Honda_Boy Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 (edited) I'm in the market for a new PSU for my new rig. Right now it's running off of my old rig's FSP (Forton Source) Saga 450W ATX12V 24-pin PSU. That's fine for now but soon it's gonna need some more punch. It's gonna need to be able to power an Athlon X2 6000+ (125W) on an ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless edition, with an 8800GT (or maybe a 9800GT if they come out soon), 2 SATA Hard drive, 2 IDE or SATA DVD Burners, 3 120MM fans, 1 200MM fan, and a Soundblaster X-Fi. There's also the possibility of SLI (which I am running right now but with twin 7600GT's). I plan to only spend in the neighborhood of $120-180 and get something in the 700-800W range. Modular cabling is cool but not necessary. I want a cleaner lookin case but sometimes you have to sacrifice form over function (my 450W is a champ but cables are everywhere and none are sleeved). Aside from the modular cables, I'm looking for function over form so pretty LED fans are not necessary (I've got 3 in the case already ).I came up with a list on newegg.com but I am having trouble deciding. Which here would be best and do any of ya'll have a better suggestion?PSU Comparison List on NeweggThanks for any input guys! PSU's and hard drives are always hard to shop for for me Edited March 15, 2008 by Honda_Boy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
X-Cannon Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 To tell the truth the OCZ is a great choice, I have a thermaltake and its noisy, if you don't mind the noise (which considering your going to have 3 120mm fans + 2 HDD + 1 200mm fan noise is not an issue) then I would suggest the thermaltake. Hope that helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sceeter32 Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 I use a OCZ 500Watt PSU and you can't even hear it running hardly at all. X-Cannon is right go with OCZ all the way.Sceeter32 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheTerrorist_75 Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 Aluvus has written a great guide for power supplies.The Big Power Supply GuideThis PSU is recommended for ASUS motherboards.CORSAIR CMPSU-620HX ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 2.91 620W Power Supply 100 - 240 V UL, CUL, CE, CB, FCC Class B, TUV, CCC, C-tick Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shanenin Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 "PC Power & Cooling" is a great brand. They have a great reputation for quality. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Honda_Boy Posted March 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I came across this one:FSP 800W Modularand this one:PC Power and Cooling 750W Continuous non-modularI'm thinking of narrowing it down to these 2. I may still look at that 620W Corsair and Maybe the 700W OCZ but I've had Forton and like it, and I've heard a lot of good about PC Power and Cooling. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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