PC Peripherals Which power supply to buy?

teracore

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I want to buy psu. The current one i have is of some crap company(iball 400W) :mad:

Is Cooler Master Extreme Power 460W good? :D

What about Power Safe 500W Gold SMPS?

btw this is my system config:

Intel 915GEV motherboad
Intel P4 630 3Ghz processor
1GB DDR 2 RAM + 512MB
80GB SATA HDD (will add 250 gb one when i get the psu)
XFX 8600 GT 256mb graphic card

one more question: Can i connect psu to mobo myself? or Do i need some trained guy for that? ;)
 
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tosh79

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Go for Gigabyte Superb 460W 80% efficency ! Yes you can connect it yourselves as most of the connecters are fool proof, But if unsure consult any hardware wala !
 
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amrit_iyer

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teracore said:
I want to buy psu. The current one i have is of some crap company(iball 400W) :mad:

Is Cooler Master Extreme Power 460W good? :D

What about Power Safe 500W Gold SMPS?

btw this is my system config:

Intel 915GEV motherboad
Intel P4 630 3Ghz processor
1GB DDR 2 RAM + 512MB
80GB SATA HDD (will add 250 gb one when i get the psu)
XFX 8600 GT 256mb graphic card

one more question: Can i connect psu to mobo myself? or Do i need some trained guy for that? ;)
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CM EP 460- not good.
powersafe- no

Go for Zebronics pro 350 OR the gigabyte one mentioned above.
 
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RoBoGhOsT

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teracore

teracore

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Now you guys confused me between gigabyte Superb 460W and Zebronics pro 500W. :p

btw whats the price of zebronics pro 500w?
 
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dOm1naTOr

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But giga 460 is actually an FSP 400W OEM. Though it claims 80%, it shud be for max 400W or lower. 460W is the max overloaded rating for it, and no way its gonna be 80% at those loads.

Anyway 2.4k is a good price for a 400W PSU. But for the kind of configuration he mentioned a good 350W PSU is more than enough. Pro 350 for 1.5k should do the job easily, and can also handle a mid range card like a 9600GT or 9800GT.
 
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amrit_iyer

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RoBoGhOsT said:
Giga 460 is NOT 80+ certified , imo get a zebby 350 / 500w at 1.5 / 2.5k .

zeb 350w is this HEC OEM Newegg.com - hec HEC350TEWX 350W ATX12V Ver2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies . and 500w Newegg.com - hec HEC500TEWX 500W ATX12V Ver2.2 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC Power Supply - Power Supplies .
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Gannu said:
Get the facts right - the Gigabyte Superb 460 is not 80+ certified.
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Yup, it isn't 80+ certified, but who said so in the first place? :)

It is more than 82% efficient according to the review posted previously.
 
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kris

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+1 for the 350, it will do just fine. But get this: if u are upgrading soon, y not invest in a better psu now itself?
 
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