Hi,

I am assembling my new entertaiment + gaming rig. All components bought except PSU. So need your advices on the final item.

Here is my configuration:

+ Intel C2D 6550 (with Zalman 9700LED) -> At least clock at 2.8GHz
+ Gigabyte P35-DS3 -> At least clock at FSB 400MHz to run 1:1 with RAM
+ MSI 8800GTS 320MB OC Edition
+ 4x Corsair XMS2 1GB DDR800 5-5-5-12
+ LeadTek TV2000 PCI TV Card
+ LG DVD Writer SATA
+ 2x 320MB HDD SATA
+ APC UPS RS 800VA (Heard enermax got problem with UPS?)
+ Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
+ Edifier R1900

I am not interested on SLI as my motherboard cannot support, but it is still possible for me to further upgrade the processor to quad core as well as the graphic card later like 8800GTX that require dual 6-pin. So I am looking for PSU that can last me 3 years of enjoyable gaming experinces with some minor upgrades here and there. It has to be quiet because I am running it 24/7 on my bed room.

My first choice in my mind is Silverstone ST56F and follow by Acbel 500W LED. What do you think?

FYI, I still has Enermax FMA 460 (dual 8cm fans) with my current AMD system. But I am abit concern about its noise level. So any PSU recommended must be quieter than this Enermax. Or else I would rather use this old but reliable piece of PSU.

I read from this thread that some silverstone like ST40F is noisy and it is kind of concern me... How is the noise level from the ST56F? Hope some real users can share some experinces here...

Thanks for reading.

This post has been edited by TheVoIP: Sep 5 2007, 02:04 AM

I am not planing to spend much on the PSU, but still can allocate not more than RM500 la... It does not mean I need to spend up to RM500... It is why I planning to get ST56F because only RM340 ma...

How is the Gigabyte Odin Pro 550W? And how long is the warranty?

How come you said ST56F is using 80cm fan and silent? It is using 12cm fans, right?

Out of budget la... and the spec too crazy liao...

How much is the ToughPower 750W and how long is the warranty?

What brand & model?

My Enermax FMA 460 also serving me fine... except a bit noisy due to dual 8cm fans.

Odin Pro 550W good or not? Or should I insist on Silverstone ST56F that highly recommended by this thread.

How long is the warranty? Silent or not? Any regret?

This post has been edited by TheVoIP: Sep 5 2007, 10:58 PM

Hi sniper69,

Have you use the ST56F before? How silent it is? How about the Gigabyte in term of silentness?

I see.. Odin Pro 550W cost RM390 from Cycom. Do you think the price is ok?

The Odin Pro attract me for only one reason, 14cm fan, which should be really silent. But the modular form as well as too many 12 volts rails concern me...

Do you think it is enought to power my gear with 8800GTS?

Can I know how much you bought the Gigabyte?

ST56F -> Better overclocking
Gigabyte -> Silent Operation

So... in my case, ST56F vs Gigabyte, which one you recommend?

Hmmm... More information mean more headache on decision making...

Do you think the Odin Pro 550 is good for OCing compare to Silverstone? Hope you can give me some fast answer....

Ok... At this moment, I still prefer Silverstone as performance to deliver is the most important thing, rather than Gigabyte silent, but might not deliver. Some more after reading a lot, Silverstone might not be that noisy, espeically during IDLE.

Ok... Decided liao.

I am getting SS tonite with one of the bulk seller here.

Just bought SilverStone ST56F from lehteck just now...

Hope Sunday got time to finally assemble my gaming system and everything run fine

This post has been edited by TheVoIP: Sep 6 2007, 09:24 PM

After finishing the whole thread of 29 pages, it is clear that the favourite of the forumers + my budget is the SilverStone...

Thanks for all the forumers that give me suggestions, recommendations, advices and knowledge sharing. I appreaciated that.

This post has been edited by TheVoIP: Sep 7 2007, 12:40 PM

I now has both FMA 460 + Strider 560W. Both just work on different system so dunno how to judge.

One thing very clear, the Strider is far more quiet than my FMA. Yeah... very silent....

Now I can hardly hear any sound from my new system.

* But I still dunno how to install Vista...

This post has been edited by TheVoIP: Sep 10 2007, 06:16 PM

Strider also got 8 pin ma... some more SATA port got 6 in stead of 4 that being report on the web

I might be selling off my FMA460 and old right after one month confirm my new rig is stable.

This post has been edited by TheVoIP: Sep 11 2007, 12:46 AM

Try ATI XT2900!!! It require both 8 pin and 6 pin!!!!

Anyway, I will never interested on graphic card that so power hungry... It is just not right.