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post #1 of 13
8/1/12 at 4:08am
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Hello,
what PSU would you recommend for my system?

Spec:
CPU AMD Phenom II X4 955 Black Edition,
MB ASUS M5A88-V EVO,
RAM Kingston 2x4GB DDR3 1333 MHz CL9,
HDD Samsung SpinPoint F3, HD103SJ,
DVD-R/+R Samsung SH-S222A IDE,
VGA nV MSI N560GTX-Ti Hawk.

Thank you in advance.
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8/1/12 at 4:24am
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a 700w would be good for that even over kill but u need some room so i say 700w biggrin.gif
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post #3 of 13
8/1/12 at 4:37am
Any solid 450-500W unit will do, 650W for SLI.

Where are you buying from(link the shop/s) and what is your budget?
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post #4 of 13
8/1/12 at 4:45am
I recommend you OCZ ZT 750W! thumb.gif
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post #5 of 13
8/1/12 at 4:47am
The TX650v2 is a good choice if you're planning on SLi, the Antec truepower new 650 as well. If you're not then the Antec High Current Gamer 520w would be ideal.

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post #6 of 13
8/1/12 at 4:48am
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The thing is - currently I have ENERMAX NAXN ENP450AST 450W ATX12V but my PC frequently locks up and I have to switch it off and on manually (I think it's because of the PSU but I'm not sure). So I figured it's time to upgrade it.
I live in Czech Rep. and I'll use a local retailer, so site doesn't matter and my budget is: ~80-90$, less would be welcome.
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post #7 of 13
8/1/12 at 4:52am
Your PC would instantly shut down if the PSU couldn't keep up.
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post #8 of 13
8/1/12 at 4:57am
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The thing is - currently I have ENERMAX NAXN ENP450AST 450W ATX12V but my PC frequently locks up and I have to switch it off and on manually (I think it's because of the PSU but I'm not sure). So I figured it's time to upgrade it.
I live in Czech Rep. and I'll use a local retailer, so site doesn't matter and my budget is: ~80-90$, less would be welcome.
The symptoms you are describing are indicative of a short circuit happening somewhere... reinstall your hardware, including the motherboard and check the standoffs.
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post #9 of 13
8/1/12 at 4:59am
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Your PC would instantly shut down if the PSU couldn't keep up.

Not entirely true, a cheaper one would probably blow up. The enermax is rather ok, enermax have always made quite nice kit. You PSU might be a little overloaded but I wouldn't have thought it would have caused the issue.

Have you overclocked? The only thing I can think of is if your 12v rail isn't up to it. I'd go stock and see if it happens again.

If you aren't overclocked, download and run Intelburntest or Prime95 and stress your machine, if it locks up then yeah, could be your PSU.

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8/1/12 at 5:04am
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I'd do a nice quality 650 or 750 unless you plan on doing what I do and buy a really quality PSU (that will have a 7+ year warranty) and keep it through multiple computer upgrades.

A quality PSU is the cornerstone to a good computer system and unfortunately, many people just get a cheap PSU and sometimes struggle through a wide variety of computer problems that are commonly traced back to a defective PSU.

That is why I mainly try to stay with quality manufacturers, like SeaSonic or Enermax (I have both, as well as PC Power & Cooling, as well as some who are private labeled SeaSonics).
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