Quality is better than cheaper. Would you want electrical ripple and noise reducing your hardware life? Not to mention, GX series is noisy when it's on full load. If you can find someone selling Seasonic 520W+ power supply, go for it. That will be the best available power supply.

I think C-Zone sells Seasonic S12 II 520W at RM209. Storm88 said it on one of the thread and this is promotional price. This power supply is one of the best for 500 watter. Reviews:

Jonnyguru:
http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=...=Story&reid=185

Hardware Secrets:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/954

This post has been edited by TristanX: Dec 10 2010, 03:53 AM

PSU wattage label is usually the total load it can handle. Stronger 12V rail is recommended for current rigs. 624W is high for XFX 650W which is good.

There is a promotion for Seasonic PSUs right now.

You can order it from a user named lingloong. He sells it at RM199.

Here, X-650 poison:

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=...=Story&reid=169



This post has been edited by TristanX: Dec 17 2010, 11:34 PM

Of course it is ok if you don't fully utilize it. Greenstar and some V-Power models will blow up or fry your hardware.

That budget is too low for better card. Stick to your GTX460.

What do you intend to do with your PC? RM500 can get you Silverstone Strider Plus 750W. Viewnet sells it at RM499. If you are planning to SLI GTX460, XFX XXX 650W power supply is more than enough. Viewnet sells that at RM369. If you are sticking to single card. Just go for Silverstone Strider 500W. It is priced at RM219 and it will be more than enough for your GTX460.

This post has been edited by TristanX: Jan 12 2011, 12:51 AM

I see. Something must be wrong with your power supply then. Is it very old? Nvidia recommends 450W for GTX460. Maybe slightly more for OC version.

It's either something wrong with your hardware or your PSU. Did you check your temperatures? Go google for HWMonitor if you don't have one.

You also need to clean the heatsinks. Including processor heatsink. Dont forget to reapply a fresh thermal paste when you reinstall the processor heatsink.

ATX-450W/P4 looks like Icute power supply. Did I guessed it?

Anyway, as long as your graphic cards stays 9500GT. It will run fine. Don't save too much on the power supply when it's time to upgrade your graphic card. It's the heart of your computer.

I don't see any post that says i-care. Never heard of it too. But seeing the way it's labelled reminds me of Icute. This is a cap ayam brand.

Hardware these days rely on +12V rail. Your PSU has only 240W on +12V. When it's labelled 450W but having 240W for +12V doesn't mean it can go over the rated current. It will cause problems. Bigger problem for cap ayam PSUs. Since you are staying with your 9500GT, just upgrade and see how it goes. If it doesn't start, look for FSP Saga 400W power supply. That will cost RM129 from Viewnet.

Avoid Coolermaster Extreme Power Plus and GX series. They are fail power supplies. As for FSP, I never heard any complaints about it. Their power supplies are mostly true power.

I couldn't find any reviews for Mushkin 500W. You gonna have to try it yourself to find out.

Here you go.
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Coo...ply-Review/1028

High ripple for this one.

Could find this for FSP Saga 400W so far.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16817104953

I'll try to dig more info for it.

As for CM PSU, Extreme Power Plus and GX has labels that says more than it can actually do. They will have high electrical noise if they are utilized 60-80% out of maximum capacity depending on model too. For example, EPP 500W can only do 450W, more than that will cause high electrical noise.

Hmmm, try Silverstone Strider Plus 750W(RM499). This is highly rated PSU. It will be more than enough for it.

There is a reason why Odin Pro is RM499 for 800W. I couldn't find any reviews for it. The Silverstone I recommended is 80Plus Silver certified. Here is the review.

http://www.jonnyguru.com/modules.php?name=...=Story&reid=183

High ripple is bad for your hardware because it makes your hardware electronic components work harder to get clean power. It will shorten the life of your hardware.

Corsair and Gigabyte Odin will be way over your budget. FSP 400W is the closest to your budget. Viewnet sells it at RM129.

TechnoG already explained about the rails.

That is Odin GT, not Odin Pro.

This post has been edited by TristanX: Jan 15 2011, 11:58 AM

Just go with FSP or Mushkin(if you are willing to test it out). The rest is either way off your budget or having crappy quality if they have low budget models. Seasonic was having a promotion but I don't know whether it's still available or not. A user called lingloong is selling it at RM199 for 520W model if you want a quality one.

lingloong is selling Seasonic. Yeah, it's one of the best manufacturer. Even some other brand uses Seasonic and rebrands it as their own.