PSU Suggestions

[agahnim]

I am building an A64 3500+ Venice System w/ a MSI K8N Neo Platinum, 6800 GT AGP, and 1 GB PC3200 Corsair ram. What is a good resonably priced PSU to use for this setup? I am confused on whether I need a dual +12v PSU or just a single. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[Ricemarine]

Enermax 535w Whisper... $90
I'm using a Enermax 485w Noisetaker, $88

 

[Ka12na]

Thermaltake Purepower 420w. -- $36 on Newegg
It's what I use, and I couldn't be more pleased, it's also got a nifty and convenient way to pull the 4 pin connectors out, without the ocassional struggle to yank them out of whatever they're plugged into. =)

 

[mOeeOm]

Originally posted by: agahnim
I am building an A64 3500+ Venice System w/ a MSI K8N Neo Platinum, 6800 GT AGP, and 1 GB PC3200 Corsair ram. What is a good resonably priced PSU to use for this setup? I am confused on whether I need a dual +12v PSU or just a single. Any help would be appreciated.

I agree with the other PSU suggestiong, but for the processor, get a 3000+ Venice and OC to 3500+ speeds, or get a San Diego 3700+ and don't OC...venice 3500+ is a bad choice.

 

[KoolDrew]

Fortron AX500-A. I do not recommend the Enermax because I have heard a lot of things about the +12v drooping under a very heavy CPU load. It is not really a bad PSU, but you can do better. I also do not recommend TT PSU's. They are not exactly junk, but there are MUCH better available.

Nothing will beat the Fortron AX500-A in it's price range. It is $73 at ewiz.

I agree with the other PSU suggestiong, but for the processor, get a 3000+ Venice and OC to 3500+ speeds, or get a San Diego 3700+ and don't OC...venice 3500+ is a bad choice.

I completely agree with this too. I would also get a different mobo such as the Epox or if you are really serious about tweaking your system the DFI. Also you can get a X800Xl for $250 at Monarch.

 

[Ricemarine]

Originally posted by: KoolDrew
Fortron AX500-A. I do not recommend the Enermax because I have heard a lot of things about the +12v drooping under a very heavy CPU load.

Then get the antec truepower II 550w! lol.

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: Ricemarine

Originally posted by: KoolDrew
Fortron AX500-A. I do not recommend the Enermax because I have heard a lot of things about the +12v drooping under a very heavy CPU load.

Then get the antec truepower II 550w! lol.

I do not recommend that PSU either. The fan is a joke and in many test I have seen it did not do well at all.

 

[cantbprince]

I am thinking of the Seasonic S12 i heard it's good and quiet too..

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: cantbprince
I am thinking of the Seasonic S12 i heard it's good and quiet too..

:thumbsup:

They are great if you want a quiet PSU. The Fortron gives you more bang for your buck though.

 

[cantbprince]

IS the performance of the seasonic any good? cuz i am thinking of picking that one up for my system which will be a water cooled A64 3200+ venice (overclocked), OCZ VX 3200, DFI nf4 ultra-d

 

[rise]

if noise is important i'd say seasonic may be worth it, but the're over priced.

 

[cantbprince]

well i would like a quieter one but price is important too... i like the OCZ stuff with the cable management http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/p..._management/ocz_modstream_power_supply the 520W what do you guys think of that ??? is that a better buy?

 

[rise]

rather than threadjack this guy there are plenty of threads on the ocz modstream and powerstreams. a little search goes a long way

 

[KoolDrew]

The Seasonic S-12's are highly recommended. The only thing I dislike about them is the high cost (the Sparkle FSP550-60PLG is cheaper and better, but loud.). Also with highly overclocked CPU's the 18A may not be enough. This would only mainly be a problem with Prescotts reaching 5GHz or systems with dual CPU's though. Probably not a problem with your A64. A PSU with a single beefier +12v rail may be better though such as the Sparkle mentioned above, the OCZ Powerstream 520w or even the really expensive PC P&C 510. All of them would drive a heavier load then th4e Seasnic, but with a heavy load that requires more then the Seasnic those PSU's could get a little loud

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: cantbprince
well i would like a quieter one but price is important too... i like the OCZ stuff with the cable management http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/p..._management/ocz_modstream_power_supply the 520W what do you guys think of that ??? is that a better buy?

The OCZ Modstream is not really that good of a PSU. You can see here why I really do not recommend them. The OCZ Powerstream 520w on the other hand is a completely different story and is highly recommended.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/atx-psu_11.html

I would just stick with the S12-600 Seasonic unless you want something with a beefier +12v rail, but I doubt your A64 would need something like that.

 

[agahnim]

The reason I went with the 3500+ and the MSI board is that I dont plan to OC and I already have a 6800 GT that I bought a year ago thats in my current p4 2.53 system that's about 3 years old. Anyways thanks for the input on the PSU's.

 

[suicidalpigeon]

uh the tagan 480w u22 is cool, too. that year old 6800gt sounds like its agp, make sure the mobo is agp as well.

 

[agahnim]

Yea it's agp that's why I went with the MSI board since it's agp also I didn't feel like buying the same card again in the pci-e format and the new 7800 cards are too expensive.

 

[suicidalpigeon]

exactly what system are you upgrading from? a since you said 2.53p4 which sounds like a northwood and a 6800gt, you can just get 1gig of memory if you dont have it and an xp-90 and oc the cpu. then wait until you REALLY NEED TO UPGRADE.

 

[agahnim]

I think its the 2.53 400 mhz Northwood and I have 1 gb of PC 2700

 

[ElFenix]

an antec 350 watt would be sufficient, no joke. for some reason everyone around here thinks you need ginormous wattage power supplies, when in reality you need a quality power supply. hook that thing up with a kill-a-watt meter and it won't pull down even near 300 watts.

 

[Operandi]

That system would run just fine on a 300watt PSU, recommending a 500+ watt unit makes absolutely no sense.

The Seasonic S12 gets my vote.

 

[Hacp]

yes but if he needs to oc or have more than one hard drive/optical drive, and have more than 2 casefans, its pushing it. 350 is enough for a non-oc but 400 is about the minimum if you seriously want to overclock with a 6800GT.

 

[Operandi]

Originally posted by: Hacp
yes but if he needs to oc or have more than one hard drive/optical drive, and have more than 2 casefans, its pushing it. 350 is enough for a non-oc but 400 is about the minimum if you seriously want to overclock with a 6800GT.

Wrong.

As it is the OP's system would draw no more then 200watts DC, overclocking might drive that up 5-10%. Multiple Hard drives only have a significant draw on spin up, once they are running they don't draw much power.

350watts is plenty.

 

[suicidalpigeon]

sparkle anyone?

a 350 seasonic costs as much as a 450w xclio or fortron.