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Power supply recommendations

  • 04-11-2004 7:55pm
    #1
    Anima
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,945 ✭✭✭


    Hey,

    Well my Q-Tec 350w is about to die (worst psu I've ever had) and I have no idea what to buy. Could someone tell me what the good brands are and more important, which are the crap ones? ;).

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    jozi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,391 ✭✭✭jozi


    Well i can recomend Antec (truepower models are very good) and Be Quiets.
    Antec is sold in dublin on parliament street in it direct and be-quiets are sold by www.hitide.ie or jes but i cant say i can recomend them at the moment.
    There are others to but i dont know them of the top of my head, others do and i'm sure they will let you know.

    Jozi


  • #3
    unklerosco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,828 ✭✭✭unklerosco


    http://www.tagan.com/main.htm

    Read loads of reviews bout them, seemingly the best u can get.


  • #4
    Creamy Goodness
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,584 ✭✭✭✭Creamy Goodness


    first of all thank god you found out q-tec are crap but you happen to find out the very risky way.

    antec, enermax are very good, head over the the stickies on the tweaking/modding forum as that has a good review of all the psu's around today


  • #5
    grimloch
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,688 ✭✭✭grimloch


    codegen psus are also crap, fortron have been getting good things said about them


  • #6
    Anima
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,945 ✭✭✭Anima


    Thanks lads, I'll have a read through those sites. :)


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  • #7
    daramullally
    Closed Accounts Posts: 156 ✭✭daramullally


    Hi

    I have a question about PSUs, perhaps you can help. I read somewhere how to work out what type of PSU you would need for certain hardware. I think I have a 300w PSU and would like to know if it can handle the following hardware:

    Gigabyte GA-7VM400M motherboard
    AMD Athlon XP 2000+ (Thoroughbred)
    512 MB Ram
    1x DVD Rom
    1x DVD Rewriter
    2x Hard drives
    1x Nvidia MX400 Graphics card

    It has been working for the last while but I am wondering should I have a higher powered PSU?

    Thanks for your help with this.

    Dara


  • #8
    BadCharlie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,614 ✭✭✭BadCharlie


    daramullally wrote:
    Hi

    I have a question about PSUs, perhaps you can help. I read somewhere how to work out what type of PSU you would need for certain hardware. I think I have a 300w PSU and would like to know if it can handle the following hardware:

    Gigabyte GA-7VM400M motherboard
    AMD Athlon XP 2000+ (Thoroughbred)
    512 MB Ram
    1x DVD Rom
    1x DVD Rewriter
    2x Hard drives
    1x Nvidia MX400 Graphics card

    It has been working for the last while but I am wondering should I have a higher powered PSU?

    Thanks for your help with this.

    Dara

    I dont think you need a more powerfull PSU. I had a codagen one for about 2 years and it was running more stuff then in your list and more powerhungary video card.

    As for a good PSU get a OCZ 420watt but there not cheap.
    www.Overclockers.co.uk have lots of PSU check them out, postage is not cheap at 22pounds.


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