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What PSU is best for me? {Help!}
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What PSU is best for me? {Help!}
Hi all.
My Thermaltake PSU has just crapped out  . Won't POST with my new 8800GT in. Struggles to post with my 8600GT and turns off under full load.I now have a PSU conundrum. What do I go for? My Choices - PCP&C 500W Silencer - This is £45. I don't know much about PCP&C as they are not widely available in the UK. Coolermaster Extreme Power 650w - £43 - Reviews don't seem too great on it. OCZ StealthXstream 500w - £42 - Looks like it has good reviews. Only has 1 pci-e connector Really want two, but this can be overlooked due to price.Finally Hiper 580W Type-M - £42 - Gets a fairly good JohnnyGURU rating, but is based over older ATX 1.1 standards so is only really 450w on a modern system. Really have no idea which one is best. Is the Silencer a good range for PCP&C? Thats looking like my favourite, has alot of combined amps on 12v rails. PSU gurus help me  . Don't let me make the same mistake I did with my Thermaltake. (Corsair are out of my price range unfortunately)+ 
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I've heard good things about the OCZ. What kind of budget do you have?
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Its got to be under £50. They are about the best I could find under my budget (and I have been doing alot of looking.
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I have an OCZ 700W and it works like a dream and is very quiet as well. So I am going to guess the 500W version is worth looking into.
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I'll be the first one to say I don't recommend the OCZ. It may be that I just had bad luck, idk. When I first got my OCZ 600w, the fan was so ridiculously annoying that I had to open it up and replace the fan. It then died 3 months later. Got my corsair now and couldn't be happier.
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How much are Corsair VX450W? Excellent PSU.
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Will you be buying this online? If you post link the guys that really know psu's may be able to pick one out you may have overlooked. But from the one's posted I would go with the PCP&C.
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I had the 470w version that was good. Ran an 8800GT and a X2 5000 with 26amps.
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