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Good Power 350watt supply

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Cheesetogo

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Sorry to post another of these threads. I'm looking for a good 300-400 watt psu to power an x850xt, 3000 or 3200, one hdd, two optical drives, and 512mb of ram (althogh I'm eventually going to get a gig). I think that 350 watts should be plenty for this, but i would like a psu with a pci-e connector and a 24pin cable. Prefferably around $50, but I could spend more. Please don't recomend a psu that does not have a 24pin connector and pcie connector because then I'll need to pay another 20 bucks for cable adapters.
 
Fry's/Outpost.com had a Enermax for $50 last week, so it seems you are a bit late. This CM unit is what I would get for around $50. This review is of the model with active PFC, but the two should perform the same except in the power factor area.
 
Also try the hyperpower psu's. I know through work that they are in talks with Alienware at the moment so they must be good 🙂

PS: get at least a 480 watt psu
 
Originally posted by: pclstyle
Uhh.. 350w? Get at least a 480, you won't regret it
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I really don't need that much power. Maybe if I was using two 6800 ultras and an fx-55, but 350 should be plently for this. The minumum for an x850xt is 300 watts.
 
Originally posted by: Cheesetogo
Originally posted by: pclstyle
Uhh.. 350w? Get at least a 480, you won't regret it
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I really don't need that much power. Maybe if I was using two 6800 ultras and an fx-55, but 350 should be plently for this. The minumum for an x850xt is 300 watts.
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I guess you dont need system stability and future proofing either then :/

EDIT: Cheap always costs more
 
Originally posted by: WobbleWobble
If you're concerned about noise look at the Seasonic Super Silencer, Super Tornado or S12.
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I'm not really concerned, I just wanted to make sure it was not really loud or anything.
 
It's very quiet.. 120mm is the best choice for PSUs. 2x80mm is a stupid marketing thing. The Seasonic Tornado and S12 series use them(120mm) as well. As does the Antec Neopower.
 
420 watt Thermaltake. Great PSU, it's like 36 bucks and I strongly believe there is more amps then the listed 18A.
 
Originally posted by: doublejbass
Futureproofing with PSU Wattage is SO stupid.
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Actaully that's one of the items that you can future proof with. I bought a 350W Enermax about 3 years ago and I almost got a 450W. IF I had "future proofed", that 450W would be plenty for my new system, and still allow me lots of room to upgrade.
My 350W didn't go to waste though, as I just gave my old computer to my kids to use.
 
Originally posted by: ribbon13
It's very quiet.. 120mm is the best choice for PSUs. 2x80mm is a stupid marketing thing. The Seasonic Tornado and S12 series use them(120mm) as well. As does the Antec Neopower.
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DOes this have a pci-e connector or do I need to buy one seperatly?
 
It has a molex dedicated for it.. so it needs an adapter, but you shouldn't have to buy one. Any GPU that needs one should come with the adapter. example
 
Originally posted by: Cheesetogo
One molex or two? I was thinking the pcie adapter needed two molex cables.
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You are correct and its best to supply a feed from two different rails from the PSU.
 
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