Power supply ?

kmistry

kmistry

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Hi there dudes,

Im getting my new rig soon but i wanted to know if i have an adequate PSU (its currently a 550w but its unbranded and about 2 years old) and if i do need a new PSU could you guys reccomend one

Athlon 64 x2 3800+
Asrock 939SLI32-eSATA2
2 x 1Gb OcUK RAM
250 gb WD SATA Caviar SE
120 Seagate (ATA)
7600/7900 GT (depending on offers and prices)
an MSi USB HDTV freeview dongle
(and occasionaly my sony hdd walkman )

the reason i ask this is because i dont wanna get the new system and then have it die because the PSU cant handle it (bear in mind i might go SLi at some point :D


EDIT : also considering that my current PSU is an old one, does this mean it will not work considering ew PCI-E cards require a different power connector (or am i being a noobie :) )
thanks in advance :)
 
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Seasonic S12 600W

FSP Elipson 600/700W

Enermax Liberty 620W

Those are great PSU's which will last you ages and give you great performance.

I would go for the FSP Elipson 600W.
 
kmistry said:
i dont really wanna spend too much on a PSU to be honest, or am i asking for it , is this really a power hungry machine ?
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You answered your own question when you said "bear in mind i might go SLi at some point",
 
You'll be fine with a Seasonic S12-430.
Even 7600gt sli will be fine with that i would think.
If you do decide to get two 7900s in sli or something, then you ought to have a little spare change left over for a new psu.
It really depends what graphics your going to get, theres a huge power difference between a 7600gt and two 7900 gt's.
 
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