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Old 08-07-2007   #2 (permalink)
Carey Frisch [MVP]


 
 

Re: choosing the right power supply

Here is what you should consider:

Thermaltake Purepower W0100RU ATX 12V 2.0 500W Power Supply 115/230 V UL,
CUL, TUV, FCC, and CB certification - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153052


"K8 notsogrand" <K8notsogrand@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Hi
> I've been surching the internet for a new power supply. And found that
> there's every thing from 300w to 1000w and with a wide price range.
> I don't know if I should stay with a 500w or can I go smaller like 465w or
> go bigger?
> I'm not planing to use two video cards or anything.
> maybe a second hard drive but nothing that would need 1000w's
>
> My old one was a 500w 20+4 pin.
>
> It will be powering;
> K8nha grand with NF3 250Gb chipset
> AMD Athlon 64 2.1ghz 3000+
> Radeon 512Mb 1600 pro
> two sound cards (a sound blaster Audigy 2 and Echo, Darla )
> One DVD burner 16X16
> two maybe three case fans with LCD lights


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