Need a good psu

sktworkshop06 · December 5th, 2006

I am looking for a good budget psu. I am thinking about this one right now. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182021 I need to keep it under $35. Anybody got any ideas?

Jokerswild · December 6th, 2006

What system you putting this in?

pc_guy · December 6th, 2006

The PSU you choose looks like it has only 14A on each 12v rail, seems low, considering that other power supplies can take 22A+ on only one rail, almost as much as the two rails combined in this PSU.

Don't know the pc specs you will be using this PSU with, so the cheap PS might be fine for it.

I personally wouldn't trust any pc with such a cheap PSU.

Maybe this one from Antec?

**Capper** · December 6th, 2006

A PSU is no place to skimp.....a bad one can cause serious issues with your system, and even kill it. I'd at least look for a 400W PSU with 18A on the 12V rail/rails

sktworkshop06 · December 6th, 2006

It is a 6 year old Gateway. Not sure of all of the specs, but it has a 2.0 ghz cpu, one optical drive, onboard video, 512 ddr. The psu that came with it is a weird shape. It is about 14" long. The end is tapered and it will only fit this case. The thing is, I am switching cases and needed a cheap but decent psu to go with it.

yurimxpxman · December 6th, 2006

You should go with the Fortron I bought. I was going to go with one similar to what you picked out and Paul talked me out of it. Like Rich said, it's a terrible place to skimp.

But why are you considering changing cases, anyways? Also, check out the sticker on your old PSU to get its specs.

sktworkshop06 · December 6th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by yurimxpxman

But why are you considering changing cases, anyways?

I hope that was a joke... You have seen this thing I am using right now. It is junk. It is broken too.

yurimxpxman · December 6th, 2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by sktworkshop06

I hope that was a joke... You have seen this thing I am using right now. It is junk. It is broken too.

It's not bad for what you have now. If you change the motherboard then you should get a case. How's it broke?

sktworkshop06 · December 6th, 2006

The side panel clip is broken so the side panel wont stay on. The clips on the bottom are broken off and the tray that it sits on is missing. It wouldnt sit right on it anyway since the clips are broken.

yurimxpxman · December 6th, 2006

You could do what I do - leave the side panel off 24/7.

December 5th, 2006	#1
sktworkshop06 "Problems are messages." Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 137	Need a good psu I am looking for a good budget psu. I am thinking about this one right now. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817182021 I need to keep it under $35. Anybody got any ideas?

December 6th, 2006	#2
Jokerswild ButtHead Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 5,047	Re: Need a good psu What system you putting this in?

December 6th, 2006	#3
pc_guy Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Inside an igloo, Canada Posts: 313	Re: Need a good psu The PSU you choose looks like it has only 14A on each 12v rail, seems low, considering that other power supplies can take 22A+ on only one rail, almost as much as the two rails combined in this PSU. Don't know the pc specs you will be using this PSU with, so the cheap PS might be fine for it. I personally wouldn't trust any pc with such a cheap PSU. Maybe this one from Antec? \|\| AMD Athlon64 3800+ Venice \| Asus A8N5X s939 \| OCZ Premier PC3200 Du-Ch 1GB \| Sapphire X1600Pro 512MB PCI-e \| 1xWD 80Gb & 1xWD 250Gb Sata(s) \| Antec SLK3800B Case \| Enermax NoiseTaker 485W \|\| Last edited by pc_guy; December 6th, 2006 at 05:12.

December 6th, 2006	#4
Capper I'm Evil Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 5,615 Blog Entries: 6	Re: Need a good psu A PSU is no place to skimp.....a bad one can cause serious issues with your system, and even kill it. I'd at least look for a 400W PSU with 18A on the 12V rail/rails INTEL QX9650 ASUS P5E3 Premium 4GB DDR3-1600 Sapphire HD 3870X2 Danger Den Tower-26 (Custom W/C) 5 x Seagate 250GB HDD in RAID5 BFG ES 800W PSU

December 6th, 2006	#5
sktworkshop06 "Problems are messages." Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 137	Re: Need a good psu It is a 6 year old Gateway. Not sure of all of the specs, but it has a 2.0 ghz cpu, one optical drive, onboard video, 512 ddr. The psu that came with it is a weird shape. It is about 14" long. The end is tapered and it will only fit this case. The thing is, I am switching cases and needed a cheap but decent psu to go with it.

December 6th, 2006	#6
yurimxpxman Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: /home/yurimxpxman Posts: 1,695	Re: Need a good psu You should go with the Fortron I bought. I was going to go with one similar to what you picked out and Paul talked me out of it. Like Rich said, it's a terrible place to skimp. But why are you considering changing cases, anyways? Also, check out the sticker on your old PSU to get its specs.

December 6th, 2006	#9
sktworkshop06 "Problems are messages." Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 137	Re: Need a good psu The side panel clip is broken so the side panel wont stay on. The clips on the bottom are broken off and the tray that it sits on is missing. It wouldnt sit right on it anyway since the clips are broken.

December 6th, 2006	#10
yurimxpxman Banned Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: /home/yurimxpxman Posts: 1,695	Re: Need a good psu You could do what I do - leave the side panel off 24/7.

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