[tempuser]

I need a brand name power supply unit with a budget of $120 max.

Must be able to handle 3 DVD Writers IDE
4 SATA II Hard Drives (must be expandable to 8 SATA drives)
3 Fans

ocz powerstream 520 is $150.00 = over budget.

This post has been edited by tempuser: 23 December 2005 - 12:59 AM

[ripken204]

ocz powerstream 520

[albator]

to my experience the best power supply are from for quality and price are from Antec.

[Jeremy]

OCZ PowerStream 520W, it's what I got and it is a beautiful PSU.

[suryad]

Check out 3dgameman.com and his video reviews. Best way to get a look and feel for any product you might wanna buy but dont know enough about.

[big poppa pump]

Get this then - Fortron Blue Storm 500W

http://store.yahoo.c...n/psax500a.html

[tempuser]

I need a power supply that can handle 4 SATAII and 3 DVD Writers. 3 Fans. And maybe another 2 SATA for the future.

[LLXX]

4 SATAII drives? "And maybe another 2"? I think you might want a bit more wattage...

E.g. I've been using one of these: http://www.geeks.com...tId=EC-P680D-NB
for 2 years with no problem:

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680-watt ATX power supply by Echostar -- Gold


General Features:
Fans mounted at front and back of power supply for optimum cooling
ATX motherboard power connector and ATX 12V connectors
Five (5) 4-pin Molex drive power connectors
One (1) SATA power connector
One (1) floppy power connector
Gold color for aesthetic appeal


Power Ratings, Input:
110/220VAC, 50/60Hz, 6/3A


Power Ratings, Output:
+12V, 22A
+5V, 50A
+3.3V, 45A
+5Vsb, 2A
-12V, 0.8A
-5V, 0.5A
Total wattage: 680W

[big poppa pump]

The Fortron or the OCZ should be able to handle your requirements easily. I used to have 6 sata drives, 2 dvd-writers, an opteron 146, about 6 fans and a 7800gt powered with a single 500W Ultra X-connect PSU till I decided to add 3 more drives to my system and thereby upgrade to a dual PSU system.

[tempuser]

Here is the specs of my computer

ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 ATX AMD
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 1GHz FSB Socket 939 Dual Core Processor
2GB DDR 400
POWERCOLOR R43CA-GD3D Radeon X800GT 256MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16
3X NEC3550A DVD Writers
4X Seagate Barracuda 500GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s expandable to 4 more sata.
3 Fans

The question a pws that can handle this unit must be under $120.00


@llx

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Features/Specifications:

* 680-watt ATX power supply by Echostar -- Gold

* General Features:
* Fans mounted at front and back of power supply for optimum cooling
* ATX motherboard power connector and ATX 12V connectors
* Five (5) 4-pin Molex drive power connectors
* One (1) SATA power connector
* One (1) floppy power connector
* Gold color for aesthetic appeal

not enough plugs i need min 4 SATA power connectors and 7 to 9 Molex drive power connector.

This post has been edited by tempuser: 23 December 2005 - 07:37 AM

[Tomcat76]

That system with 8 SATA drives would consume about 480W at peak usage. I'd recommend the Antec TP2-550EPS12V or the Antec TP-II 550, both 550W.

[ripken204]

ocz powerstream 520, just get it

[tempuser]

once again to those that dont understand english budget of $120 max.
must have min of 4 sata power plugs, and 7 to 9 standard power plugs.

ocz does not fit this criteria.

[big poppa pump]

Instead of bitching, why don't you search it yourself and post it here and we will tell you if its good or not!

[LLXX]

tempuser, on Dec 23 2005, 10:32 AM, said:

once again to those that dont understand english budget of $120 max.
must have min of 4 sata power plugs, and 7 to 9 standard power plugs.

ocz does not fit this criteria.

Do you know what splitters are? My PSU now actually has 10 Large, 4 Small, and 2 Satas.

[tempuser]

big #### ### (fill in the blanks) said:

Instead of bitching, why don't you search it yourself and post it here and we will tell you if its good or not!

if u dont have anything productive to add why post a reply?

just bec. i feel that your recommendation does not pass my specs and requirement? Are you hurt?
and it is a major turn off to see chinese in the download spec sheet. If i am going to buy anything from china it will be from
a well known brand. Not some never heard company.
Pls feel free not to reply. NO one is forcing you to reply and contribute to this topic.

I am certain there are alot people who are more knowledgable and have a better understanding of PWS that yourself.

LLXX said:

Do you know what splitters are?

I prefer not to use any splitters.


Suryad, Thank you so much, You had the best advice. I download several videos at 3dgameman's website. And joined his forum.
He was very kind when i emailed him for advice, he said he would get back to me after the holidays.
In 4 of his video's there are pws that have standard 4 SATA power cables and 8 ide power cables as STANDARD. meaning no need for
splitters. Why get splitters when you can buy a pws that does not need them. Something less to worrry about. :)

This post has been edited by tempuser: 24 December 2005 - 01:34 AM