Building a new pc system, what PSU should i get?

[scillmotte]

Hi,
I'm building a new system with the following specs, but lookign around i'm unsure which PSU to get

I'd quite like a modular one although it isn't a major concern.
I've heard recently that hiper psu's have a tendancy of burning out within the first 6 months :/

here's my system specs

Asustek S775 nForce 570SLI ATX Audio Lan (P5NSLI)
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Socket 775 2.4GHz
QuietPC SCYTHE Ninja-Plus Heatpipe
CT2KIT12864AA667 2x1GB PC2-5300 NonECC CL5
XFX GeForce 7600GT 256MB DDR3 PCIE Dual DVI HDTV OUT (will get a 2nd at a later date)
Thermaltake Soprano SECC Silver, Window
Sony 18x DVD+/-RW/12X RAM silver
Microsoft Win XP Media Centre 32B OEM & vista upgrade coupon

Total £751.40 inc vat and delivery

i'm buying most of this order from **** as didnt quite have everything i wanted at aria, plus the recent changes or company restructure they are having caused me murders with my last order.

Any reccomendations for a good reliable PSU? and would i need more than 500W?

thaks in advance for any advice and comments

[Micky007]

**** !

Dont ever say that word again :lol: o/j

Welcome to the forum.

Hmm.. well a 500wat PSU would do fine.

Iv had one of the following PSU in my other computer and it works fine, not had any problems with it at all.

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/+SV+550w+SilentLoad+20+%26+24%2BSATA+PSU?productId =25510

Regards,
Michael Walmsley

[scillmotte]

hmmmm

bit of a cheap psu though.... i've been reading up and quite a few people have said lower end psu's have been dieing all over the place and taking half their systems with them.

how long have u been using this psu?

ideally i want the OCZ 600w psu but its out of stock almost everywhere :/

[Micky007]

Hi,

The PSU has been in my other computer for just under a year now.

I also have the OCz 600wat in the pc im using now :P

Seems i have everything you want lol.

Same again, another great PSU, no problems with it so far.

Regards,
Michael Walmsley

[scillmotte]

from my searching over the last few hours all i can find for the OCZ is great reviews, so i think i'll go with that.

any advice or reccomendations on the rest of my system specs?

[Micky007]

[quote:e348e52eb1=\"scillmotte\"]from my searching over the last few hours all i can find for the OCZ is great reviews, so i think i'll go with that.

any advice or reccomendations on the rest of my system specs?[/quote:e348e52eb1]

Hi,

Nope that pc will be fine as it is. But its really upto you if you wanted to upgrade anything.

Regards,
Michael Walmsley

[Barley]

If you want something cheap yet good quality go with this bad boy.

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/+Hiper++530W+TRUE+POWER++PSU?productId=24512

Hiper make some quality PSU's :)

As for your PC, very nice. It's just a shame to build such a sweet machine then bottle neck it with such a weak graphics card :?

[Biodoid]

could always go for overkill and get the enermax galaxy 8)

[Aaron]

mmmmm galaxy... why have cotton, when you can have silk... :lol:

[Barley]

[quote:f38b6cbdc1=\"Aaron\"]mmmmm galaxy... why have cotton, when you can have silk... :lol:[/quote:f38b6cbdc1]

And your own power station to run it? :)

[scillmotte]

[quote:7e9ec3f3d6=\"Barley\"]If you want something cheap yet good quality go with this bad boy.

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/+Hiper++530W+TRUE+POWER++PSU?productId=24512

Hiper make some quality PSU's :)

As for your PC, very nice. It's just a shame to build such a sweet machine then bottle neck it with such a weak graphics card :?[/quote:7e9ec3f3d6]

From a lot of review's i've read, hiper are just like Antec lately, PSU's burning out left, right and center.

As for my gfx card, i was under the impression it was good?
what would u reccomend?
I'm not a hardcore gamer, just play the odd game and a bit of WoW

[mac124]

Seasonic s12 600 if you want quality, i have one in my gaming rig and it powers that no problems so it will be fine in yours :D

[scillmotte]

[quote:728b91c88c=\"mac124\"]Seasonic s12 600 if you want quality, i have one in my gaming rig and it powers that no problems so it will be fine in yours :D[/quote:728b91c88c]

funny you should say that, it's what i've just ordered :P

for some reason i'm still drawn towards the ocz psu, but there was only 1 place on the net i could find this in stock and it was extremely overpriced, so i went with the S12 600W :)

Only problem with my order is they won't be getting win xp media centre in stock for a couple of weeks, so i'll have to use my version that 'fell of back off t'internet' for the time being :(

any comments on my gfx choice??? somebody said it was letting my system down???

[Barley]

[quote:3c28613135=\"mac124\"]Seasonic s12 600 if you want quality, i have one in my gaming rig and it powers that no problems so it will be fine in yours :D[/quote:3c28613135]

My mate has a Seasonic 600w PSU, lovely looking thing, great quality too. But the £100 price tag on it was just too much for my wallet!

[mac124]

[quote:d69aa8e83d=\"scillmotte\"]any comments on my gfx choice??? somebody said it was letting my system down???[/quote:d69aa8e83d]

Well i guess it depends what you will be using your pc for?

If its going to be used for something like music production / video editing etc then your gfx card will be fine, in fact its overkill.

If its a gaming pc then yes its a bit weak, the rest of the pc is getting on for top end, or very nearly, yet the graphics is \"average\" adding another will beef it up a bit but personaly i don't see the point of sli-ing 2 mid range cards i would suugest, when funds allow, sell the 7600gt and get a beefier single card, 8800gts or similar for around £200ish.

I would also suggest faster memory, 6400 at least. :wink: