suggested psu

[King Cruel]

planning on building/adding onto a rig. was looking for some input on power consumption and appropriate psu/wattage for the following system.

asus a8n sli
amd 64 3500 Winchester
4 x 512 Kingston value
2 x 6600gt
4 x sata hds
1 x nec 3520 dvd r/rw
1 x generic floppy

i have an extra 500w psu that i would like to use, but i couldn't tell from Asus's power requirements chart if this would be enough. thanks for any replies.

 

[AristoV300]

PC Power and Cooling 510 Express if you are willing to spend some money to get a good PSU. THe Antec NeoPower is another good choice with a lower price tag.

 

[Bonesdad]

what are the specs of your existing 500W psu? Who makes it? How many A on the 12V line?

 

[King Cruel]

don't have the specifics on the 12v rail in front of me, but its a retail ultra x-connect 500w psu.

 

[UsandThem]

Originally posted by: King Cruel
planning on building/adding onto a rig. was looking for some input on power consumption and appropriate psu/wattage for the following system.

asus a8n sli
amd 64 3500 Winchester
4 x 512 Kingston value
2 x 6600gt
4 x sata hds
1 x nec 3520 dvd r/rw
1 x generic floppy

i have an extra 500w psu that i would like to use, but i couldn't tell from Asus's power requirements chart if this would be enough. thanks for any replies.

Did you already buy two 6600GT's?

 

[imported_Computer MAn]

A lot of people have been having problems with that PSU so I would suggest going with either an OCZ, Antec, PCP&C, Enermax, Fortron just to be safe

 

[fstime]

Forton 500W Blue storm, just as good as the neopower for less.

 

[King Cruel]

only acquired 1 6600gt so far. i've just begun to piece things together. was planning on building it in 2 phases due to budget constraints.

is the forton already eatx compliant or would it require a 20 to 24 pin adapter?

 

[John]

Originally posted by: King Cruelis the forton already eatx compliant or would it require a 20 to 24 pin adapter?

It is recommended that you do_not use a 20 to 24 pin adapter. The 20 pin connector will fit the A8N (and other boards) just fine leaving the top four pins on the board exposed (which is fine).

Buy a nice psu now and save frustration later. The Fortron is nice, and so is the Tagan 480

 

[King Cruel]

groovy guys. thanks a lot for all your input.

Da_King

 

[UsandThem]

Originally posted by: King Cruel
only acquired 1 6600gt so far. i've just begun to piece things together. was planning on building it in 2 phases due to budget constraints.

is the forton already eatx compliant or would it require a 20 to 24 pin adapter?

You are better off selling the 6600GT and getting one 6800GT, instead of running two 660GT's.

 

[King Cruel]

the specs for the ultra list 34a on the +12v rail and 0.8a on the -12v rail. dunno if thats more hype than real performance tho.

http://www.ultraproducts.com/product_info.php?cPath=38_47&products_id=161

in terms of the 6600gt, im prolly only going to opt for the second card if i decide to build a mutli-monitor system or expand into heavy editing and 3d. for right now 1 6600gt is more than enough power for the cost.

 

[TomKazansky]

go with ocz, tt, forton, or tggi. Friend got an ultra 500 and it isn't really that good.

 

[Sniper82]

I had a hard time choosing between OCZ 420 Powerstream,Fortron Blue, Antec Neopower,ect so I decided to go with Enermax. Not only is Enermax a reliable brand but for some reason this PSU seemed more future proof then any of the other ones in the $80-$120 price range. Its got more amps on each rail then others in the same($80-$120) price range.

http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec.hmx?scriteria=BA20750

 

[Blain]

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[Goi]

I'd say use the Ultra first since you already have it.