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LSainsbury

10-11-2004 11:33

Recommend me a PSU!

Hello,

Can somebody here recommend me a PSU for new PC I'm putting together?

I'm after a quiet PSU that will suit a P4 (3.2GHz / 800FSB) and it needs to have both standard and SATA power connectors.

Thanks!

Lee :angel:

SOSAGES

10-11-2004 12:48

Re: Recommend me a PSU!

i use http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/...ies_ATX_7.html

LSainsbury

10-11-2004 13:03

Re: Recommend me a PSU!

Hi SOSAGES

Thanks for the link...the SilenX iXtrema Pro PSU range looks like the monkey I'll be going for....

...and just two dumb questions to follow:

I assume all ATX PSU's have the mounting screw holes in the right places?

...and ...

How do I work out what wattage PSU I need?

Cheers for the advice!

Lee

zoombini

10-11-2004 13:59

Re: Recommend me a PSU!

Simple, get the biggest you can afford.
AFAIK 500w+ will see you right for most anything.

SOSAGES

10-11-2004 14:27

Re: Recommend me a PSU!

a 400 or 450 should be ok as well - just depends how man drives and what gfx card etc u have anything over 400 will do u fine

LSainsbury

10-11-2004 16:55

Re: Recommend me a PSU!

1 or 2 hard drives, a DVD / CD Writer + another CDRW, an AIT drive. graphics card will be GF4MX440SE-V64 - I'm not really into games - don't have the time!

I think my current PSU is 380W - never had any problems!

Halcyon

10-11-2004 17:07

Re: Recommend me a PSU!

I thouroughly reccomend the 480 Watt Tagan PSU.

Quote:

Tagan TG480-U01 480W Silent PSU (CA-000-TG)
- Fully compatible to all AMD (including K8) and Intel P4 CPUs
- Automatic voltage adjustment for input with a range of 95-250V.
- Very quiet (from 20dB/A!) Dual-Fan technology
- 2 Serial-ATA powerconnectors.
- 28A at 12V for increased stability with many connected devices
- Mainswitch with rubber-protector
- ATX 24 plus 8pin / 20 plus 4 pin connectors for use on most common mainboards (including some serverboards!)
- Supports up-comming BTX format and PCI-Express motherboards
- 3rs Warranty

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Tagan.html

Its the one at the bottom.
I use it and its great.

Steve H

10-11-2004 17:15

Re: Recommend me a PSU!

Quote:

Originally Posted by zoombini

Simple, get the biggest you can afford.
AFAIK 500w+ will see you right for most anything.

Fair do's saying get the biggest you can afford, but remember quality is key.

A 430w Tagen would kick a 500w Q-tec's backside.

Wolf	10-11-2004 17:17

Re: Recommend me a PSU!

mt Tagan psu had a big problem, the suppresion caps on the graphics card supply went up in smoke while i did a benchmark. GF FX 5900XT. The house stuck of burn't electronics for the rest of the day. That was enough to put me off. Back to using my modded Qtec 550W psu that has a 120mm fan instead of those noisy 80 mm fans.

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