Hi,
I have lots of experience with PC's, working with them everyday. But customising them, overclocking them, getting them tweaked is not something I've had to get involved in - until now.
I've just built a PC, and my PSU blew up. It was a donor PSU though, so Im not too bothered. Problem is, my temporary el-chepo 400W is noisy and my brother says its cr@p and is doing my PC no favours.
So, I have an AM2 Athlon 64 3800+ (will be a 4200 x2 or better soon enough), a Sapphire x1950 Pro 256 Graphics card, SATA disk, 2 optical drives, floppy (old school) and lots of USB (potentially).
I've been told to look for "true" 400W at least.
Can somebody please make my decision for me? I want something quiet, and Ive seen the OCZ Modstream 450W. But I am on a very very tight budget, and if I really need to, I will spend the money, but cant I get something good for less?
What would you recommend, and is it worth me paying the 50+ for the OCZ or even more, the TG480? Akasa, Hiper, FSP... WHICH ONE?
TIA
Alan