Need psu advice for P182

Jade767 · Post by **Jade767** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 2:08 pm

Hello,

I'm currently looking for a new case and I think the P182 really fits me. Fell in love with it after reading the review from SPCR

Now the only thing that bothers me is the PSU. Reviewers say that not all PSU fit well and you need a horizontal airflow PSU to get max effect. Now can you advice me a PSU?

I'm currently waiting for the pricedrop from nvidia & intel so my system will have:

-Q6600
-8800GTS320
-4gig RAM (for Vista x64)
-Some mobo ready for SLI
-2 harddrives (1 IDE & 1 S-ATA)
-1 floppy
-1 DVD writer
-1 DVD reader
-Wireless receiver

now I would like to put all that into my P182 and make it SLI ready (so I can add a 8800GTS later).

Any suggestions on what PSU to get? How many W do I need?

Thx in advance

Alex · Post by **Alex** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 5:19 pm

I guess your GTS card(s) will make some noise and quite possibly at least your IDE hard disk. So Corsair or Seasonic PSU (=low noise PSU with fan) will probably be less noisy and a good choice.

Jade767 · Post by **Jade767** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 1:13 am

Ok thx for the answer, think I'll go with the seasonic 600/700

are the 8800GTS that loud? or should I put another cooler on it?

Wibla · Post by **Wibla** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:37 pm

I had big(!) problems fitting a tagan 480W in the top psu bay in my Stacker, had to put it in the bottom. Will it fit in the P182?

I'm asking because I'm buying a p182 to replace my current ATX case from ~1997, and I also want to replace the crappy Hiper 580W PSU I have now...