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    psu recomendations wanted

    Time to upgrade so to start with i need a new psu been looking about but everyone has their own favourite so looking for some help please?
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    • amjedm's system
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    £100 or less on the budget side and spec wise only thing i know at the moment is amd and nforce 4 board
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    Personally i would recommend a Akasa Paxpower 460w from Lowestonweb as thats the PSU i have. I haven't had any problems with it and can't hear it over the rest of my setup. The only down side is that it doesn't have two PCIe connectors for SLi/Crossfire, so you might want look else where. But you can't really go wrong with PSU's from Tagan or Enermax.

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    the 480W Tagan Whisper quiet 21db for 58quid from scan is a good psu and 1 im thinking of getting for my sli setup, its got 2 pci-x connectors too

    i'm sure ppl will give their good advice

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    Tagan 480/530/580W depending upon your needs.

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    My Tagan has yet to blow up, so it gets my recommendation.
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    Same here, and I've pushed it a good bit too.
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    Theres a very nice guide here regarding PSU's for the nForce4 boards etc.

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    Scan have some great value Tagans, they are very reliable (plus free shipping for HEXUS members). Elsewise try Enermax or any of the recommendations in this thread: Psu?
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    AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego Processor
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    XFX nVidia GeForce 7800GT GPU
    480W Tagan PSU
    Kingwin KT-424 WM Aluminum Case
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    Another vote for the Tagan 480W.

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    i will say a hiper psu never had any problems with mine plus very stable lines

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    Yup, i have a 525watt Hiper in my rig. Bought it a few months ago from www.overclock.co.uk for £48. Its been rock solid and i do some serious overclocking.

    Important question, are you planning on going SLI?

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    For a sweet PSU you got:

    PCP&C>OCZ~Enermax>Hyper~Tagan

    All pretty damn sweet.

    The Tagan 580w Sli one is sweet - see the for sale board - selling mine if your interested?
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    I think it goes without saying that Tagan are leading in this field at the moment.
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    Nah, Tagan suck
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    For Sale: XFX nVidia GeForce 7800GT PCI-E SLI 256MB (With FarCry, X2, MotoGP2)

    AMD Athlon 64 3700+ San Diego Processor
    DFI LanParty Ultra-D
    Corsair Pro TwinX 2x512MB DDR PC3200 RAM
    XFX nVidia GeForce 7800GT GPU
    480W Tagan PSU
    Kingwin KT-424 WM Aluminum Case
    Sound Activated Blue Cathodes
    Fan Cooled (Water content: 0% =P)

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