Help me find a good PSU!

gamer1000k

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I'm building a new computer, and for those of you who didn't see my last post, here's a quick list of the parts (revised, of course after Kensai's helpful advice).

Thermaltake Tsunami Case
(please help me choose a PSU)
Asus A8N SLI Deluxe mobo
AMD 4000+ San Diego cpu
1 GB Corsair Twinx XMS 3200XL ram
BFG 6800 GT dual dvi
2x 74gb Raptor Hard Drives
Plextor SATA DVD+-RW PX-716SA
Zalman CNPS7000B-Cu LED CPU Fan
Zalman ZM-NB47J Northbridge Heatsink
ARCTIC COOLING NV Silencer 5 (Rev. 2) Ceramic VGA Cooler

I want a good PSU for around $100 that can power this and have room for future upgrades (more hard drives, new GPU, possible SLI) and have some overclocking headroom. I like the PC Power and Cooling 510 Express SLI, but that is a little spendy. Is there a cheaper PSU that meets my requirements for around $100? Please help.
 

gamer1000k

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I looked it up on newegg and it only has a 4 egg rating. Is it worth an extra $20 to upgrade to the antec true power 2.0 550W?
 

gamer1000k

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thanks for the help. I think I'll go for the Antec True Power 2.0 550W because of the cost, dual +12 rails and cable sleeving.
 

gamer1000k

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I think I've FINALLY found the right psu for my computer. Newegg has the Antec Truepower II 550W for $100 + $6.99 S&H, so I'll get that for my computer. Thanks for the advice.

EDIT: I looked at the Forton Blue Storm and that actually looks like it might be better. Anybody have experience with both of these power supplies?
 

rickn

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Originally posted by: gamer1000k
I think I've FINALLY found the right psu for my computer. Newegg has the Antec Truepower II 550W for $100 + $6.99 S&H, so I'll get that for my computer. Thanks for the advice.

EDIT: I looked at the Forton Blue Storm and that actually looks like it might be better. Anybody have experience with both of these power supplies?

go with Antec. Fortron makes good powersupplies, but if you ever need warranty service Antec will take care of you real quick.
 

knothead34

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since you have an sli motherboard. i would go with at least 550 if you want to get into the new nvidia cards they are gonna require some juice. if your just gonna run 6600gts then can get away with 500watt like the blue storm.