A beginners first build...

After more searching, I came across this PSU that is within my budget.

It is an EVO LABS 650W MODULAR HE ATX POWER SUPPLY and I can get it for £38

I think for this price, I might as well get it and try it. What do you think?
 
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Oh god, please don't buy that. There are literally no reviews and the brand is not well known.

As such -steer clear. If you are determined to spend as little money as possible either go for the Corsair 400W, Antec Basiq or OCZ StealthXtreme PSUs. Ie go with a well know brand, with PSUs that have been properly reviewed and proven to be good and offer a decent warranty.

Remember, the recieved wisdom is that the PSU is the most important part of your system. If you have a good quality PSU, it will provide stable power to your system for years, if you have a bad one and it blows - it may not only destroy the PSU, but also key parts of your system. So for the sake of a few quid it really isn't worth the risk.
 
The Corasir 400w PSU looks OK. The only thing i am worried about is that 400w may not be enough power. Will the 400w be enough power for the specs at the top of page 3?
 
cmndr_andi said:
You say you have £52 max, is it possible to increase this slightly and get this one that is currenly on offer for £56.
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Seriously, just buy this. It's got enough power for any modern setup with a single GPU, (apart from maybe a GTX480 but not certain about that), it's a reputable brand, I think the cables come pre-sleeved, and it's black.

EDIT: Oops, too late. :P That Corsair will be fine though.
 
Muel said:
Seriously, just buy this. It's got enough power for any modern setup with a single GPU, (apart from maybe a GTX480 but not certain about that), it's a reputable brand, I think the cables come pre-sleeved, and it's black.
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too late. I just bought the corsair
 
After ordering the PSU at 4:00pm exactly yesterday, I have had no confirmation from OCUK whatsoever, this is my first order from them and so far, I am not verry impressed. Every other website I have ordered from has sent me a confirmation email within an hour of ordering.

I'm sure it said when I ordered it, they would send me a confirmation email as soon as I had completed the order.

I have emailed OCUK and have had no reply yet, I also payed nearly twice as much for next day delivery.

Any idea how I can get them to confirm that my order did go through and it will be delivered today?
 
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Did you enter the correct email address and have you checked your junk/spam folder?

I ask because I have ordered LOADS of stuff from OCUK and every time I have received an order conformation email within a minute of ordering. You then also receive another email "Your order has been shipped" email when the order is delivered and you get tracking details.
 
cmndr_andi said:
Did you enter the correct email address and have you checked your junk/spam folder?

I ask because I have ordered LOADS of stuff from OCUK and every time I have received an order conformation email within a minute of ordering. You then also receive another email "Your order has been shipped" email when the order is delivered and you get tracking details.
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I definatley gave them the correct email address. I finally got a reply from the web note I sent them confirming that the order went through and it should be delivered today, let's hope it will be.

Still no confirmation email that i should have received in the first place though:(
 
The tracking is now working, turns out it should be delivered between 2:31 and 3:31 this afternoon.

When it comes, I will install it into the case and take some photos :)
 
lukefinch, I've been looking at getting a new case and have been looking at the one you bought as it looks like a really good case! Would you recommend it? Is there plenty of height for CPU coolers and length for gpu's?
 
Sorry it took so long, i couldn't get the pictures onto my computer. Anyways, here are the pics of the PSU as promised...

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And here is a video of the PSU installed in the case

 
Michael_10 said:
lukefinch, I've been looking at getting a new case and have been looking at the one you bought as it looks like a really good case! Would you recommend it? Is there plenty of height for CPU coolers and length for gpu's?
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There is definatley plenty of room for big CPU coolders and Graphics cards. I was pleasantly surprised at how roomy the case was when it first arrived.
 
So i've been juggling the cost of my build around, changing a few things to try and get more for my money.

I am thinking of changing the X4 955 CPU to an X2 550 CPU, and then overclocking it and unlocking the other 2 cores to make it quad core.

I would then also be able to afford a Zalman CNPS10X-Performa CPU cooler and a HIS ATI Radeon HD 5770 graphics card.

Does this sound like a good idea?
 
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