PSU advice - Spec me a PSU

[Django x2]

Hi all,

It's been about 7 years since I bought a PSU (Zalman ZM500HP 500w Modular). It's only for a HTPC, but I have a lot of drives in there (totalling 6 SATA disks and one SSD). The PSU doesn't seem to comfortable powering all of that.

As it's an HTPC, it needs to be pretty quiet, or fanless, but also I would like to up the power to 750w or higher.

Any recommendations?

Ta

 

[P4Clock]

whats your full system spec a 500w should run a htpc no problem. a 500w would run a single gfx gaming rig.

 

[P4Clock]

this will run silent and will have no problem with an htpc

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-153-CS

 

[Django x2]

Q6600
HD5450
6 1TB SATA
1 70Gb SSD
BD Drive
8Gb DDR2 RAM

 

[DaleTheWhale]

^ 500w is perfectly fine.
Unless you want to upgrade as it's getting on a bit?

 

[joeyjojo]

The PSU doesn't seem to comfortable powering all of that.

As above, that system is probably using less than 200 W at load. What's the problem with the current PSU?

 

[Django x2]

Dunno. It just doesn't seem to like that many drives. That and I can't find the second SATA power connector (for the PSU) so the whole PC peripherals are running from the one connector...d'oh

 

[joeyjojo]

You might be able to find some replacement cables.

In what way doesn't it "like that many drives"? If they're drawing too much current by turning on at the same time you can sometimes set them to stagger spin up.

 

[Django x2]

Dunno, just investigating to see if its something else too. I'd like to find some replacement cables really though if I don't need or decide to buy a new PSU

 

[stulid]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18542031

That seasonic should power that setup.

 

[$ilent]

750w is way overkill for that system, a 450w would be more than enough.