PSU power

[twitchee2]

my rsoon to be rig:
aspire turbo case
4 80mm case fans
2x 512 mushkin bbr pc3200 ram
a64 3200+ 2.0
chaintech 6600GT


is a antec 430 psu enough for this system? if its not can u sugest a pus for under $100

thanx

 

[twitchee2]

i for get the a8n0sli mobo..lol

 

[twitchee2]

a8n-sli**

 

[coejus]

A 430 watt power supply is going to be overkill for that system. You'll have plenty of headroom with a quality 350 watt PSU. Take a look at units from Sparkle/Fortron Source or Antec.

 

[Rhin0]

Some members on here have people believe you have to have a 600watt PSU for any computer you build. Don't worry, that 430w is MORE than enough.

 

[ts3433]

That's enough power. Also consider some Enermaxes, Fortrons, and Seasonics.

 

[twitchee2]

ok thanx

 

[Rip the Jacker]

YESA

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: Rhin0
Some members on here have people believe you have to have a 600watt PSU for any computer you build. Don't worry, that 430w is MORE than enough.

 

[Porter21]

Yes, I currently have a 350watt power-supply that came with my aspire x-dreamer 2. seems to be working fine. I do have lower specs than you, but overall you should definitely be alright.

 

[maluckey]

For the less price than the Antec True Power 430, you can get an FSP-550, 530 or 460.

The Antec True Power 430 is NOT that nice of a unit. My first one died after two months. They replaced it, and the second one died. They refunded my money and I switched to the higher end FSP units. No issues since.

There are at least twenty threads lauding the FSP and OCZ units over at Xtremesystems.org. Look them up. Not much nice was said about the Antec True Power 430.

The Antec is an OK unit for a stock system, but ceetainly lower middle class as far as rating it versus other PSU's. They are most certainly NOT for overclocking. OCZ makes a good PSU for +/- 75 dollars as does FSP. PC Power and Cooling sells one for slightly more than 25 dollars more than the Antec.