EggXpert

Picking the right power supply is the mental equivalent of a rectal exam and frankly I am just exhausted so could someone with a kind enough heart please tell me which one to get from the following.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817182045

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2974508&sku=ULT31847%20K

THis is the setup I am trying to please,

Biostar NF4uAM2g AM2 Nvidia nforce4 Ultra ATX AMD motherboard

AMD X2 4000+

3 x 320 GB Sata HD - Raid 0

3 x 320 GB IDE HD 

2 x Liteon Lightscribe DVDRW drives

8600 GT 

If you don't like the PS I have linked please feel free to suggest something within the same price range.

Any comments, suggestions and questions are more than welcome. Please save me !!!

QmA. 

PC - 1                           PC - 2
BioStar TF570 SLi                Gigabyte DS3P SLi
AMD 4000+ Brisbane               Intel Conroe E2160
Overclocked @ 2.7 GHZ            Overclocked @ 3.2 GHZ
Overclocked 8600 GT              Overclocked 8600 GT
4GB (4x1GB) Samsung              4GB (2x2GB) A-Data
2x320GB Raid 0 HDs               3x500GB Raid 0 HDs

3 x 320 GB SATA HD - RAID 0 ???

I guess 550W rosewill is sufficient for your build...never heard about the Ultra one...dont know if it is reliable.

however, seems your budget for PSU is under $70...then go with the Rosewill one

iPot:

3 x 320 GB SATA HD - RAID 0 ???

 
What? I like performance and space and I keep good backups

I am probably insane but what I can say its the newegg disease!! 

QmA 

PC - 1                           PC - 2
BioStar TF570 SLi                Gigabyte DS3P SLi
AMD 4000+ Brisbane               Intel Conroe E2160
Overclocked @ 2.7 GHZ            Overclocked @ 3.2 GHZ
Overclocked 8600 GT              Overclocked 8600 GT
4GB (4x1GB) Samsung              4GB (2x2GB) A-Data
2x320GB Raid 0 HDs               3x500GB Raid 0 HDs

In general, I would try to get a PSU with Active Power Factor Correction (PFC). This ensures that you get the proper voltage to your components. If you are using a high quality UPS then the is not as important, however it is a feature that I feel would be important to protect your components.

See this link: http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/faqpfc.html

Kevan

I also have a triple drive RAID-0 and I have never seen Windows XP boot in less than 15 seconds (from when Windows starts loading straight to the completed desktop loaded) until I put that system together..The faster CPU does nothing for you while Windows XP is booting and if you use BootVis you can see how heavily I/O bound it is..  Also, if you're sharing files such as an iTunes library or AVI Share over the network than that triple drive RAID-0 keeps the system usable for gaming while you've got half a dozen other computers pounding the system for data over gigabit ethernet....

As long as you do frequent backups, you should be good with triple drive RAID-0..  I plan on moving to quad-drive RAID-5 by the end of the 2nd year of owning my triple drive RAID-0 and with an nvidia chipset, migrating from RAID-0 to RAID-5 when adding more drives is very very easy, so easy you don't even need to reboot and can do it inside of Windows with the nvidia utility..

I don't know, I think the Rosewill is ok but I'd go with more Watts.

i have used ultra products b4 and they have great value... im a performance nut myself but i almost suggest ultra to my friends on a budget.

a side note... if you go with a bigger video card later with the current setup you will need to get a more expensive  ps or at least a name brand

This Antec trio 550w is made by Seasonic and is the same price AR and is a much better unit:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371002

Sidicas:

I also have a triple drive RAID-0 and I have never seen Windows XP boot in less than 15 seconds (from when Windows starts loading straight to the completed desktop loaded) until I put that system together..The faster CPU does nothing for you while Windows XP is booting and if you use BootVis you can see how heavily I/O bound it is..  Also, if you're sharing files such as an iTunes library or AVI Share over the network than that triple drive RAID-0 keeps the system usable for gaming while you've got half a dozen other computers pounding the system for data over gigabit ethernet....

As long as you do frequent backups, you should be good with triple drive RAID-0..  I plan on moving to quad-drive RAID-5 by the end of the 2nd year of owning my triple drive RAID-0 and with an nvidia chipset, migrating from RAID-0 to RAID-5 when adding more drives is very very easy, so easy you don't even need to reboot and can do it inside of Windows with the nvidia utility..

This is a great little supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817139003&ATT=17-139-003&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Power+Supplies-_-Corsair+Memory++Inc.-_-17139003

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I fold for my Grandmothers, my cousin Mike, Uncles Bob and Carl, Aunt Barb, my wife's Grandmother, Aunts Linnea and Alma and Uncle Myrel who all died from Cancer and my dad who has survived

freezy:

This is a great little supply

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817139003&ATT=17-139-003&CMP=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r&cm_mmc=OTC-pr1c3grabb3r-_-Power+Supplies-_-Corsair+Memory++Inc.-_-17139003

It sure is. You could look around on the internet and find the HX520w for a little bit more money.

http://www.buy.com/prod/corsair-520w-sli-certified-modular-atx-power-supply/q/loc/101/203270716.html

see? :p

 

Thanks all for your help,

I think I will go with the Antec suggested above for my main PC but I will get the Ultra for a second one I am building that is mainly for hard drives and such. I hear nothing but good things about Antec's power supplies so hope it will be worth it.

QmA.
 

PC - 1                           PC - 2
BioStar TF570 SLi                Gigabyte DS3P SLi
AMD 4000+ Brisbane               Intel Conroe E2160
Overclocked @ 2.7 GHZ            Overclocked @ 3.2 GHZ
Overclocked 8600 GT              Overclocked 8600 GT
4GB (4x1GB) Samsung              4GB (2x2GB) A-Data
2x320GB Raid 0 HDs               3x500GB Raid 0 HDs