Power Supply advice

ssjaronx4

ssjaronx4

ssjaronx4

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Hi Guys,

My friend has given me his computer to repair as it was full of virus' and the 7900gs he had in it had gone (corrupt display etc). I rebuilt the thing and my friend had supplied me with a 8800GTX to replace the graphics card with. However, the 8800gtx would not fit his case so I have swapped it with my 8800gt which fits fine.

However, the PSU has now become a problem. The one that is in there is cheap and doesn't have a 6 pin PCI-e connector (its 3 pin). I need a cheap replacement PSU so was thinking of getting a Hiper 530W HPU-4M530 SLi Certified ATX 2.2 PSU as its only £40 with delivery and should hopefully power the components he has. His spec is as follows, let me know if this is enough:

ASUS m2v Mobo
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4600
4x 512mb corsair
1x 250gb HD
1x IDE DVD RW
Palit 8800gt
 
I have One of these, and it works fine for me.

Before people come out mentioning using expensive, brand-name PSU's. I've never had a budget, bundled PSU fail, yet the £120 Tagan I bought a couple of years ago lasted just over a year.
 
It would probably be ok, but I think you'd be better off leaving yourself a little space to breathe, and get a half-decent 500w.
 
i donth think it will be enough. i have a 800GT and a AMD athlon 64 3.2Ghz 6400+ im suspect to think that my PSU is just bearly coping with it. i would look into getting a 600W just to be on the safe side.
 
Acid_death69 said:
I dont know how you could do that? surely your mobo will take up 300W its self:confused:
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It wont, and to the OP it should be fine. Ive got a corsair 450w and its running the ig in my sig just fine.

Dont worry bout the power plug for the gfx just use a 2xmolex to pci-e connector it'll be fine :)

And i see you got a sneaky free upgrade to a GTX ;):p
 
Thanks for the adive. Think I'll get one then. Just need something thatll power the components and last a year till he replaces the machine.

I'm not sure what the PSU in the machine at the moment is but it only has 2 molex connectors in total and it tried just running the 8800gt with a 2x molex to pci-e connector and al the thing did was beep at me :) . Think I'll order one and get rid of this thing this week. Its been an absolute nightmare finding the time to fix the machine and everytime I start working on it it seems like there is something more that needs to be bought.

Guess it goes to show why you should by decent quality components to begin with ;).
 
Hiper isn't quality brand but bling brand selling plenty of old design mediocre paper weights. They don't deserve your moneys. (but of course majority of people would happily donate their moneys to liers)

And about that Huntkey... My, my, how interesting specs.
Somehow it claims to be 500W unit but you can draw only 120W from 3.3V and 5V and 12V's output isn't even mentioned.
I wouldn't trust that name as far as earth keeps orbiting sun
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/527/8

Low quality junks don't show up as high failure rates only because PCs consume much less than is commonly claimed and don't need own nuclear reactor!
Unlike those corsair vx450 can deliver considerably more than what reads in sticker.


8800gt peaks at ~80W (GTX around 130W), 64 X2 4600 shouldn't be no more than 70-80W and then 50W for other parts.
 
well i suppose judging from what EsaT said maybe depends what you have, for example when everything in my rig is peaking GFX 80W, mobo, 300W, CPU 80W, then i have to HDD's two DVD drives six case fans, CPU and GPU fans. Think it is adding up:s
Anyone know how many watts Dvd and HDD drives take up when peak or in use?
 
Speed said:
Say 10W a piece, if that. The VX450 would be fine, it's very capable and comes with a 5 year warranty! Remember is not just down to the amount of wattage, the quality of the power supply itself and the amperage on the rails are just as important.

Try this for a quick guide: http://www.corsair.com/psufinder/default.aspx
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cheers for that speed. it must be my GPU screwing up then:(
 
My rig (in siggy) draws 257w at the wall under load so it just goes to show you don't need a uber 1000w jobby to power a decent rig. (He says with a 750w jobby powering his rig!! :D) I did get it when i had a quad clocked to 3.8Ghz though. These Zalmans are terrific psu's and well worth a look. It is the best and by far the quietest psu i have ever owned. Try the 500/600w version.
 
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