PSU upgrade for Packard Bell computer

[dofydoink]

I have a packard Bell iMedia MC H1519 and want to buy a new Geforce 8800 video card. I have checked my computer and my motherboard should be able to handle it, and there is enough room for it. My problem is that I do not have a sufficient PSU.

Here are all the details for my computer:

Motherboard:
Name: Sunshine DDR2 (GA-8I915PMD) Ver 0.1
Type: µATX motherboard
Manufacturer: Gigabyte

Processor: Intel Pentium 4 model 524

Hard Drive:
HDD Seagate Alpine Puma S-ATA
Type: 3.5-inch IDE
Speed: 7200 rpm
Density: 80 GB / platter
Cache: 8 MB
Manufacturer: Seagate

CD drive:
Philips DVD+R9 drive
Product NameVD8701
Type:8x DVD+R DL, 16x DVD+/-R, 8x DVD+RW; 6x DVD-RW, 16x Read DVD & 48x CDR, 32x CDRW, 48x CD
Manufacturer: PHILIPS

Is there anything I should be aware of before I buy a new PSU (preferably at 600W)?
I have a general idea that the more you pay, the more reliable the PSU is, but my budget is around 50-60£. Will this be enough?
Any other advice would be greatly appreciated.

Cheers

 

[RandomFool]

Packard Bell still makes computers?

It's been awhile since I've bought a PSU but 600w might be a bit of overkill, I remember reading somewhere that a normal PC generally doesn't use more than 300W.

Sparkle, Antec, and Thermaltake are supposed to be pretty good brands.

 

[Evadman]

Originally posted by: RandomFool
Packard Bell still makes computers?

They were bought out a while ago, but a company still owned the brand, but I don't think they are sold in the US. I still have one of the remotes

 

[stevty2889]

600W would be an overkill. I would avoid thermaltake, they have weak 12v rails, only their super expensive models are worth looking at, but there are better choices once you go to that price range. Antec is another to be careful with, some of their models are good, such as the trio series, but the true/smart powers skimp a bit on the quality of the components. Sparkle, Enermax, Enhance, Fortron, and Seasonic are good brands. 450-500w of a good brand should be plenty, the 12v rail is what you need to pay attention too, as that is the more important rail. A lot of the lower quality and generic brands may be rated at 500w, but skimp on the most important rail.

As for concerns, most companies don't do this anymore, but make sure your packard bell isn't using a proprietary power supply, that could be wired differantly than a normal PSU. It was common in the past, so that if your power supply or motherboard went bad, you could only get a replacement from them.