Best PSUs available?

[ndee]

Hi there,
I'm slowly starting to look for components which I will upgrade before x-mas. I would also exchange my 300 generic PSU with a better one. Which one can you guys recommend?

Thanx

ndee

[Edit] Enermax 350W or 431W? [/Edit]

 

[tweakmm]

what kind of components?

 

[ndee]

I'll exchange my rig with the following components:
Athlon XP(not sure which one), MSI KT266A Board, 512MB DDR Ram and a Radeon 8500.

 

[tweakmm]

how many HDs, DVD? CD-RW? Number of fans? Will you be OCing?

 

[ndee]

That's my current machine, I will just replace the mobo, cpu, ram and video card. Only 1 harddisk as you can see, 1 dvd-rom, 1cd-rw..


CPU: AMD Thunderbird 700MHz @ 700MHz
Motherboard: MSI K7T Pro 2a
Memory: 256 MB of Majorbrand PC 133
Video Card: 3Dfx 2000 flashed to 3000 (Voodoo 3)
Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda IV 40.0 GB @ 7200 RPMS
Monitor: Samsung SyncMaster 700NF
DVD Manufacturer & Model: Creative Labs 6x
CDR/CDRW Manufacturer & Model: Plextor 12/10/32A
Storage Interface: IDE

Sound Card: Creative Labs Soundblaster Live! Value
Internet Provider: Cablecom
Internet Connection Type: Cable

Internet Connection Speed: 512/128
Operating System: Windows 2K SP2
Notes: 2 Papst 8412 Fans(12dbA) and one Adda 16.1dbA Fan

 

[tweakmm]

You'd probably be fine with a 350 watt PS, but to be on the safe side I would go with the 431 watt.

 

[skriefal]

The 350W will almost certainly be fine, and even your generic 300W may work. The 430W is quite probably overkill, but will definitely work without any problems.

 

[ndee]

I actually just want an Enermax PSU cuz it sucks the hot air out of the case. I tried an own version, mounting a suck-out fan under the PSU but the temperature rised.....