which psu?

nickels · 11 Jan 2007 at 16:41

hi,

my hiper 580w decided it didnt want to power anything anymore last week and need a new one...

however i have no idea which are reliable and what not...

so could someone recommend me one please, around the same wattage

thanks
nickels

mishima · 11 Jan 2007 at 16:48

Antec Truepower Trio 550W. I have one they are very reliable. 3 12V rails too

mysticsniper · 11 Jan 2007 at 16:57

Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU for the win

Rob43 · 11 Jan 2007 at 17:01

mysticsniper said:
Corsair HX 620W ATX2.2 Modular SLI Compliant PSU for the win

semi-pro waster · 11 Jan 2007 at 17:07

What is your budget here? If it doesn't particularly matter then I'd probably also pick the Corsair as they are very high quality and reasonably priced.

nickels · 11 Jan 2007 at 17:13

hmmm i may get one of them.... is it going to last? dont want to be paying £100 for another in 6months time....

or is there just as good ones for abit cheaper?

masslac · 11 Jan 2007 at 17:14

What are your other specs?

Rob43 · 11 Jan 2007 at 17:20

nickels said:
hmmm i may get one of them.... is it going to last? dont want to be paying £100 for another in 6months time....

or is there just as good ones for abit cheaper?

The corsair comes with a 5 year warranty,so no problems with it lasting

It is really is one of the best psu's around

masslac · 11 Jan 2007 at 17:22

Yeah, they are brilliant. The question is whether he actually needs it, though...

mishima · 11 Jan 2007 at 17:33

nickels said:
hmmm i may get one of them.... is it going to last? dont want to be paying £100 for another in 6months time....

or is there just as good ones for abit cheaper?

The antec I suggested has the same values on the 3 rails as the Corsair and is only 70W less. Its also £30 less money. Having said that it isn't modular, but does that matter?

nickels · 11 Jan 2007 at 18:56

specs:

3gb mem
amd64 x2 3800+
radeon x1900
2 hdd
dvd drive

masslac · 11 Jan 2007 at 19:39

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-SK tbh.

Assuming that your next upgrade will be a totally new machine is a year's time or more, I think you might as well save a few pounds now, then build your next rig from the ground up. And yes, the FSP will be just fine for your current needs.

mishima · 11 Jan 2007 at 21:07

masslac said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-004-SK tbh.

Assuming that your next upgrade will be a totally new machine is a year's time or more, I think you might as well save a few pounds now, then build your next rig from the ground up. And yes, the FSP will be just fine for your current needs.

That X1900 he has draws out quite abit of power 130-200W. Plus the other devices too, would be risky I would think aiming to buy a 400W PSU. Especially when the card is fully loaded during games etc.

masslac · 11 Jan 2007 at 21:26

It really would be fine tbh.

mishima · 11 Jan 2007 at 21:34

CPU - 80-150W
HDDs - 50W
DVD - 30W
Memory - 50W
X1900 - 130W (idle) 200W (loaded - max)