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296037 2004-11-25 02:23:00 Hi , im looking for a new power supply. My old one may not beable to cope with the new stuff that i am getting so to keep on thw safe one i am planning to buy a new one . My budget is $170 Max and i am looking for something over 450 W ( and a good brand , not a cheap crap , die the day after you got it one ) , I have a AMD system with the usual ATX 12 V and ATX ( 20 Pin ). Any suggestions

Thanks
noone (22)
296038 2004-11-25 02:47:00 If i was you, I would stretch to ~$175 and get a 430w enermax noisetaker, i know its not 450w, but if it isnt powerful enough (and trust me, its damn powerful) then you have too much stuff in your computer :p

Just dont forget when you go PSU searching to look at the amp rails as well as the wattage,
lagbort (5041)
296039 2004-11-25 03:12:00 i am looking at this one

SILENT PUREPOWER SERIES SERIESTT-480APD W0020RAC
www.thermaltake.com


yet it doesnt say if it works on Amd systems , does it ? , and if yes is it any good ( $167 )

Thanks
noone (22)
296040 2004-11-25 03:14:00 Can you list your specification? I honestly don't think you need 450W! ~~~~~ s y ~~~~~ (2054)
296041 2004-11-25 03:16:00 The Enermex that SY reckonmended will spank the ass off a any Thermaltake. If you want the best PSU for your money buy the Enermex, if you want something with bigger numbers but poorer performance buy the Thermaltake. Pete O'Neil (250)
296042 2004-11-25 03:17:00 Opps sorry reckonmended by lagbort Pete O'Neil (250)
296043 2004-11-25 03:23:00 I have heard that many of the cheap power supplies, although may list big numbers, do not remain 'stable' on it. That is - they may say 400W, but really only remain [i]stable at 300W, simply having 400W as the maximum output.

I've bought one with automatic temperature control on the fans in the power supply itself. I'll let you know how I get on, should get it tomorrow.
~~~~~ s y ~~~~~ (2054)
296044 2004-11-25 03:33:00 my specs

Amd Xp 2800 , overclocked @ 200 FSB to 2500 MHz
GIGABYTE GA-7N400 Pro V2.0 mobo
1024 Megs ddr 400 ram in duel channel ( 2 * 512 Megs )
Ati Radeon 9600 128 meg
80 Gig Hdd
Dvd Rom ( thinking about getting duel layer Dvd rw )
Leadtek Winfast DV 2000 tv capture


Yea there are my specs yet i am going to be upgrading so i will want some growth room.

~~~~~ s y ~~~~~ - what brand / model did you buy
noone (22)
296045 2004-11-25 03:36:00 How much voltage did you give that 2800+? And is it properly stable? (e.g Prime95 stable?)

Seriously dude if your going to spend that much money on a PSU get the Enermex Noisetaker, if you buy anything else your a fool.
Pete O'Neil (250)
296046 2004-11-25 03:40:00 i just started to Oc the cpu and am conducting the tests now ( its a barton so its only 2100 to start of with ). Is the the psu everyones talking about

www.ascent.co.nz
noone (22)
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