Suggest a PSU...

[Swift]

Hi...

I have this downloading rig but its been giving me problems lately and the psu seems to be the core of the problem... So can u please suggest a suitable supply..
System specs are:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ proccy
1.5 gig RAM
Asus K8V-MX Mobo
250 gig Seagate HDD
160 gig WD HDD
Ati Radeon 9800 AGP gfx card
A DVD writer

Its an old pc so i dont want to spend a lot of money on it, so please suggest a reasonably priced psu but it should be able to run all the hardware comfortably...

[Piyush]

whats the budget anyways?

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Swift

Hi...

I have this downloading rig but its been giving me problems lately and the psu seems to be the core of the problem... So can u please suggest a suitable supply..
System specs are:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ proccy
1.5 gig RAM
Asus K8V-MX Mobo
250 gig Seagate HDD
160 gig WD HDD
Ati Radeon 9800 AGP gfx card
A DVD writer

Its an old pc so i dont want to spend a lot of money on it, so please suggest a reasonably priced psu but it should be able to run all the hardware comfortably...

can try out these 2 PSU: FSP Saga II 350W or Gigabyte 400W. there are cheapest yet good PSU. most desi PSU will cost u more & will end up damaging your PC.

[krishnandu.sarkar]

^+1

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[Piyush]

^^10chars?

[VarDOS]

^ its not like that, its


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[Swift]

Whats the price of these two???

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Swift

Whats the price of these two???

FSP should cost 1.5-1.6k. gigabyte 200 bucks more. both are good. pick anyone.

however if possible get the 400W FSP. it costs 2.1k.

[Swift]

Okay, so what i'm thinking is that i'll replace the HDDs with a single 500 gig HDD and go for a 400w FSP PSU... Will the power be fine and can i add another HDD in the future with this PSU?? Also suggest HDD i should go for and the cost...

[Swift]

bump... please help guys...

[ajai5777]

Gigabyte APFC 460W @2.2 k

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Swift

bump... please help guys...

FSP Saga II 350W will be good enough, even with increased no of HDD. however better PSU, better for for system. so FSP Saga II 400W or Gigabyte 460W as ajai suggested, whichever is cheaper.

[Swift]

ok... and any suggestions for a 500 gig HDD??

[Sam]

Originally Posted by Swift

ok... and any suggestions for a 500 gig HDD??

get Samsung F3 Eco. or WD Green. or may look out for the easily available Seagate.

however both the Samsung & WD are good HDDs. both runs really cool.

[VarDOS]

as it is a dloading RIG he can adopt a LOCAL PSU / the above suggestions are fine.

[ajai5777]

Originally Posted by Sam.Shab

get Samsung F3 Eco.

His 1st HDD is Seagate.

Never ever combine Seagate and Samsung.I cant technically prove it but I had a bad experience combining them.Its an old story.

Long ago a King lived named ajai5777. he purchased a samsung 160 SATA for his old system and combined with Seagate 80 SATA.Every time he powered the PC samsung got burned a chip.He replaced it 2 times and burned in similar fashion.When he got the 3rd replacement, he resold it to his friend and bought a seagate 250.
That worked fine and still working in his rig

[Sam]

Originally Posted by ajai5777

His 1st HDD is Seagate.

Never ever combine Seagate and Samsung.I cant technically prove it but I had a bad experience combining them.Its an old story.

Long ago a King lived named ajai5777. he purchased a samsung 160 SATA for his old system and combined with Seagate 80 SATA.Every time he powered the PC samsung got burned a chip.He replaced it 2 times and burned in similar fashion.When he got the 3rd replacement, he resold it to his friend and bought a seagate 250.
That worked fine and still working in his rig

thats kind of strange

[jun19]

Hi Guys,

I need help on selecting PSU for the following configuration:

AMD Phenom2 X4 955 BE
Asus M4A785TD-V-EVO
Kingston 2x2GB DDR3(1333 MHZ)
WD 500 GB
Samsung P2250

My concern is, since I am not buying any GPU right now, which would be good PSU for my configuration? And also I dont want to go on any pricy PSU now, since in some time later, I would go for some high end GPU, and I might have to re consider on PSU.

