New PSU Time

**Mousey** · Jul 25, 2008, 08:56 AM

I've currently got a 500w Raidmax PSU in this case that a friend gave me and i'm petrified it's gonna blow up at some point because it's a value psu, and i've heard some seriously bad things about these. The same friend that gave me it had another one before this one and that blew up on him taking his graphics card with it

So i'm taking a look at some new PSUs, i've got £35 to start me off from birthday money this year (haha aunties + uncles ftw

) and i'm gonna start saving for one, preferably a decent one. So far i've found;

450w Corsair VX450w Power Supply Unit < Now this one's got me interested because it has extra long cables, that could really help in my case. If it has the juice to run a single HD3850, a DVD Burner and 2 HDDs (1x sata, 1x ide) then it'll be a good buy

500w OCZ StealthXStream Power Supply Unit

530w Hiper HPU-4M530

580w Hiper HPU-4M580

650w CoolerMaster eXtreme Power Supply Unit

I'm looking for fully sleeved cables so i can possibly make a better job of cable management without tearing them to shreds

i don't overclock much and my specs are in my profile on the left. Modular would be nice but it's not crucial, i've gotten so used to hiding all the cables i don't use now lol

Cheers guys

cozumel · Jul 25, 2008, 02:36 PM

By my calculations you should have plenty of power with the Corsair and its the pick of the bunch too!!

Edit: Also consider the Antec EarthWatts 430W. It's just £1 more than the Corsair.

OldBuzzard · Jul 25, 2008, 02:42 PM

I'd go with the Corsair. It should power your system with no problem at all.
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/...conclusion.php

Or, if you can scrape together another £8.64, it's bigger brother would do the job as well, and ease your fear of not having enough to run the 3850

Buy Corsair VX 550W*CMPSU-550VXUK from CCL - Online Retailer of the Year 2007 & 2006 for laptops, desktops and computer hardware

procupine14 · Jul 25, 2008, 10:03 PM

yeah im thinking that the Corsair one is going to be your best bet.

I personally like my zalman in my rig specs but they aren't as renowned as some of the other companies listed of course

Judas · Jul 25, 2008, 10:13 PM

keep your distance from the steath extreme units (ocz) imo... your better off spending a bit more on a gamerxstream eddition PSU..

just a imo..

also i'd suggest keeping in the range of 500-600 watt minimum quality specs with a either a twin 12v combined rail amperage of 40+ (20amp+) if possible, or psu with quad 12v rails that all don't fall below 16amp (18amp preferable, 20amp would be top notch though)

H3X4D3C1M4L · Jul 28, 2008, 04:50 AM

If you want fully sleved and modular as well as good quality go with an Enermax Liberty. I can't say enough good things about mine. Worth every penny as far as I'm concerned.

Jul 25, 2008, 08:56 AM	#1
Mousey Synth's Long Lost Bro Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Web Design Hell Posts: 7,189 Rep Power: 245 System Specs	New PSU Time I've currently got a 500w Raidmax PSU in this case that a friend gave me and i'm petrified it's gonna blow up at some point because it's a value psu, and i've heard some seriously bad things about these. The same friend that gave me it had another one before this one and that blew up on him taking his graphics card with it So i'm taking a look at some new PSUs, i've got £35 to start me off from birthday money this year (haha aunties + uncles ftw ) and i'm gonna start saving for one, preferably a decent one. So far i've found; 450w Corsair VX450w Power Supply Unit < Now this one's got me interested because it has extra long cables, that could really help in my case. If it has the juice to run a single HD3850, a DVD Burner and 2 HDDs (1x sata, 1x ide) then it'll be a good buy 500w OCZ StealthXStream Power Supply Unit 530w Hiper HPU-4M530 580w Hiper HPU-4M580 650w CoolerMaster eXtreme Power Supply Unit I'm looking for fully sleeved cables so i can possibly make a better job of cable management without tearing them to shreds i don't overclock much and my specs are in my profile on the left. Modular would be nice but it's not crucial, i've gotten so used to hiding all the cables i don't use now lol Cheers guys __________________ Last edited by Mousey; Jul 25, 2008 at 09:09 AM.

Jul 25, 2008, 02:36 PM	#2
cozumel I'm dangerous but cute... Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Under the waves... Posts: 3,577 Rep Power: 60 System Specs	By my calculations you should have plenty of power with the Corsair and its the pick of the bunch too!! Edit: Also consider the Antec EarthWatts 430W. It's just £1 more than the Corsair. __________________ Don't worry about money - Be a beach bum! Scuba Rocks Last edited by cozumel; Jul 25, 2008 at 02:41 PM.

Jul 25, 2008, 02:42 PM	#3
OldBuzzard DH's oldest Geek Join Date: May 2003 Location: Oberlin, OH Posts: 2,783 Rep Power: 145 System Specs	I'd go with the Corsair. It should power your system with no problem at all. http://www.hardwareheaven.com/reviews/...conclusion.php Or, if you can scrape together another £8.64, it's bigger brother would do the job as well, and ease your fear of not having enough to run the 3850 Buy Corsair VX 550W*CMPSU-550VXUK from CCL - Online Retailer of the Year 2007 & 2006 for laptops, desktops and computer hardware __________________ When looking for a reason as to why things go wrong, never rule out sheer STUPIDITY

Jul 25, 2008, 10:03 PM	#4
procupine14 Why is it Beeping!?!?! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA, Missouri Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 58 System Specs	yeah im thinking that the Corsair one is going to be your best bet. I personally like my zalman in my rig specs but they aren't as renowned as some of the other companies listed of course __________________ HTPC/file server: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom x4 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 800 (2x2GB) - 1TB WD Black - 4 x 1TB Hitachi DeskStar in RAID 5 - ATi TV Wonder Digital Cable Tuner - HIS Raedon 4850 512MB - ASRock N68C-S UCC mobo - OCZ ModExtreme Pro 500W PSU GF's Gaming PC: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit - AMD Phenom 9850 - 4GB OCZ DDR2 1066 - 500GB Western Digital GP - HIS Raedon 5770 1GB - ASUS M3A78-EM - Zalman 650W PSU Media Streamer: Win 7 Pro 64-bit - AMD Athlon x2 3200+ - 4GB SuperTalent DDR2 800 - 250GB SeaGate Barracuda - MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 - ASUS Raedon 5450 SILENT - FSP group 250W PSU

Jul 28, 2008, 04:50 AM	#6
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	If you want fully sleved and modular as well as good quality go with an Enermax Liberty. I can't say enough good things about mine. Worth every penny as far as I'm concerned.