PSU need Advice!.

NiteSurfer · 11 Mar 2006 at 17:28

Hi, I need some advice to know If I need better PSU or not.

I'm going to be running a
Athlon 64 3800+x2 duel Core.
One SATA Drive.
x2 IDE Drives.
x2 optcal drives.

My current PSU which I use for my athlon Xp3200 is this spec

400w (380w combined power)
+5v 40A
+12V 17A
+3.3V 28A
-12V 0.8A
-5V 0.3A

Do I need a better PSU?,. If so which one do I need that OCuk Sell.

Many Thanks

P.s £50-60 budget!!

Brian Stuart · 11 Mar 2006 at 19:57

The graphics card that you will be using will make a difference. i assume that it is a generic 400watt PSU? have alook at this tagan . It should suit your needs its the TG430 BTW
Brian

NiteSurfer · 12 Mar 2006 at 07:26

sorry, My graphics card is a Ati X850XT which needs its own power source.

ACESHIGH · 12 Mar 2006 at 08:37

This would do as well.... but its not Modular like the above listed PSU....
Tagan TG420-UO2 420W I-XEYE ATX2.0 Silent PSU (CA-003-TG)
£49.29*Including VAT

Brian Stuart · 12 Mar 2006 at 10:20

Either PSU would do the job but I would advise getting something a little more powerful as modern systems need plenty of stable power
Brian

Brizzles · 12 Mar 2006 at 12:43

Would recommend :

Hiper HPU-4B580 Type R 580W Modular ATX2.2 PSU - Blue (CA-006-HP)

OcUk @ £62

Cheers,

Mark

lay-z-boy · 12 Mar 2006 at 16:21

I wouldnt go under 500w and i would also go with a decent company who is well known for stablity.

Enermax liberty's
Tagan's
FSP's
Antec Neo HE's

These are all seriously good psu's with stable voltage rails and low noise.

I would not adivise the hiper, it has weak stability on the rails, fluctuates far too much for my liking.

And also dont be swayed by this modular bs, at the end of the day the removable cables are still plugged into the psu.

Brizzles · 12 Mar 2006 at 16:40

" the removable cables are still plugged into the psu " :confused:

If you mean the connections for the cables , then yes ,they are still "plugged" in to the PSU.

But as they are not drawing power from the PSU , How can this affect stability or performance ?

Cheers,

Mark

Squidge · 12 Mar 2006 at 17:37

What he means is that people are buying PSUs because they have detachable cables and look nice, rather than buying PSUs that are reliable and stable, even though the first thing most people do on a PSU with detachable cables is attach all the cables

NiteSurfer · 14 Mar 2006 at 17:52

Thanks for all your advice, I've decided to go with the Enermax Liberty 500W, which they recommend having for Duel core systems.