PSU advice needed for NF4 mobos

[Afrd2shtstrngerS]

Hi gang,

I am planning yo build my rig very soon, however this psu thingy starts to annoy me... Here are my plans:

thermaltake wingo 7000c pc case
chaintech or dfi or some comparable one - ultra - mobo (i have couple of more weeks to decide)
socket 939 - 3000
geforce 6600GT pci-e
160gb ide hdd (bought for $30)
512mb - 3200 kingston value ram (bought for $49)
17' mag lcd (bought for $190) ****love thanksgiving***

AND I am gonna push OC wherever it goes; but not sure for the zalman 7700 heatsink and and extra fans - probably first I will check the temps with stock settings...

NOW, here are my three choices (if you bring more please feel free to add - but I want 24-pin atx main connection, active pfc, at least 17 amp on the 12v trail with a total watt of 420, and extra cables for pci (6-pin) and sata drives - light, sound, color, modular does NOT matter for me):

Enermax - 485watt - found for $86

OCZ modstream 450 watt - found for $89

Antec 480 watt - Neo Power - found for $113

Please throw some comments... thanks and happy new year

 

[o1die]

I'd go for the ocz, if it has the pci-e connectors included.

 

[tennesota]

That OCZ looks nice.Where did you find it for $89.00?

 

[Justin343563611]

do you need an ATX 2.0 PSU for NF4 mobos or will a 20 to 24 pin adaptor do me just as well?

 

[Afrd2shtstrngerS]

That OCZ looks nice.Where did you find it for $89.00?

Check this out: OCZ MODSTREAM 450W

Anyone else with some comments???

 

[o1die]

I found an antec 350w smartpower for $15 after rebate yesterday at Fry's, with 21 amps on the 12v rail. Plenty for me. It's the quietest 2 fan ps I've used. A good deal.

 

[AnnoyedGrunt]

I got this one a little while ago, and I really like it

Seasonic Super Tornado 400W:
http://www.newegg.com/app/View...=17-151-018&depa=1

The current revision of the PSU has two SATA connectors, the 24 Pin main power connector, a 20 Pin adapter cable, plus some extra connectors that I think are for intel boards (I think it is that PCIe connector you were talking about, but I can't remember). Actually, I opened my case and it looks to be an 8 pin connector (2x4), so it's not the PCIe ones that go to the graphics cards. I think it is for pluggin into Intel mobo's, but I'm not sure on that. It comes with some cable management stuff, but I haven't used it so I'm not sure how well it works.

The PSU is extremely quiet, and is able to keep the computer up and running even when the power flickers (a common problem in the mountainous area I live in). Sometimes the TV will power cycle, but my computer won't.

I am very happy with it so far.

Silent PC Review has a very favorable review on their site.

-D'oh!