Budget PSU

[yoyomamama]

Hello,

I am upgrading my Pentium III with 256 MB memory, this machine has done me good for last 8yrs and still serves without any issues. My new setup is given below.

Proc QC9450 (Got his for half price under employee discount)
Motherboard: Asus P5Q PRO
RAM G.skill DDR2 800 2GB*4

I haven't decided on PSU, I wont be overclocking anything but just for home use. I would be putting 2 Harddrives and a decent Video card (cheap one) please suggest a budget yet robust PSU.

Thanks in Advance.

 

[HOOfan 1]

Well we would need to know what videocard you are getting? Are you looking at someting like an 8800GT or are you looking at something lower like a 8400GS?

 

[yoyomamama]

I am looking for a video card under 50$. Anything decent will do. I am not a avid gamer.

 

[HOOfan 1]

How bout this

Antec Earthwatts 380W for $30

better act fast though, that is a special price.

 

[yoyomamama]

That looks nice and Cheap, but is this enough for my configuration. QC 9450 itself is 95W, I am not sure how much power couple of HDD's, DVD writer, Video card and USB's require.

 

[yoyomamama]

and to add 8Gig of Memory.

 

[HOOfan 1]

With a very low end videocard, that should easily be enough.

 

[yoyomamama]

Can you as well recommend a decent Video card to go with this, which can handle moderate gaming

 

[OddJensen]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814102755 $30 (Relatively decent card for that price)