Power supply question
 

Hi guys,

I am building my first quad core computer up. here are the details so far

Mother board - Asus P5N-E SLI
CPU - Intel Core 2 Quad - Q6600 - 95W - OEM
Corsair 2GB PC2-6400 XMS2 (2x1GB) (x2 4gb in total)
500GB Maxtor - 32MB - SATA2 - 7200RPM x2
PIONEER DVR-215DBK 20x DVDRW Black SATA

Thats all I have so far, graphics card will be not a top end beastie thinking along the lines of
nVidia GeForce 9500GT 1GB PCI-E

I will overclock it a bit but not to much, seems it is easy to overclock to 2.8/3.0ghz, i will use the provided stuff on the bios, it seems fairly straightforward.

ANYWAY..... with this in mind, what powersupply should i get, I do not want to spend a fortune on it, basically I need to know what power do i require is 500W enough. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

Bigboab

Re: Power supply question
 

500W will be fine for all of that lot easy.. the 9500 doesn;t need a lot of power compared to the 7800/8800 series. In fact why the 9500, go for the 9600 instead if you can...

For power supplies everyone has thier own brand they prefer, but you do tend to get what you paid for...

Re: Power supply question
 

I got a beastie psu from ebuyer for around £40.00 and thats 700w

wooo hooooo I just realised I got a bronze star

Re: Power supply question
 

Remember the power supply keeps the rest of your equipment happy so get a good one.
I would personally reccomend Seasonic.

Re: Power supply question
 

i would spend a bit more on a psu as it is in some ways the most important and also a more expensive unit gives you a better protection against a power surge

Re: Power supply question
 

Ok, so you get what you pay for. What kinda price range would you suggest guys. In fact have a look here...

Link

I really dont want to go over £50 is possible, so any suggestions guys?

Thanks again for your time and help

Bigboab

Re: Power supply question
 

personally i always go for seasonic - although they aren't 'cheap'

i've used OCZ in the past and they've been pretty good. What about this one: Linkage 500W OCZ for £39 or maybe this one Linkage 600W OCZ for £49

3 year warranty too...

Re: Power supply question
 

I had no problem with a Hiper but others have with the caps .I do not use them now. Ive used Antec Seasonic and OCZ and out of all of those only 1 Antec has died and it was within a couple of days so an inherent fault

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I'd recommend Seasonic. I had a couple of cheaper brands blow up on me (two in as many years), each time taking other system components with them. Its a b*tch when it happens! After the second time I fronted up, got a Seasonic and have been happy ever since.

Then again my brother has had a 500W OCZ the whole time with no problems, so that will probably see you (and your wallet) right.

Re: Power supply question
 

The PSU may be rated at 700W but its amperage over the 12v rail will be absolutlely poo.

I'd definately recommend you dont buy a PSU from ebuyer names something like "ultra high uber PSU 10,000WATT" the only good thing is its price..

it most likely wont reach its peak wattage and its voltages will be all over the place, not to mention below standard amprage.