Dads PSU blown - £50 replacement

MeatLoaf · 7 Jan 2008 at 23:20

My dads PSU blew today so hes in need of a replacement but has only authorised me to spend £50

I was looking at this :

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-007-TG

It will be powering

E2160
2Gb RAM
Gigabyte P31 mobo
8600GT
2x SATA HDD
DVDRW

I know its only 430w but its a quality PSU so im assuming it will be fine. Only slight worry is hes looking to get a better GFX card, maybe an 8800GT 512Mb or a 9600GT when there out.

So will it be ok?

semi-pro waster · 7 Jan 2008 at 23:27

That PSU would easily be capable and that includes if the graphics card is changed. You could also look to the Corsair VX 450w, the Akasa Paxpower 500w or the OCZ StealthXStream 500w.

St0rmer66 · 7 Jan 2008 at 23:29

I've got the same PSU running a very similar spec with no problems.

MeatLoaf · 7 Jan 2008 at 23:37

Hadnt noticed the Corsair, would it only having a single 12v rail affect it much?

semi-pro waster · 8 Jan 2008 at 08:05

MeatLoaf said:
Hadnt noticed the Corsair, would it only having a single 12v rail affect it much?

It is unlikely to since even the higher end Corsairs in the HX series appear to be essentially single rail as well or at least if multi-rail there is nothing appearing to separate the rails - JonnyGuru review of the 620w and another from the same source on the VX 550w

MeatLoaf · 8 Jan 2008 at 08:41

Ah nice one cheers, i had a corsair 520w and it was an excellent PSU

melbourne720 · 8 Jan 2008 at 08:58

Tagen are a good brand, you should be alright with that PSU.

MeatLoaf · 8 Jan 2008 at 10:17

I think it will be the tagan i go for as its modular and it will be easier to manage the cables