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Title: What Powersupply should i get ?
Post by: airmess on May 12, 2002, 08:17:25 AM

hi all

i'm setting up a new computer and dont know if a 300W power supply i enough or if i need a 400W one for the following configuration. .... 300W or 400W:

- AMD 2000+ .. .with Swiftech. 462 cooler
- ASUS A7V333
- RAM 512 / 333
- GF4 / Ti 4600
- SB Audigy
- 2 x Harddrives
- 1 x DVD ROM & 1 x CD Burner
- 4 x Fans

Thanks

airmess

Title: What Powersupply should i get ?
Post by: SKurj on May 12, 2002, 08:51:46 AM

I use an Antec 300W in my box in which I run at least a couple more fans than you list, but I would feel better with a bigger one.

I am considering spending good money on a decent 400+W supply in the hopes that it may last me a couple of system upgrades.

AMD XP1800+
Globalwin WBK38
MSI K7T Turbo2
512 PC133
SBLive
2 HDDs
GF2 MX (comin out real soon) Blue ORB
CDRW
4 fans

SKurj

Title: What Powersupply should i get ?
Post by: ScreamingEgle on May 12, 2002, 09:44:00 AM

ENERMAX EG465P-VE  ATX-E  GREAT for AMD & P4's

Super cooling & 430 watt, check out :

3dcool.com

Title: What Powersupply should i get ?
Post by: Skuzzy on May 12, 2002, 09:55:44 AM

Antec has released a new line of power supplies that look nice.  I would go with the 380 Watt version for your system.  

The best way to figure out what size of power supply you need is to look at the motherboard requirements and the CPU requirements for current.
A switching power supply provides the cleanest power when running at about 90% load.  Too big of a power supply can lead to a noisier signal, too little and the power supply will crowbar.

I like Antec.  They have about the fastest transient response time I have ever seen in a power supply, which is very important in a high demand application.  The new line of supplies has better over voltage capabilities, which is good for that all important power on phase.
They also seem to be rating thier new power supplies closer to what they can actually do.  The 300W supply Skurj is using should have been rated 330W as the overhead for the supply was really much higher than a typical 300W supply.
For a brief time they had a thermally controlled fan, which was okay, but the new line couples thermal control with load levels, so they react faster to changing conditions.  The addition of a second fan was not really needed, but a nice touch.

Anyway, you can read more about them at http://www.antec-inc.com

Title: What Powersupply should i get ?
Post by: Tumor on May 15, 2002, 12:52:23 AM

I like Antec

...however lol.  I recently needed a powersuplly quick-like and I couldn't find a decent one (Antec anyway).  I happened to run across a 500w job in CompUSA that went for $80ish.  What the heck, fingured it would work and installed it.  Works fine, no troubles at all (CompUSA brand, no telling who actually manufactured it).  Gots 2 fans too lol

Tumor

Title: What Powersupply should i get ?
Post by: qts on May 15, 2002, 03:20:50 PM

Do get a quietened one.

Title: i got my perfect powersupply today ...
Post by: airmess on May 15, 2002, 06:48:34 PM

i got a absolutely quiet 400W powersupply today. there is only one problem on it ... its so quiet becasue the bugger dont work ... ehhh. must be one of my lucky days again

airmess

PS: skusszy .. thanks for the link, i gonna order one by the link you gave me.

Title: What Powersupply should i get ?
Post by: Turbot on May 16, 2002, 01:01:01 PM

try also newegg.com  might save you some bucks after shipping and handling is figured in.

Title: What Powersupply should i get ?
Post by: Yippee38 on May 17, 2002, 02:00:12 PM

Watch out for Enermax.  Although they do have decent power supplies, the company does not warranty their products.  They may have changed that recently (I'm too lazy to go look), but you should check it out first if you plan to get one.

I like Antec.