Initially I thought of getting zeb platinum 700W, which is less in price compared to
the same powered, big brand PSUs like- CM,OCZ,Corsair,TAGAN,SAGA etc, and also
I thought it would manage to run GPU's like HD5870 or GTX280/4xx series.But I saw some posts here, saying it is not that efficient. Please help me on this. Any Suggestions or recommendations are appreciated

Thanks.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by jun19

Hi Guys,

I need help on selecting PSU for the following configuration:

AMD Phenom2 X4 955 BE
Asus M4A785TD-V-EVO
Kingston 2x2GB DDR3(1333 MHZ)
WD 500 GB
Samsung P2250

My concern is, since I am not buying any GPU right now, which would be good PSU for my configuration? And also I dont want to go on any pricy PSU now, since in some time later, I would go for some high end GPU, and I might have to re consider on PSU.

Initially I thought of getting zeb platinum 700W, which is less in price compared to
the same powered, big brand PSUs like- CM,OCZ,Corsair,TAGAN,SAGA etc, and also
I thought it would manage to run GPU's like HD5870 or GTX280/4xx series.But I saw some posts here, saying it is not that efficient. Please help me on this. Any Suggestions or recommendations are appreciated

Thanks.

i'll suggest get a good PSU like Corsair VX550W if you have in mind of getting a highend card like HD5870 or GTX470. rather than changing PSU again & again.

if you short on budget for now & just want a sufficient PSU for your system, get FSP Saga II 350-400W or Gigabyte 400-460W.

also Zebronics SPU should be considered when you running IGP or lowend cards. for anything that needs external power i'll seriously advice get a good PSU. even for IGP Zebronics PSU should be avoided if you getting good PSU from Corsair, Seaonic, FSP, Tangan, etc. Wattage maybe low but quality will be high & moreover for your current system a 350W PSU will suffice.

[jun19]

Alright...Thank you very much Sam.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by jun19

Alright...Thank you very much Sam.

my pleasure buddy

[jun19]

HI guys,

well am really satisfied with sam's suggestion . I was going through Corsair PSUs, and i found their series, HX and TX for 650W. Any idea which is better one? Price of HX is little higher than TX, but when i used their power calculation app. it didnt show TX for config without graphics card, but while checking with graphics card(5870 or 480) it recommended TX as well. So bit confusion. Thanks in advance.

[Sam]

Originally Posted by jun19

HI guys,

well am really satisfied with sam's suggestion . I was going through Corsair PSUs, and i found their series, HX and TX for 650W. Any idea which is better one? Price of HX is little higher than TX, but when i used their power calculation app. it didnt show TX for config without graphics card, but while checking with graphics card(5870 or 480) it recommended TX as well. So bit confusion. Thanks in advance.

HX = a modular TX. no more difference. for supporting HD5870 or GTX480, you'll need TX650W or equivalent.

[XTerminator]

tx650 is good.also check out some tagan psus.prolly their stonerock model.good reliability.

[jun19]

OK..Thnx guys.

[rkneo11]

i'd recommend you buy a coolermaster PSU...

[jun19]

OK...Any suggestions on configuration, i mean any better h/w for the same budget.

AMD Phenom2 X4 955 BE
Asus M4A785TD-V-EVO
Kingston 2x2GB DDR3(1333 MHZ)
WD 500 GB
Samsung P2250

[Sam]

Originally Posted by jun19

OK...Any suggestions on configuration, i mean any better h/w for the same budget.

AMD Phenom2 X4 955 BE
Asus M4A785TD-V-EVO
Kingston 2x2GB DDR3(1333 MHZ)
WD 500 GB
Samsung P2250

change that motherboard. get MSI or Gigabyte. or even Biostar or Asrock. you'll face several issues with that motherboard. from sound to IGP issues. AVOID ASUS. also after you faced problem don't expect an easy route to replacement. only after you deal with those Rashi Peripherals bustards you can expect something. so better skip all these unnecessary tension. skip Asus motherboards.

[jun19]

is it..? I had a good experience with ASUS with my previous board, but i didnt use any external graphic card though. Sam, can u please let me know an equivalent featured motherboard in MSI or GIGABYTE. I would be getting this by coming weekend. Now am really in dilemma, i had many hopes from this board since all the reviews and all are good in most of the sites which i went through. Thanks again Sam.

[Jaskanwar Singh]

Originally Posted by jun19

is it..? I had a good experience with ASUS with my previous board, but i didnt use any external graphic card though. Sam, can u please let me know an equivalent featured motherboard in MSI or GIGABYTE. I would be getting this by coming weekend. Now am really in dilemma, i had many hopes from this board since all the reviews and all are good in most of the sites which i went through. Thanks again Sam.

if your budget for a mobo is 5.5k then MSI 785G-E53.if you can spend around 7.5k then MSI 890GXM-G65 is a good buy. MSI 880GMA-E45 at 6k is also great.
choose your budget and hence the mobo.