Power Supply Help.

Verison IV · 31 Mar 2012 at 18:36

This a previous thread that I created to gather some advice: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18388609

These posts are from my friend. We're trying to find advice on what we need, all that's left is for someone to reply to this post.

Post 1: hi guys thanks for the advice, just to clear things up our budget is between £80-150.

i actually have a power supply thats just laying around from a system i bought here which later i upgraded.
the power supply is listed as OcUK Value 500W PSU
and on the side of the psu it says ATX p4

would this power supply be enough? if not please take into consideration of our budget

Post 2: and here are the recommended specifications for dota 2

* OS: Windows® 7 / Vista / Vista64 / XP
* Processor: Intel core 2 duo 2.4GHz
* Memory: 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista
* Graphics: DirectX 9 compatible video card with Shader model 3.0. NVidia 7600, ATI X1600 or better
* Hard Drive: At least 2.5 GB of free space
* Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card

If anyone could reply and help us or give any advice, it would be very appreciated.

Thanks.

jamesfreddie · 31 Mar 2012 at 18:41

If you care about your PC then don't skimp on the PSU.

The OCUK ones are cheap and nasty.

Good PSU's (The XFX ones are made by seasonic)

YOUR BASKET
1 x XFX Pro 550W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £52.99
1 x OCZ ZS Series 550W '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £46.98
1 x XFX Pro 450W Core Edition '80 Plus Bronze' Power Supply £38.99
Total : £150.96 (includes shipping : £10.00).

What make is your machine?

Check the label on the side of your PSU for the 12V rail.

Ciff1 · 31 Mar 2012 at 18:42

It is not just watts alone, whats is the amps on the 12volt rail. I would say that would be ok as long your only using a mid range gpu and very little if any overclock.

The Halk · 31 Mar 2012 at 19:33

jamesfreddie said:
The OCUK ones are cheap and nasty.

Good PSU's (The XFX ones are made by seasonic)

There's a lot to be said for a good PSU. It's the start of any decent build and the start of any quiet build. Every PSU I've owned this century has been made by Seasonic.

However there are cheap and nasty ones out there, but OcUK don't sell them. OcUK are selling budget/value/economy/no frills PSUs, but there's a tier of dodgy PSUs beneath that.

OcUK's cheapest power supply is £19. A few seconds on google shopping and I found one for £9. The one for £9 is an entirely different beast from what OcUK will be selling.

I think there's a bit of PSU hysteria on these boards and people are frequently advised to focus more on the PSU than might be best overall, to the point where they'll spend £60 on a PSU when £30 might have done the job.