Which Power Supply?

Murdock · Post by **Murdock** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 10:59 am

According to http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp, I'll need a power supply with up to 350W. I plan a system with Athlon 64 X2 4200+ EE, 1 HDD, NVIDIA 7600 GT video card. Which power supply from the following list is the "best" one (considering noise and efficiency)?

be quiet Straight Power 350W ATX 2.2 (E5-350W/BN032)
be quiet Straight Power 400W ATX 2.2 (E5-400W/BN033)
be quiet Straight Power 450W ATX 2.2 (E5-450W/BN034)
Seasonic S12 380W ATX 2.0 retail (SS-380ET)
Seasonic S12 430W ATX 2.0 retail (SS-430ET)

mouse · Post by **mouse** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:27 am

I've got the S12-430, and I love it. It is only audible if you are about a foot away. I would suggest either of the S12's, and I'm sure many people from this forum will as well.

Post by **NeilBlanchard** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:30 am

Hello,

PS calculators are hardly ever correct -- your system might barely hit 150watts worst case, but is probably less than that. Pick the most efficient 300watt PS and you're probably fine.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article699-page1.html

Aris · Post by **Aris** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:28 pm

300w is plenty for that system.

If you want a good micro atx case with a good seasonic 300w psu, go with the NSK3300, i highly recommend it for quiet systems, especially if your on a budget.

If you just want a PSU, anything from seasonic will be good. I also like some of the Antec PSU's. The NeoHE, while it may have had a rough start in life, seems to have fixed all its issue's and its specs and abilities make it a very good contender.