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power supply for X1900XT?

Lonz

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I've currently got a X850XT running on a "Bought with case" PSU which came with my xBlade case.

I'm going to upgrade and get the following:

CA-100-CM CoolerMaster Stacker 830 - Black Trim (No PSU) (CA-100-CM)
£151.95 £151.95
CP-127-AM AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core 4400+ (Socket 939) - Retail (ADA4400CDBOX) (CP-127-AM)
£134.99 £134.99
GX-053-CO Connect3D ATI Radeon X1900 XT 256MB GDDR3 AVIVO TV-Out/Dual DVI (PCI-Express) - Retail (GX-053-CO)
£139.99 £139.99
CA-004-AK Akasa Ultra Quiet 460W Paxpower Active PFC ATX2.0 PSU - Black Nickel with Blue LED Fan (CA-004-AK)
£47.99 £47.99
Subtotal £474.92
VAT £83.12


I'm guessing that my current PSU isn't going to be able to do the trick power wise, so is the Akasa in the spec above going to be enough?

Thanks in advance,
Alex
 
How about the OCZs? Are they any good? Notably the:
OCZ ModStream 520w ATX2.2 Power Supply (CA-017-OC)

at £65 inc VAT.
 
Lonz said:
How about the OCZs? Are they any good? Notably the:
OCZ ModStream 520w ATX2.2 Power Supply (CA-017-OC)

at £65 inc VAT.
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The OCZ Modstream and older Tagan's are based on the P5 chassis, a solid unit made by Topower.
 
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fornowagain said:
The OCZ Modstream and older Tagan's are based on the P5 chassis, a solid unit made by Topower.
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Is that a yes?

Btw, how does the fitting work? Are they all the same size to fit in my Coolermaster Stacker? Or is that not really a problem?
 
Lonz said:
Is that a yes?

Btw, how does the fitting work? Are they all the same size to fit in my Coolermaster Stacker? Or is that not really a problem?
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Powerful enough, yes, and some. Do you need modular?

Screw fittings are ATX spec, so standard. Lengths vary from manufacturer, take measurements if it looks tight.
 
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Lonz said:
How do you mean Modular? PSUs aren't my strongest field unfortunately :(
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Well with the Modstream your paying for power leads that plug in and out. The upshot is that you can remove the ones your not using and have a tidy install. The downside is that the extra joints add a voltage drop across the connections and it costs more than the equivalent non-modular.
 
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Ah well in that case it makes no difference really. A tidy case would be useful I suppose. I take it the cables come with the PSU itself?

The same seems to be the case with the Hiper PSUs. Are they just as reliable for the price?

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Hiper_Power_Supplies.html

Hiper HPU-4B580 Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Blue (CA-006-HP)
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friends and few other family members have hiper psu's, last count was around 7 in circulation between us. the only faulty hiper psu we ever had was a DOA unit. but i wasn;t surprised at that seeing how the box was properly mangled up. must have been some muppet in the delivery department playing hockey with it.
hiper offer a 3 year warranty too with their units and thier psu's have won quiet a few awards. especially thier modular ones.

one note to take into account. the modular psu's have a lower efficiency rating than the non modular units, probably due to added resistance from the modular connections. so if you don;t need to run a modular psu, then get the non modular version.
 
Why so much on the case and skimp on the psu?
If you can go the extra I would suggest something like the Seasonic S12-600 or OCZ GameXStream 600.

Trying to decide which of those two myself.
Nice rig like the above you noted deserves a quality supply :)
 
vaio said:
Trying to decide which of those two myself.
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Both with 120mm fans. Similar: build quality, 12v current, efficiency and PCF rating. Apart from the £12 difference in favour of the OCZ, the only thing to tip it for the OCZ is the 4 rails, an advantage with high loads.
 
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