final time .. i promise! ... psu

**Cew27** · #1 30th Nov 2007, 02:43 PM

right i know i have asked this alot but i finally got the money to buy a decent psu and the one i wanted wasnt released yet ... but now my exams are over and i have 300 quid neatly tucked in my pocket .. if my memory servers me right this is the powersupply i previously wanted
here
just need to double check it will be ok for what i need
needs to be able to support all this
amd or inter quad cor
compatible with all mobo's
2 hard drives
4 gig of ddr3 ram
top of the line graphics card
2 optical drives
and all the other computer stuff (lol)
this seems like my best bet as ernemax seem to be reputable just need a few reasurances before i go ahead and finally buy
thanks
cew27

**serverguy** · #2 30th Nov 2007, 04:09 PM

That is a fine power supply. You will have no problem running what you want with it.

However, it is probably a bit OTT. You don't really need that much power. You could save yourself some money and buy a slightly less powerful one that will still be more than powerful enough.

**alex** · #3 30th Nov 2007, 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by serverguy

That is a fine power supply. You will have no problem running what you want with it.

However, it is probably a bit OTT. You don't really need that much power. You could save yourself some money and buy a slightly less powerful one that will still be more than powerful enough.

Couldn't agree more.

Cew: You'll have about the finest psu on the market today if you purchase. But it is well over the top of your power needs for that build.

For that build I'd estimate 650w maximum. (These sort of power psu's have higher ampage ratings on the 12v rail. Which is necessary for high end graphics cards). Your system won't physically needs 650w to run but the ampage ratings will come in handy for a decent gpu.

Why not save some money and go for the Infiniti 720w or the Galaxy 850w. Check your case though, to ensure the psu will fit (for the Galaxy's) as they are rather long.

**Cew27** · #4 1st Dec 2007, 01:49 AM

thaks for the reply's
so this is one is ideal then but i dont know if it will fit in my case .. how can i tell ?
its a gigabyte 3d aurora
cheers

**serverguy** · #5 1st Dec 2007, 05:37 AM

That one is better but still probably a bit OTT but not so much.

I am pretty sure that it will fit in your case but don't hold me to that.

**ComputerGuy** · #6 1st Dec 2007, 06:32 AM

I have a quad core, 2GB RAM, top range graphics and this does the job http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=567861

**Cew27** · #7 1st Dec 2007, 02:45 PM

sorry this is my ocd talking but i would rather get a more powerfull psu so that i can upgrade the computer in the future and it wont be out of date .... is there any way of checking the dimentions of the

**Cew27** · #8 2nd Dec 2007, 06:01 AM

ok ... will this will fit my case as someone stated before so i know that
just need to know if it can fit all motherboards before i buy

**alex** · #9 2nd Dec 2007, 06:23 AM

Originally Posted by cew27

ok ... will this will fit my case as someone stated before so i know that
just need to know if it can fit all motherboards before i buy

Yes it can.

**Cew27** · #10 2nd Dec 2007, 06:29 AM

ok one last question before i commit
will these dvd drives be ok?
i plan to get two so i can write 2 dvd's at a time or copy straight from one to the other
thanks for all the help

**alex** · #11 2nd Dec 2007, 06:35 AM

Originally Posted by cew27

ok one last question before i commit
will these dvd drives be ok?
i plan to get two so i can write 2 dvd's at a time or copy straight from one to the other
thanks for all the help

It's the one I've recommended in a number of threads Cew, well chosen.

**Cew27** · #12 2nd Dec 2007, 06:57 AM

thanks you for all the help i have ordered the psu and 2 of the asus dvd drives are reserved :D .seing as i know nothing about computer hardware i rely highly on recommendations and other peoples oppinions
thanks

**alex** · #13 2nd Dec 2007, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by cew27

thanks you for all the help i have ordered the psu and 2 of the asus dvd drives are reserved :D .seing as i know nothing about computer hardware i rely highly on recommendations and other peoples oppinions
thanks

No pressure then.....

~~Gazmondo~~ · #14 4th Dec 2007, 07:20 AM

Would it not be better to get recommendations on a custom build if you don't have much hardware knowledge, rather than just getting recommendations on bits and pieces