my turn, PSU question

[SparkyJJO]

First off, system specs:
Gigabyte GA-M55SLI-S4
Athlon X2 4600+
radeon X1300
2GB Corsair XMS DDR2-800
Dual Samsung 160GB SATA2 drives (for RAID 1)
Dual NEC ND-3550A DVD burners
floppy drive

No overclocking on this system
Also want it upgradable later to a point (maybe a better graphics card or faster CPU later on)

Originally I had this fortron PSU picked out but after hearing that the AX series had iffy caps I decided against it. So do you think that this Seasonic 380W is enough for this system + some possible upgrading later? Or, should I go for this 430W seasonic instead?

Please no one suggest PCPC because that is definitely overkill 😉

 

[sniperruff]

i'd keep using the FSP or at least get the s12-430

 

[The Boston Dangler]

I would not suggest PCPC not because it's overkill, but because there are better PS out there. For a quality computer, my only choice remains Seasonic. The S12 series is the sweetness, 430W would do you right.

My two fave links to post:
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article28-page1.html
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

 

[GalvanizedYankee]

The S12s are the gear but near as good for le$$ buck$, the Enhance ENP-5140GH.
It's 80Plus certed, quiet, costs <$60, combined 12V@28A, reviewed very well at http://www.jonnyguru.com/, specs at http://www.enhanceusa.com/ and I just replaced the five year old Fortron used in Sister's build with one 😛


...Galvanized

 

[SparkyJJO]

thanks for the input so far. I was figuring a bit more than the 380W would be a good idea but wanted to double check since I've found I tend to go overboard on PSU power 😉

Thanks galvanized, I'll look into the enhance. Ewiz.com through froogle the best place?