PSU advice

fozzybear · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:00

Would the 430W Tagan 2Force T430-U22 PSU be enough to run an AM2 system with high end (eventually) graphics card, a maximum of 2 hard drives and 1 DVD-RW?

I can get one for about £45 and it looks good value.

OR

Would you advise something else between £45 and £55?

Admiral Huddy · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:13

Will be fine.. but if you intend on adding a second card or more drives later then it may be prudent to buy a higher rated PSU now..

semi-pro waster · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:30

Fine, if you are only going to use it to power a system as you describe but as the Admiral says it would not be a good idea for a dual graphics card system.

fozzybear · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:47

Ok, cheers guys.

I won't and will never be running 2 cards and i won't be overclocking anything so i'll make do with this then.

It does say the PSU has 'two EMI shielded PCI Express VGA connectors to support power requirements of latest SLI™ Technologies'. Are they kidding themselves?

Admiral Huddy · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:50

it depends on the total output of the system.. I maybe be ok but then if you start adding components or use "beefier" components then you are going to run into trouble.

semi-pro waster · 12 Sep 2006 at 16:51

I think they are just trying to make it sound more impressive, it probably would handle 2x7300gt cards or similarly low powered cards if you could link them. For instance though a single X1900XT recommends at least a 400w PSU, maybe even more, but that is partly the manufacturer trying to cover themselves against people who use poor quality PSUs that don't get anywhere near their claimed performance.

fozzybear · 12 Sep 2006 at 17:08

semi-pro waster said:
For instance though a single X1900XT recommends at least a 400w PSU

But i'd definitely be ok with this PSU should a buy a X1900XT in a month or so?

semi-pro waster · 12 Sep 2006 at 17:14

Yes you definitely would, it is a good PSU from a reputable manufacturer. I can't say that there is no chance of problems because electrical appliances do sometimes go wrong but provided the PSU is working it will be fine with an X1900XT.