about RM175. other suggestions that cheaper..?

Ok then you may search for FSP Saga 500W for around the same price. Add RM45 to get a Silverstone ST50F would be better.

yep i heard that FSP Saga is good PSU..but i can't find it at any shop nearby my place
haha, the cheapest silverstone PSU i found at my place is RM259!! guess that prices here are quite high

That must be the modular version. I never like modular PSU

real power psu
ST50F-ES penang can get at RM229
or Xigmatek NRP-PC502 500W 80Plus Bronze RM220

else go for acbel , have lifetime warranty

Hi, my rig is using about 3-4 years hardware mostly. Ever since I upgraded my GPU to ATi 4770, I think I may need to get a new PSU.
Any recommendations? I prefer to spend a maximum of RM150 if preferred. I'm not planning to buy to a new PC anytime soon.

Here's my rig specifications:
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6300 @1.86GHz (plan to OC to at least 2.4-3GHz in near future)
- Sunbeam Core-Contact Freezer
- Asus P5B-E Plus
- 6GB DDR2 667MHz RAM (2x2GB and 2x1GB dual-channel, maybe upgrade to higher performance RAM to smoother my OC-ing)
- PowerColor ATi HD4770 512MB DDR5 (used to use HD3650, no issues as mentioned below)
- WD 500GB GreenPower SATA2 HDD
- WD 250GB Caviar Blue SATA HDD
- Sony 18X DVD-RW
- 3.5" Floppy Drive
- CoolerMaster 430W Extreme Power (see link for details)

**My power supply doesn't seem to have the 6-pin PCI-E connector, so taught temporarily using the 2-molex to 6-pin PCI-E adapter which is something like this:


I've read back a lot of pages before to gain further understanding, but I think in the end I have to ask you guys.
Furthermore, I've used the famous power wattage calculator from the front page and it still shows that my PSU should be still able to handle all this, even though it seems misleading.
Feels that I've made a bad choice of PSU in the past, but what's done is done.

The problems I faced now:
1. Some strange (maybe knocking sounds) when I perform a cold boot of my desktop. Possible power surge?
2. After using the computer for some time, the monitor shows some very light horizontal lines flowing downwards (which I've never seen before when using the HD3650).
3. The computer unexpectedly restarted once as I checked from the Event Viewer.

I need some advice from you guys about my problem. If you need further details, I'll discuss it here.

Thanks a bunch.

This post has been edited by darrenwong: Jan 24 2011, 01:57 AM

Never ever save too much on the power supply. Coolermaster EPP series is one of the fail models. This is the heart of your computer and you will be "playing around" with electricity. Low quality PSUs have higher chance of killing your hardware. Anyway, All IT sells FSP Saga 500W at RM165. This will be the one you are looking for. If you want 80Plus certified, go for Silverstone Strider 500W. Cycom sells it at RM205.

Also, dont trust what the PSU calculator says. Hardware these days drains power from +12V rail. A PSU with stronger +12V is recommended.

This post has been edited by TristanX: Jan 24 2011, 02:01 AM

hmm my Seasonic M2II 520 watt , enof juice to suport uncoming new card Geforce GTX 560?

The card is not even launched. But I think 500W should be able to handle it since GTX460 needs only 450W.

brother tristanx... u see the top cable ? 1 connect to psu, 2 mole female connector...

izzit if my fan connector its (molex connector) , then i connect that molex to molex female connector as the same picture above ^ .... will get any problem ?

Shouldn't give problems since the connectors are one way. You won't be able to plug it in if you do it backwards. Unless you deliberately mess up the wiring.

oo okie thanks brother, just to double confirm be4 test it, scare got crashing will make other hardware broken or something failure....

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Added on January 25, 2011, 9:08 pm1 more question better get fan with 3/4 pin connector or molex connector ? with one more compatible?

This post has been edited by MasterGaming: Jan 25 2011, 09:08 PM

Fans these days comes with 3-4 pin connector. Unless you bought a cap ayam brand.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-560-ti-review/7

brother thanks for the link

if i get 560 card, 2HDD, 4GB ram, Mobo, i5-2400/2500, 5~6 fan...

Seasonic M 520 watt will work fine????

More than fine.

okie thanks

Can I know the reason?

On my power supply HX520 being modular it have been quite a hassle to actually connect those cable for being quite short. I felt that 520w is being quite limited nowadays as the hardware is getting more power hungry. I bought that PSU @ RM400+ last time, seems like PSU has been quite cheap lately

called viewnet earlier.. their xfx 650W is out of stock, any other shops in lyp got stock??

No, if you look closely, the performance/watt ratio is getting higher. HD6850 beats HD4850 almost twice but uses about the same power. HD5770 which is 2 steps higher than 9600GT uses the same power as the card too. GTX570 has the same performance as GTX480, but uses 20% less power than the latter. That's why you should only get higher wattage of more than 500W when you want to do multi-GPU setup. With 500W you can even SLI/CF low-mid end GCs.

I don't like modular simply because I like the conventional PSU look.