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recommend me a cheap but solid psu

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shamgar

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first of all, yes i have read all of the threads on this board.
the sticky of what psu's to avoid,
the ones of which are good,
the 'cheap and recommended' sticky

but those were updated a month or two ago, and thats why i am asking this question now.

basically my computer randomly resets every once in a while and i know that it must be the psu.

i'd really like to get a good psu for under $50, maybe even under $30 if possible.
something that is solid and can power like 8 fans in my computer, a dvd-r drive, 2 hard drives, 6800ultra agp card, opteron170 (overclocked), socket 939 mobo, floppy and one of those pci exhaust fans and the 3 fan thing that goes in your cd bay.

i found these on newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817709011
thats the
Sunbeam PSU-BKS580-US ATX 580W Power Supply 100V - 120V/200 - 240V cUl, CE, CB, FCC - Retail
+3.3V@30A,+5V@36A,+12V@25A,-12V@0.8A,+5VSB@2.0A

$23.99

$6.83 Three Day Shipping

and
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817170011
thats the
LOGISYS Computer PS550AC ATX12V 550Watts Power Supply 100 - 127V/200 - 240V CE,FCC,CB - Retail
+3.3V@30A,+5V@38A,+12@25A,-12V@0.8A,-5@0.5A,+5VSB@2A

that one looks cool bcs it glows and has neat wiring.
$39.99

$7.11 Three Day Shipping


however,
i always watch the [H]ot deals section, and i usually see really really good psu's going for nothing with rebates and such,

and i know that many of you use other sites other than newegg for good deals.

what i'm asking for is
1)are those psu's good?
2)can you recommend any other psus in that price range that have good solid amperages on each of the rails? i wish there were some current offers on the hot deals page but i havent seen any recent ones.

i forget what psu i have in my computer now but its one of those supposedly rated at 620watts but i doubt that it is.

thanks for any help that you would like to give.
 
sn_85 said:
none of the psu's you posted were good. there isnt always a lot of news that comes out in the less than $50 psu segment so the ones that were recommended are still good values.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817388003
http://www.ewiz.com/detail.php?name=PS-E5140GH
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817189005
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817189005

good choices there.
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I would stay away from the first one, due to quality control problems,
however the others are highly recommended. ;)
 
Every time someone buys a cheap psu, god kills a kitten.


Think of the kitten.
 
SFC SF_Silent SF-550P12 ATX12V 2.0 550W Power Supply 115– 120Vac / 200 – 240Vac UL, CE, CB, CSA, FCC, TUV, Demko, Nemko, SEMCO - Retail

+3.3V@35A, +5V@50A, +12V1@20A, +12V2@22A, -5V@1A, -12V@1A, +5VSB@3A

1 x Main connector (20+4 pin)
1 x 12V (P4)
1 x 12V (8pin)
10 x peripheral
2 x SATA
2 x Floppy
2 x PCI-E

$79.99

($39.99 after $40.00 Mail-In Rebate)

SLI Support NVIDIA SLI Certified

Approvals UL, CE, CB, CSA, FCC, TUV, Demko, Nemko, SEMCO

box says atx 2.0 certified.



this doesnt look like a 'cheap' power supply.
it would only be cheap because of the mail-in rebate.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817203002

anyone have any info about this manufacturer?

thanks.
 
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