Decision Time

[taz488]

posted a related topic but some things have made me decide to think a bit more in depth. heres the thing.

im getting the following pc

amd athlon 64 3800 sckt 939
1024mb RAM
nvidia 7600GT PCI-E
Gigabyte GA-K8N51GMF-9 NF4, S939, PCI-E (x16)
120gb seagate barracuda 7200
samsung dvd +/- rw
17" crt monitor

and i have a tight budget of £70 for psu+case and was thinking of getting the

Enermax FMA Series 460W PSU (not sold at ocUK )

and been advised to get the

antec super lanboy case (rediculously cheap at acUK )

this comes to £80 when you add on delivery, is there any way to get a psu that will handle my rig and not be of poor quality as well as having this fantastic value case? or should i to compramise on something else in my rig to afford these two?

i see there are some cheap but quite high wattage enermax psu's available at ocUK, are these to be trusted? or should i spend more for better quality, as ive heard many-a-time in forums.

 

[taz488]

would 400w be enough for my rig if its a good psu then? if so would a aspire x qpack do the job with its 420w psu? or will this not be upto the job.

also say i get these two things, and the only thing i can see of downgrading is my processor or my graphics card, which one should i change? should i get a 7600 GS...this leads into the x1600 range, or should i get a lesser processor, and try and overclock if its not too hard.

ive decided to reduce my graphics card and spend £20 less and get either a saphire x1600 XT or an XFX 7600 GS, costing about £100, advice on which is better will be helpfull.

now i am going to purchase the antec super lanboy because of all the amazing reviews and the amazing OcUK price. --> http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Antec_Cases.html

and the Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU - Black Nickel with Blue LED Fan; as it will go with the blue case and appears to be of good quality and of adequate power.

the only question left to ask is...

x1600XT -->
http://www.sapphiretech.com/uk/products/products_landing.php

OR

XFX 7600 GS --> http://www.xfxforce.com/web/product...jspa?productConfigurationId=198679#openLarger

 

[taz488]

edit was a bit late, ill drop my processor to a 3700+ then, ill take a look at your advice and stay with the 7600GT then, im happy bout that. by the way is that the 3700+ san diego?

 

[taz488]

i dont know what to get im stuck with these two options, can somebody help me please =S

Either
Antec Sonata II Piano Black Quiet Case - 450W Smart Power PSU (CA-040-AN)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Antec_Cases.html

Or
Antec Super LANBOY Aluminum Super Mini Tower Case
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Antec_Cases.html

and

Akasa Ultra Quiet 400W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU - Black Nickel with Blue LED Fan (CA-013-AK)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Akasa_Power_Supplies.html