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22-01-2004, 01:08 PM
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| need a case & psu? i want to get a case and psu before i get a new system (mobo,cpu...) bugdet: £135 i was think *Antec PlusView 1000AMG (£60) *Enermax EG465AX-VE (£66) or *Coolermaster ATC 201B *crappy psu what would you buy? |
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22-01-2004, 01:28 PM
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| Not the option with the crappy PSU. I've seen SO many problems with computers that result due to crappy PSU's. Mine is crappy and fall's over with too many compnents inside, and I haven't even got a decent CPU or GPU to power! How about the Antec Sonata? Looks stunning, comes with a very good PSU, is very quiet and is only about £80, leaving you plenty for something else.  If cars had followed the same developmental path as computers, a Rolls Royce would cost £60, get a million miles per gallon and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. |
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22-01-2004, 01:38 PM
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| I agree (as is increasingly the case  ) with BigAl.....Id rather have a crappy case and a beast of a PSU   Agent = Hardware Homosapien | Zak33 = Hardware Homonid - just call me "Lucy" |
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23-01-2004, 10:00 AM
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| Originally Posted by Big_Al Sonata is very high quality and excellent airflow, providing you add an additional 120mm fan - so you are still looking at sub £100 for PSU (430W-quiet), case and additional fan.
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23-01-2004, 10:12 AM
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| Get the coolermaster and the crappy PSU. In my limited and humble experience, problems with power supplies are few and far between and the CM is a great case. You could alway upgrade the power supply in a few months... |
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23-01-2004, 10:14 AM
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| Originally Posted by TeePee skimping on PSU's almost always leads to:
> poor overclocking > unstable PC > lost data > possible damage to other components |
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23-01-2004, 10:30 AM
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| Originally Posted by BlackSheep
So they say, but has it happened to you? Me either. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure it can and does happen, but not so much as to pass up the opportunity of a CM  |
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23-01-2004, 11:30 AM
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| Originally Posted by TeePee Yes, it's happened to me. I currently have a crappy PSU (I can't afford shiny new flashy stuff like everyone else on here) and my PC is crappy too, but even with the lack of processing power and GPU power it still randomly crashes... I've narrowed it down to the PSU being at fault too, which I will confirm once I replace it!
 If cars had followed the same developmental path as computers, a Rolls Royce would cost £60, get a million miles per gallon and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. |
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23-01-2004, 12:14 PM
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| Originally Posted by TeePee yes ... that's why I'm saying it - I wouldn't just be guessing
2 x b0rk3d HDD's system instability - reboots when overclocking system instability - system locking up for no good reason overclocking performance - didn't like upping vcore much system instability - big fluctuations on the 12v rail, especially when playing games = more crashes None of these have ever happened since I started using decent PSU's (enermax and antec). |
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