Want to make sure i have adequate power

[Monkey]

Can anyone suggest a good power supply for these specs

500GB Samsung Spinpoint SATA2 16MB (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/500GB+Samsung+Spinpoint+SATA2+16MB+?productId=2516 2)
MSI P35 NEO2-FR Socket 775 Motherboard (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Motherboards/Socket+775+%28Intel%29/MSI+P35+NEO2-FR++Socket+775+Motherboard+?productId=28015)
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 95W G0 Stepping (Retail 775) (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/Intel/Core+2+Duo/Intel+Core+2+Quad+Q6600+2.4GHz+95W+G0+Stepping+%28 Retail+775%29+?productId=28356)
Samsung SH-S203 20X DVDRW - SATA - Black (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CD%2FDVD+Drives/Internal/SATA/Samsung+SH-S203+20X+DVDRW+-+SATA+-+Black+?productId=29919)
Nexus HOC-9000 Universal CPU cooler (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Fans%2C+Heatsinks%2C+Coolers/Socket+754%2C+939%2C+775/Nexus+HOC-9000+Universal+CPU+cooler+?productId=30430)
OCZ 4GB PC2-8500 Reaper HPC (2x2GB) (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Memory/DDR2/DDR2+1000+%28PC8000%29/OCZ+4GB+PC2-8500+Reaper+HPC+%282x2GB%29+?productId=30582)
nVidia GeForce 9800GTX 512MB PCI-E 2.0 (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Graphics+Cards/PCI-E/nVIDIA+GeForce+9+Series/nVidia+GeForce+9800GTX+512MB+PCI-E+2.0+?productId=30931)
1TB Samsung Spinpoint F1 SATA2 7200RPM 32MB cache (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Hard+Drives/Serial+ATA/1TB+Samsung+Spinpoint+F1+SATA2+7200RPM+32MB+cache+ ?productId=30998)

[coiler]

Taking your time with this build Monkey? are you buying it next year? :p

600 stealth extreme OCZ everytime

Thanks

[Mul.]

Another vote for the StealthXstream but if you've got a bit more money to spend, I'd opt for something with slightly better +12V rails and with more cables to play with. I'd advise-

Tagan BZ 600W
Corsair HX 620W
Seasonic S12/M12 600W

They're all quite overkill but the above three aren't quite as limited on the cable front as the OCZ.

[Monkey]

Taking your time with this build Monkey? are you buying it next year? :p

600 stealth extreme OCZ everytime

Thanks

Yeah i know im taking my time with this build dammit!
Im poor at the minute... well not poor but im working for my money still.
It slookin like it gonna be a few months before im able to afford it.
Unless i buy a bit now, a bit later. But i thats a stupid idea.

[Monkey]

Well i was looking at the Xilence 800w Gaming Edition PSU (https://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/Xilence+800w+Gaming+Edition+PSU+?productId=26716)b ut ive heard its a bit weak. And expensive, although it is 200w more than the OCZ

[nft99]

dont get Xilence !! :(

[coiler]

mate get the 600 stealth seriously, dont bother with cheap brand high power nasties.

Also if your buying in a couple of months, your better asking us all in a couple of months about spec, as prices and tech will have moved along!

[Monkey]

Ha ha.. yeah good thinking, i may have changed some specs by then too.

I did have doubts about the xilence, and for saying its a cheap make it aint that cheap. Seeing as its twice as much as the OCZ Stealth.

I was just wondering if you knew how to tell if prices have changed on aria?

[Mul.]

It might be priced quite highly but it may not stand up quite as well against comparable units from Tagan, Enermax, OCZ, Seasonic, Corsair and so on.

I also agree that if you aren't buying for a few more months, prices will change quite a lot by then. Don't waste too much time.

On another note, I'd be tempted to opt for the OCZ ModXstream 780W on specials for just £66. It is overkill to the max but with about 48A worth of +12V rails (4 x 20A), the price and the fact that it's modular pretty much seals the deal :D

It's 80PLUS certified too unlike the stealthXstreams.

I like the stealthXstreams and they're great if you want a reliable unit on the budget. But if you have a bit more cash to throw around you may as well opt for something that's a bit more robust and has more cables should you want to add more HDD's, Optical drives and so on.

[Monkey]

Whats the difference between modular and non modular and i thought modular wasnt as good

[Lynx]

Modular just means that you can remove excess cables, there are two schools of thought here:

1, better as you dont have extra cables reducing airflow.

2, the extra connections this makes increases resistance, increasing fire risk and reduing efficiency.

[Monkey]

So there better but more dangerous.
I like the sound of that. Ill buy 2

[coiler]

no the none modular are more dangerous :)

[Lynx]

The extra connection thing is a very personal thing that some people do consider a problem, but my pc is under warranty, so if the psu blows it, i know where to get my money for a new system, so im not worried.

[Mul.]

..

[coiler]

is he not saying modular are safer due to less connections hanging about?

[Lynx]

Actually i am pointing out both sides, personally i would pay a bit more for a modular (in a time when i have money) over a normal one.

[Mul.]

My apologies, I misread what you said Lynx.

[wonderlust]

Having used a couple of Modular Psu (Hiper Type Rs) I don't think that I would ever go back to a normal psu.

So much easier to get a tidy build, which is always better for airflow

[Monkey]

Alright people youve said enough... Modular is better... Now shut it fools!

[marsey99]

the best have both, hardwired 12v and 5v for the mobo/pcie and modular for the molex/sata.

[Monkey]

name one

[marsey99]

links do?

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/Xilence+1200W+Modular+Gaming+PSU+?productId=31901

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/Cooler+Master+Real+Power+M1000W+Modular+Power+Supp ly+?productId=30608

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/Tagan+700W+Modular+BZ+Piperock+Series?productId=30 341

http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/Power+Supplies/500w+%2B/OCZ+900W+ModXStream+Modular+PSU+?productId=29109

any from the same range as those :)