10-11-2004, 11:33
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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 
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10-11-2004, 12:48
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Re: Recommend me a PSU!
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10-11-2004, 13:03
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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
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10-11-2004, 13:59
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Re: Recommend me a PSU!
Simple, get the biggest you can afford.
AFAIK 500w+ will see you right for most anything.
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10-11-2004, 14:27
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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
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10-11-2004, 16:55
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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!
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10-11-2004, 17:07
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Re: Recommend me a PSU!
I thouroughly reccomend the 480 Watt Tagan PSU.
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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
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http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Tagan.html
Its the one at the bottom.
I use it and its great.
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10-11-2004, 17:15
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Re: Recommend me a PSU!
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Originally Posted by zoombini
Simple, get the biggest you can afford.
AFAIK 500w+ will see you right for most anything.
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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.
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10-11-2004, 17:17
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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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