good one.

 

[Dangman]

Probably the cheapest PSU I'd recommend for both those rigs:
Silverstone ST400 400W PSU - $47

However if you're planning on adding an 8800GT to the 2nd rig, I recommend getting this PSU instead:
Antec Earthwats 430W PSU - $61

Though personally, I'd get this PSU for some extra extra piece of mind:
Corsair 450VX 450W PSU - $76

 

[tgabe213]

What do you recommend Danny, for modular?

 

[Dangman]

What do you recommend Danny, for modular?

The cheapest Modular PSU that I can recommend without hesitation about its quality would be this:
Corsair 520HX 520W Modular PSU - $100

With that said, the 520HX isn't really that good of deal since you can get PSUs with significantly higher amps on the +12V rail:
Corsair 650TX 650W PSU - $100
Corsair 750TX 750W PSU - $99

If you're looking for best bang for the buck, definitely the 750TX.

 

[Ang]

Ultra V-Series 400-Watt Power Supply: so this power supply isn't that good? in the PSU thread it says Ultra is a good brand. The only one to stay away from is the x-connect? Or am I reading that wrong?

 

[Dangman]

Ultra V-Series 400-Watt Power Supply: so this power supply isn't that good? in the PSU thread it says Ultra is a good brand. The only one to stay away from is the x-connect? Or am I reading that wrong?

The problem with Ultra is that their line up of PSUs varies a lot in quality. The Ultra X2 750W is a total POS but the Ultra X3 1000W PSU is an excellent PSU. HardOCP has reviewed six Ultra PSUs so far:
http://hardocp.com/reviews.html?cat...QU1UsaGVudGh1c2lhc3QsMTQ0LFVsdHJhIFByb2R1Y3Rz

Half the reviewed PSUs were crap while the other half were great PSUs

Anyway, I'm getting my info about the Ultra V Series 400W PSU from here:
http://hardforum.com/showpost.php?p=1031915282&postcount=8

Since that V-Series 400W is bundled with the Ultra Microfly, according to the link above, it's a Yue Lin made PSU. IIRC, Yue-Lin don't make good PSUs. So I wouldn't trust that PSU for a gaming rig.