New PSU time. Any Suggestions?

[Angry_Logan]

Hey guys,
I decided now is time to replace my rubbish 350w stock allied PSU so i need some suggestions
Heres my PC Spec to give you an idea of how much power i need:
Abit NF-M2S
AMD Athlon X2 3800+ OC'in at 2.4 GHZ (Meant to be anyway )
Nvidia XFX 7900GT
Cheers in advance guys,
Logan
PS. About £50 to spend

[Blitzen]

You will be advised to get a Corsair 520W but they are around £12 more than you want to spend, and, although decent, are overkill.

For under £50 try:

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=602557
or
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=284214
or
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=644038

For my money, the Fortron and Enermax in the links above are both better units than the Corsair.

[McPhee]

600W OCZ StealthXStream or, if you can stretch another £10-£15 then 600W OCZ GameXStream or 520W Corsair HX

The Stealth and Game are basically the same power supply, but Game is modular and has a few other little touches (can't remember them off the top of my head)

[Smudger]

What about the Corsair vx450?

Or I know where there's a 1 year old Akasa 400w unit...

[Blitzen]

600W OCZ StealthXStream or, if you can stretch another £10-£15 then 600W OCZ GameXStream or 520W Corsair HX

The Stealth and Game are basically the same power supply, but Game is modular and has a few other little touches (can't remember them off the top of my head)

They most definitely arent the same.
The StealthStream is the poor relation in OCZ range.
The Gamestream 600 & 700 are EXACTLY the same as the Fortron Epsilon counterparts.
All 3 of those are massive overkill for that system (and over budget).
Did you read the OP's request?

[Smudger]

That'll be the same Corsair vx450 that Blitzen mentioned...

[Pob255]

Or I know where there's a 1 year old Akasa 400w unit...

That would be the Akasa PAX Power
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=465701

Also to consider
400W Silverstone SST-ST40EF+
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=483484
(I'm not sure what it's like but it is a goodmake that often comes up on US sites)

Antec EarthWatts 500w
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/120377

Antec NeoHe 430w
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/99136

[DratUK]

Corsair V450 is at Novatech Good deal @ £40.00 12 in stock

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[Sprite]

Corsair V450 is at Novatech Good deal @ £40.00 12 in stock

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Dabs work or business or w/e have it for £36 inc VAT I think

[Supershanks]

i'd go with the last 2 of blitzen's suggestions. Nothing wrong with the FSP Blue storm but it's getting a bit long in the tooth now. If pushed i'd probably go for the corsair which is relatively new & has got some decent reviews Corsair VX450W power supply review


luck

[DanceswithUnix]

That would be the Akasa PAX Power
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=465701

I got that one, powering a very similar system. Nice & quiet, but doesn't move much air around if that is important to you. But then my previous Enermax that did move plenty of air around was too noisy for me. I just wear the higher case temp.

[Smudger]

That would be the Akasa PAX Power
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=465701

Also to consider
400W Silverstone SST-ST40EF+
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=483484
(I'm not sure what it's like but it is a goodmake that often comes up on US sites)

Antec EarthWatts 500w
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/120377

Antec NeoHe 430w
http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/99136

It's a PaxPower with blue neon, don't forget the blue neon...

[DanceswithUnix]

Ah, I got the one without blue neon. My feet can't see well enough to need torchlight anyway

[Angry_Logan]

Cheers for the suggestions guys, Ive decided to give the corsair VX450W a go and see what happens
Again Cheers guys

[Smudger]

Good choice, although it might be worth checking out Today Only at Scan, there's a few Akasa and FSP ones on there today, plus Friday's Today Only tends to have quite a bit more on it...

[Supershanks]

, Ive decided to give the corsair VX450W

Sound choice i think.