Originally posted by: Satyrist
Originally posted by: JackDanielsDrinker
Originally posted by: oslama
I bit, now i just have to find a quite PS under $25
Hmm, that will be somewhat of a challenge. How many watts/amps do you need?
I'm a Seasonic convert. They are very quiet. They start at about $45 for the 300 watt Silencer.
You can find other brands for less that that. However, I would caution you that you don't want to skimp on the PS. If it is underpowered or can't maintain proper voltages, your machine is going to have fits.
There are the Fortron/Sparkle units starting at around $30-35 shipped for the 300W models, with 120mm fans on them..Perhaps about another $5-10 for the 350W.
These are known to be fairly underrated when it comes to how they handle under load...The 350W tends to do as well, or better than, many 'generic' 450-500 watt models.
If one's going 64-bit socket 939, and PCI-X though, those probably won't supply enough juice--The 550Watt model is probably recommended there, and is decently priced for what you get.