Whats a good vid card for a PIII 1ghz?

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Originally posted by: AnAndAustin
mikesphat you should be fine, just be prepared to fork out $50 for a new 350-400W Antec, Enermax, ToPower, Flower, Sparkle etc. In the US Antec seem pretty cheap and are excellent, outside the US it seems Enermax are often cheaper and certainly just as good. Ideally get a dual fan and possibly even a manually controlled PSU. I have seen quite a few components fried over the years from using a cheap no-name PSU, not only that but I have heard from many people that a branded 300W often outperforms a no-name 400W PSU, speaker analogy it's a case of branded PSUs quoting RMS while no-namers quote PMPO!

would forummers get a kinda no-name PSU with dual fans at 350W or an AMD approved 300W PSU with a single fan?

 

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Branded 300W single fan as you would genuinely get 300W for one thing. Other factors like reliability, build quality, durability also support the branded PSU. As I say I have seen too many components fried from no-name PSUs to ever use one myself, if you're on a budget or you needs/reqs are small then the standard PSU you get with your case should do fine.

 

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is this Q-Tec PSU Link count as a decent branded PSU?

am not too sure whether to buy a new but unbranded cheap 3 3.5" case for £25 which i think has fan mountings or just get a new PSU (e.g the one up above) for my rather larger server like case??

 

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www.komplett.co.uk (excellent BTW).

Q-Tec PSU ATX 400W Dual Fan £26 (SKU: 112083, Manufacturer's Part Number: 13023, Weight: 1.90 kg)
Enermax PSU ATX 350W £47 (SKU: 109202, Manufacturer's Part Number: EG365P-VE(FM), Weight: 2.50 kg)

Weight is usually a good guide to quality, but not necessarily 100% accurate. I'd be happy to get that PSU for the price, if it doesn't suit your needs sell it on, a 400W dual fan PSU will get about the same price second hand anyway. Check to see if it is on the AMD-certified PSU list, if it is then that's another feather in its cap.

 

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its no AMD approved but i'll try findin out about it, thanks AnAnd!