PSU Big enough?

mattyy · 12 Dec 2008 at 18:29

Im looking to get the following..

E8400
Asus P5Q Pro
4GB Corsair XMS2
HD4870
*2 500GB HDD F1 Spinpoints.
A Dvd RW
and a few fans running etc...

Now would a 500w or lower PSU run all this? Can any one reconmend on thats isnt too pricey?

Thanks, Matty

EDIT : So far i have the following:

OCZ 500W StealthXstream PSU - £45
OCZ 500W ModXStream PRO Modular PSU - £46

Blackwhite · 12 Dec 2008 at 20:10

Yes the OCZ 500W will be fine.

mattyy · 12 Dec 2008 at 22:35

Which one would be better? £45 for a modular psu is a bit cheap is it not?

The Halk · 12 Dec 2008 at 22:46

500W PSU will run those, if it's a decent PSU. The two you have listed are.

Most PSU reviews are pish. Only a few sites properly review them.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/451/7

That's a review of the 600W modstream, and it comes out very well. I've linked page 7 which shows the results of the test.

mattyy · 12 Dec 2008 at 23:36

Yeah I think il go with the modxstream. Seems to be about the same between those two except the above one has more connectors

mattyy · 12 Dec 2008 at 23:59

EDIT- Double post

Nullvoid · 13 Dec 2008 at 01:56

You've got confused Halk, that is a stealthxstream review. The modxstream got ripped apart by Spectre over at HardOCP for being so poor. The less people who buy them the better.

The Halk · 13 Dec 2008 at 06:13

Nullvoid said:
You've got confused Halk, that is a stealthxstream review. The modxstream got ripped apart by Spectre over at HardOCP for being so poor. The less people who buy them the better.

Thanks for spotting that!