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the_village_treky

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the goodness of a power supply is not to be judged on its wattage size, that is a bad way to label psu good/bad.... look at the 12v rail, does it supply enough current?, does the other rails supply enough power for your supplies?

this psu should help you somewhat
get a little more power than you will expect for more upgrade room
 
it says 407, but im probably not going to use the optical drives or 3rd hdd much. right now im using a 400 watt noname on a simaler system and its running fine

ps. what is the closest thing to a ath. 64 on that list?
 
The Fortron is a very good PSU but i would go with an Antec True Power 430w. I've been noticeing some overvoltage results especially for the 12v line in a few reviews of Fortron power supplies. Antec True Powers are rock stable.
 
www.pcpowerandcooling.com - Best PSUs.
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They are also ALOT more expensive then an Antec, Enermax, or Fortron PSU and they aren't going to provide you with any noticeable difference that another name-brand PSU can't. Even if the rails are SLIGHTLY more steady on a PC Power and Cooling PSU its nowhere near worth its cost. Their 510w model costs almost $200, its less efficient than an Antec True Power and other PSU's rated for 70% or greater and its 44db which is pretty damn loud.

If i was running someones life support machine off the PSU then i would think about it. But to me its not worth the extra cash. Especially since Antec is the most widely known and renowned PSU manufacturer on the market and they've been tested time and time again to be amongst the very best.
 
Heh, I wouldn't even trust PCP&C for life support. Quad-redundant PSUs for me once I get to that point in life. MMM, tube feeding
 
so that gives me 407 watts. but since i dont do things like burn a cd as i play a game and watch a dvd all at once, i should be fine right? i could probably skip the 3rd hdd, but i dont want to do that
 
that gave me 407 wats, but as a siad, i dont use the optical drives or 3rd hdd much, so would i be fine, or should i drop the 3rd hdd?
 
Originally posted by the_village_treky
so that gives me 407 watts. but since i dont do things like burn a cd as i play a game and watch a dvd all at once, i should be fine right? i could probably skip the 3rd hdd, but i dont want to do that
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Where are you coming up with 407 watts? Judgeing from the hardware you've listed, you dont need anything larger then 300w. But i would still buy a 350-400w PSU. Most computer retail and repair shops dont even carry a PSU larger then 350w.

And you can't just add and subtract from the wattage rating. You have to add up the individual 3.3v, 5v, and 12v rails and then subtract the hardware's wattage requirement according to what rail it gets its power from. You also have to know how much the PSU can output on all three lines at the same time.

So just buy an Antec 350w-430w PSU and be done with it lol.
 
The Antec True Powers are very quiet. It has dual fans but they are thermal controlled so they only speed up when it gets hot.
 
Antec, Thermaltake, and Sparkle are the brands I recommend to people when they ask. I've heard Allied are pretty good too for the money.
 
im useing an alied 400 whatt but it just fried my radeon 9800 (which was a god when it came to OCing:( shuch a good card to go to waist)

i still think im going to go with the fortron just b/c its a little bit cheaper and i like the fact that i can controle the fan, enless enyone has a ground braking reson for not getting it.
 
Well like i said before i noticed some slight overvolates with the Fortron PSU's on the 12v line in a few reviews that i looked over.

You wont need to control the fan because if you slow it down too much your going to let your PSU get too hot and cause problems. The Antec PSU's are thermal controlled and quiet.

I really doubt your going to notice you even have a PSU with all those fans and hard drives running in your machine.
 
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