Fortron 450W versus Corsair 450W

[blackrain]

So I missed out on the $40 AR Corsair 450W earlier this week. Now I am trying to decide whether I still want it since I am over budget by about $20.

I am thinking about a Fortron because I have always been partial to it, and only recently heard the hype about Corsair.

My expected build is:
AMD Phenom II X3 720 BE
Biostar 790GX
4Gb Gskill memory
1 HD
1 bluray drive
(possible 1 DVD drive)
1 Radeon 4850
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814102824
Silverstone LC13B-E HTPC case

I am interested in one of these:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817104954
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...9003&Tpk=corsair%20450


So, I guess I need to ask these questions:

Does the PSU provide enough power for my machine?
Does the PSU have all of the connectors I require (6-pin for high end PCIe, two 6-pin, four 6-pin or even the newer 8-pin PCIe connector)?
Will both of these PSUs fit okay in this HTPC case
Is the gray color of the fortron psu really going to stick out with a black case


Any help would be greatly appreciated. Would love to wrap this up asap

 

[Gillbot]

hop over to Fs/FT, see what you can find there? I know i've seen at least one good corsair FS there. 😉

 

[Quiksilver]

Just another alternative if the BFG LS-450. it's about same price as the FSP unit AMIR.

 

[theAnimal]

Change the 4850 to a 4770 and get a Corsair CX400.

 

[blackrain]

Originally posted by: theAnimal
Change the 4850 to a 4770 and get a Corsair CX400.

The 4850 was actually cheaper than any 4770 by quite a bit. Newegg has a great deal right now on the Sapphire 4850. So its hard to pass up the 4850.

I assume that the CX400 would not be enough for the 4850?? There is a 20% off promo right now on the 'egg

 

[blackrain]

This seems like a really good deal. What do you think? I am tempted to go a little overbudget because its 550W and because of strong reviews.

http://www.buy.com/prod/bfg-te...55009.html?dcaid=15890


Anyone know how long the PSU cable is?
Will this matchup okay with my mobo? Does the PSU have all of the connectors I require (6-pin for high end PCIe, two 6-pin, four 6-pin or even the newer 8-pin PCIe connector)?
Will it fit okay in this Silverstone LC13B-E HTPC case?

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: blackrain
Anyone know how long the PSU cable is?
Will this matchup okay with my mobo? Does the PSU have all of the connectors I require (6-pin for high end PCIe, two 6-pin, four 6-pin or even the newer 8-pin PCIe connector)?
Will it fit okay in this Silverstone LC13B-E HTPC case?

Don't know about the case. The power supply is around 6.4" deep.

It has one 6 pin and one 8 pin (6+2) PCIe connectors.

It should work just fine with your motherboard.

Cable lengths are near the bottom of this page.

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...p?ProductCode=10009795

 

[Lunyone]

Originally posted by: blackrain

Originally posted by: theAnimal
Change the 4850 to a 4770 and get a Corsair CX400.

The 4850 was actually cheaper than any 4770 by quite a bit. Newegg has a great deal right now on the Sapphire 4850. So its hard to pass up the 4850.

I assume that the CX400 would not be enough for the 4850?? There is a 20% off promo right now on the 'egg

The Corsair 400cx will work just fine with the 4850 and it's a good value. Current best price is $53.24 shipped at Buy.com, from what I've seen so far.

Corsair CMPSU-400CX ATX12V Power Supply