Need new power supply

Blue Cypher · 24 Jan 2007 at 10:50

Hi, my Antec truepower 2.0 480 watts blue up last night so i need a new ATX PCI-E power supply, i was wondering what is good out there? i got about £50 - £60 to spend on one so which one do i get? its for an AMD rig with a A8N premium mobo and a 7900GTX graphics card.

steve258 · 24 Jan 2007 at 11:00

Best value for money ones to get for <£60 are probably FSP Bluestorm 500W or OCZ modstream 520W which is also modular.

Blue Cypher · 24 Jan 2007 at 11:11

are these power supllies reliable in the sense if they blow up they wont take my whole rig with them?

TC1 · 24 Jan 2007 at 11:12

Most modern PSU's will be good enough. If you want silence and reliability then Zalman, Seasonic, Corsair and Antec spring to mind. 400w + should be more than ample too.

Blue Cypher · 24 Jan 2007 at 11:14

Well after my Antec going bang after a little over a year i am not getting one of them again!!! then again to be fair its probably that i just happened to get a dodgy one.

Blue Cypher · 24 Jan 2007 at 11:18

How about Hiper http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-HP&tool=3 ?
reckon that would be good enough?

mishima · 24 Jan 2007 at 11:23

Blue Cypher said:
Well after my Antec going bang after a little over a year i am not getting one of them again!!! then again to be fair its probably that i just happened to get a dodgy one.

I have trusted Antec for over 5 years, always had their PSUs they are rock solid. Perhaps you had too demanding a system for the given power. Or yeah perhaps it was faulty. Should also be still under warranty by the way. I would get another this time a Trio 550W like I have - superb supplies!

TC1 · 24 Jan 2007 at 11:29

Probably just a faulty one.

steve258 · 24 Jan 2007 at 11:30

Blue Cypher said:
How about Hiper http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-005-HP&tool=3 ?
reckon that would be good enough?

OMG anything but Hiper!! there is another thread with a blown up hiper just here in the same forum!!

Blue Cypher · 24 Jan 2007 at 11:37

steve258 said:
OMG anything but Hiper!! there is another thread with a blown up hiper just here in the same forum!!

so i dont want to go for a hyper then, lets have another look

mishima · 24 Jan 2007 at 11:39

I would always go for Antec, Enermax, Corsair. Personal preference in that order. Haven't used Corsair but lots on this forum do use them and highly recommend them!

What sort of watts are you looking @?

Blue Cypher · 24 Jan 2007 at 11:42

mishima said:
What sort of watts are you looking @?

Thats the bit i dont know, i have an AMD 3700+
A8n mobo
2gb of RAM
7900 GTX
and 2 hdd

my original power supply was 480 watts but they blew up so could it be because i didnt have enough watts on my power supply?

TC1 · 24 Jan 2007 at 11:45

Low watts is only an issue with a cheap PSU. 400+ would be fine for most things. Just get a good brand. The Antec one you had was just a one off probably.

Blue Cypher · 24 Jan 2007 at 11:47

Ok i think i will then thx

mishima · 24 Jan 2007 at 11:48

Give this PSU Calculator a go. It will give you some indication of how many watts you need.

Yeah 400 should be fine, but if you want to future proof and are possibly planning to upgrade in the near future then you might as well get more watts. Antec rails are always solid so it must have been a dodgy psu is all I can think!

Blue Cypher · 24 Jan 2007 at 11:50

Think i will just get this one then.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-061-AN

practically same as old so hope it doesnt blow in another year!!

mishima · 24 Jan 2007 at 11:53

Have you checked if its still under warranty?

You'll be happy with that I assure you, they are great PSUs!

Blue Cypher · 24 Jan 2007 at 11:53

mishima said:
Give this PSU Calculator a go. It will give you some indication of how many watts you need.

Yeah 400 should be fine, but if you want to future proof and are possibly planning to upgrade in the near future then you might as well get more watts. Antec rails are always solid so it must have been a dodgy psu is all I can think!

WOW im using 339 watts and thats with the higest graphics card it lets me pick (6800 ultra) so god knows what the 7900 uses!

think i need a 500 watt one

it is under warranty but i have to send it back to where i bought it and they are being funny, and i am too inpatient as i have a new mouse and monitor coming on friday and i want to see if they work

mishima · 24 Jan 2007 at 12:01

Didn't know that one was out of date (PSU Calculator).

Just try this one (this is updated regular) - http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

I would still push them if they are being fussy, It is your money. But If you have got products on the way and waiting to use stuff then go for it. You can stll get a refund!

Blue Cypher · 24 Jan 2007 at 12:19

mishima said:
Didn't know that one was out of date (PSU Calculator).

Just try this one (this is updated regular) - http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

I would still push them if they are being fussy, It is your money. But If you have got products on the way and waiting to use stuff then go for it. You can stll get a refund!

Thx for that mishima thats a great help , according to this i am using 358 watts so you were right with i only need something just above the 400 range.
thx a lot