Thermaltake TR2 500W Power Supply

[Mysterio]

Hello, I'm back... :D

I pretty much want to try and find a good power supply, and than I came with this..

Thermaltake TR2 500W Power Supply (W0093RU) PFC, ATX 12V 2.0, PCI-Express, SATA, Low Noise 12cm Fan

Do you think this is a good power supply for an Asus M2N-E Motherboard?

Also, is water cooling really needed? or extra fans? Because my computer went slow when my fans died.

By extra fans, I mean the ones near your I/O ports.. like these?

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[polobunny]

Extra fans are rarely a necessity, but without knowing your configuration it's hard to judge whether or not they are for you. ;)
And yes, the PSU will power an Asus M2N-E without a hassle. Thing is, you might want to list what is going to be in that computer. (Video card, hard drives, etc etc)

[Mysterio]

I'm taking my old parts, and trying to customize some parts.

Right now, I am putting in

AMD Athlon64 3500+ 2.2ghz
Asus M2N-E Motherboard
No Name 512 MB 400mhz Stick (Trying to Upgrade to OCZ DDR2 PC2-6400 Platinum 1GB (2x512MB) Dual Channel Kit 800MHZ)
Western Digital Caviar 160GB
ATI Radeon 9250
LC-B350ATX 115W Power Supply (Trying To Upgrade)

[polobunny]

A TR2 500W is more than needed to power up this computer. You should be able to power a bit less than my current computer with this power supply.
Specs in signature.
I say a bit less since i'm not exactly sure on the Radeon X1900XT power requirements in amps.
I had an Antec SmartPower 2.0 500W with 17A on one 12V rail and 19A on the other 12V rail.
The ThermalTake TR2 500W has 14A on the first 12V rail and 15A on the second 12V rail.

[Mysterio]

The reason why I want 500W is because it looks pretty cheap =P

I was thinking of Thermaltake TR2 430W Power Supply, but I want to know is if it's good with an M2N-E motherboard.

And... do you think 115W would do it for now?

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by Mysterio

The reason why I want 500W is because it looks pretty cheap =P

I was thinking of Thermaltake TR2 430W Power Supply, but I want to know is if it's good with an M2N-E motherboard.

And... do you think 115W would do it for now?

The LC-B350ATX is a 350W STD ATX power supply. 1x 12V rail, 16A on it, 20 pin. Should be enough to power your computer, but if you want my opinion I wouldn't stay on a power supply like that for long. I wouldn't add a powerful video card either.

Edit: You can pick the Antec SmartPower 2.0 500W for cheaper at Canadacomputers.com
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[Mysterio]

At the back, it says 115W, *The red switch*

PS. Antec SmartPower 2.0 500W is sold out in Toronto Down Town.

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by Mysterio

At the back, it says 115W, *The red switch*

PS. Antec SmartPower 2.0 500W is sold out in Toronto Down Town.

It says 115V, that's the input voltage. ;D

[Mysterio]

I hate it when I get fooled...

I need to learn more about power supplies than =D


Also, when you say powerful video card, ATI Radeon 9250 isn't powerful right?
And ugh... you think I should add fans?

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by Mysterio

I hate it when I get fooled...

I need to learn more about power supplies than =D


Also, when you say powerful video card, ATI Radeon 9250 isn't powerful right?
And ugh... you think I should add fans?

No, I don't consider an ATI Radeon 9250 (PCI I guess?) to be a powerful video card. Takes less than 50W at max graphical load.

I don't know, what case do you have? Do you have fans already installed in there?