hi guys, mind helping me out? i have a rm150 budget for a power supply. i wanna upgrade my rig and i doubt the "fortune science sdn bhd" brand 420w psu will be enough. i've done the calculations on the psu calculator site, and it says i need roughly 302w. while the stock psu, with let's say 70%, will only provide 294w. correct me if im wrong, im a real noobie in this area. what psu do u guys recommend?

my cheap rig is (after upgrade):
e5200 overclocked to 3.0ghz on standard 1.2v and stock hsf
320gb hitachi sata hdd (i have no idea why they gave me hitachi instead of wd, seagate etc)
Galaxy 9600GT 512mb ddr3
ECS elitegroup g31 mobo
kingston 1x2gb ddr2 800mhz ram
LG 22x dvd burner

currently im looking at:
Vantec ION2+ 450w true power at rm150 (cheap and looks cool too with the blue sleeves)
Huntkey greenstar 550 at rm 145
Silverstone ST400 at rm160
AcBel E2 510 at rm189 (a bit expensive but people recommend)
Cooler master extreme power 500 at rm155
Gigabyte superb 550 at rm170
2ndhand cooler master extreme power 460 at rm70
2ndhand cooler master extreme power 550 at rm100

my current psu only has 18A on 12V, and i dont think it's dual rail. cos only one value printed.

any suggestions? thanks in advance!

This post has been edited by danny_sp15: Feb 18 2009, 04:15 PM

In that case, it would be just ngam ngam only... Suggested to take the ST56F instead.

hmm ic ic thanks, actually that's my current system, I'll probably try on my ST50F first and see if it's stable, if not will probably take up my friend offer on his Thermaltake Toughpower 750W PSU which should be more than enough for the GTX260

Better get the TT toughpower from ur fren.... No headaches and problem solved....

yup. oso can upgrade to GTX285 later.

i see some poison for GTX 285 already...heheheh

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
u bet. i'm poisoning him.

I haven't get GTX 260 already want to poison with GTX 285 meh haha.

hehe. my excitement from my GTX285 wont dissappear. that's why i poison everyone to get it.
haha

Too bad man... I am looking to go back to the red camp for a 4870X2. Looking for 2nd hand...Hahaha...

That's even a better reason to get GTX285... Just forget about the GTX260.... Jump to GTX285 straightaway.....

yeah. that's my man. together we spread the poison.

need help from experts here.
can u guys recommend me a psu?

CORE i7 920 [oc it till 4.0]
ASUS P6T
PALIT GTX 285
TEAM XTREEM DARK PC-1600 DDR3 6GB [not planning on oc-ing]
WD CAVIAR BLACK 1TB [WD1001FALS]
LG SATA DVD-RW

thats my current planned rig but im not planning on buyin another psu after i upgrade it.
what im planning to upgrade is:

Core i7 965 [oc till the most stable i can]
SLI my gtx285 [not planing on tri sli]
further quad-SLI gtx295 [dont ask me why... . by this i mean, replace the 285 with 295]
DDR3 12GB [use all 6 ram slot. again, dont ask me why... ]
RAID my hdd
add a SSD [ ]
creative x-fi titanium
extra casing fans [maybe some 200mm]

This post has been edited by xelrix: Feb 20 2009, 10:05 AM

CM Modular 850W~ RM670

guys..
i jus bought a gigabyte odin pro 550. after installing it.. i found out that the 12v and 5v are all below par la.. why like tat ah? i thought it suppose to be more then 12v or 5v..
really appreciate if u guys can help explain..
thanks..


btw.. wat is the cd tat comes with the psu for?? i have no idea..

This post has been edited by chaics85: Feb 20 2009, 11:33 AM

Better go for Silverstone OP1000 or Corsair HX1000....

what psu is recommended for running 1tb x 2 hdd , this com have no graphic card with q6600

This post has been edited by authuser: Feb 20 2009, 03:52 PM

No graphic card? With Q6600? Serious bro?

If really like that cap ayam 500W PSU also more than enough

lol yes this com only for hd movies thus i want a good psu anyone?

Monitoring software usually inaccurate, you need to use DMM (digital multimeter) to measure it properly. Don't worry, as long as its stable you'll be fine