Power Supply Problems...

[JoeJe]

Well I reciently purchased the Novatech 800W PSU for £30.28, thought it was an absolute bargain, so I snagged it and plugged it into my build, worked fine, created this topic which went off the subject -> http://forum.novatech.co.uk/showthread.php?t=12715 and tons of people were telling me that my new PSU was rather dodgy, so around 15 minutes ago I walked down the post office and posted it recorded delivery for a refund (Cost me £8.50 to post that brick of a PSU recorded delivery!)

Now I need a new PSU, any suggestions? - Read my sig for my current specs, I'm building a high end gaming PC with a quad core processor.

[IainK]

if your on a tight budget (which i assume you are since you went for th novatech osn brand) i think this will probably suffice:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/Components/PowerSupplies/OCZ/OCZ400SXS-UK.html

[JoeJe]

if your on a tight budget (which i assume you are since you went for th novatech osn brand) i think this will probably suffice:
http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/Components/PowerSupplies/OCZ/OCZ400SXS-UK.html


Isn't 400w a bit too weak? the box on my GPU claims to want 450W of power, I'm guessing I will need a 800W PSU or higher? - I may plan on adding another GPU in the future, plus extra drives, fans and lights etc... I also plan to overclock the processor and have 8GB of 1066MHz RAM

[DoubleTop]

Isn't 400w a bit too weak? the box on my GPU claims to want 450W of power, I'm guessing I will need a 800W PSU or higher? - I may plan on adding another GPU in the future, plus extra drives, fans and lights etc... I also plan to overclock the processor and have 8GB of 1066MHz RAM

it all depends on the route and how long you have to wait with your limited budget. You can get a cheap PSU now to get your system working and then upgrade later, or have a few more weeks with it not running and get the future proof PSU now.

That decision is all yours to ponder over, and until you make it and specify the intended usage, there is not a lot any of us without crystal balls can do to help.

DT.

[JoeJe]

it all depends on the route and how long you have to wait with your limited budget. You can get a cheap PSU now to get your system working and then upgrade later, or have a few more weeks with it not running and get the future proof PSU now.

That decision is all yours to ponder over, and until you make it and specify the intended usage, there is not a lot any of us without crystal balls can do to help.

DT.

Well I'm willing to put some money aside for decent parts, I'm willing to spend around £50-£60 on a PSU, and £60 is really pushing it, any reccomendations?

[Mike]

Well I reciently purchased the Novatech 800W PSU for £30.28, thought it was an absolute bargain, so I snagged it and plugged it into my build, worked fine, created this topic which went off the subject -> http://forum.novatech.co.uk/showthread.php?t=12715 and tons of people were telling me that my new PSU was rather dodgy, so around 15 minutes ago I walked down the post office and posted it recorded delivery for a refund (Cost me £8.50 to post that brick of a PSU recorded delivery!)

Now I need a new PSU, any suggestions? - Read my sig for my current specs, I'm building a high end gaming PC with a quad core processor.
I'm rather dismayed that you have been put off your product and it's cost you that much to send it back :(. But I suppose it does depend on what you are doing with your PC. If you are a gamer then probably something like this might be more appropriate: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/Components/PowerSupplies/Corsair/CMPSU-650TXUK.html
But if you're budgeting them maybe this one: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/Components/PowerSupplies/Thermaltake/W0089.html

[JoeJe]

I'm rather dismayed that you have been put off your product and it's cost you that much to send it back :(. But I suppose it does depend on what you are doing with your PC. If you are a gamer then probably something like this might be more appropriate: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/Components/PowerSupplies/Corsair/CMPSU-650TXUK.html
But if you're budgeting them maybe this one: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/Components/PowerSupplies/Thermaltake/W0089.html

Well I thought it was a good product, and it had tons of connectors and had a good weight to it, but the Novatech 800W PSU doesn't supply a continious wattage of 800W, 800W is the very max it can push out, and by that time it will blow up.

I plan on overclocking either a dual core or a quad core processor with this build (processor not decided yet) and I plan on having more than one HDD, powering an ATi Radeon HD 4850 GPU, and possibly using it with another card via crossfire in the future, so I need at least 800w...

[IainK]

that corsair will easily run as above (including the crossfire etc)

[JoeJe]

that corsair will easily run as above (including the crossfire etc)

Well what about the 750W version? it's $120 in America, which roughly turns over to £60-£70 last time I checked the exchange rate...

[IainK]

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/Components/PowerSupplies/Corsair/TX750.html ;)

btw at the current exchange rate it's more than £60/70 and we never get things as cheap as the US, if it's $120 its gunna be about £100 here, i just take off about 20% of the dollar price and voila, it's in pounds :)

[JoeJe]

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/Components/PowerSupplies/Corsair/TX750.html ;)

btw at the current exchange rate it's more than £60/70 and we never get things as cheap as the US, if it's $120 its gunna be about £100 here, i just take off about 20% of the dollar price and voila, it's in pounds :)

Awh **** it, I wonder where Novatech get their stock from... :D

[IainK]

lol, Nova probably get it at about 5-10% less than that, they work to very tight profit margins to bring us good prices :)

[system7]

I'm rather dismayed that you have been put off your product and it's cost you that much to send it back :(. But I suppose it does depend on what you are doing with your PC. If you are a gamer then probably something like this might be more appropriate: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/Components/PowerSupplies/Corsair/CMPSU-650TXUK.html
But if you're budgeting them maybe this one: http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/Components/PowerSupplies/Thermaltake/W0089.html
Calling a £28 cheapie Win Power PSU an 800W IS going to confuse a lot of people. It must be around 400W by any fair specification. :D

For all that, given it's a single 6 pin PCIE supply, it'll doubtless do the job with a middling graphic card like a 9600GT or HD4850. May get one myself for a small build and a quick review. :plot:

[JoeJe]

Calling a £28 cheapie Win Power PSU an 800W IS going to confuse a lot of people. It must be around 400W by any fair specification. :D

For all that, given it's a single 6 pin PCIE supply, it'll doubtless do the job with a middling graphic card like a 9600GT or HD4850. May get one myself for a small build and a quick review. :plot:

Yeah, just use it for a very basic build, it only has 2 SATA L type connectors and one PCI-E connector, and can't supply a continious wattage, if you use it with a decent PC, it will become a deathtrap!

[DTX]

I doubt you'd need 800-1000W to power your rig.

I'd go for the corsair one (http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/prods/Components/PowerSupplies/Corsair/CMPSU-650TXUK.html) as mentioned above.

[JoeJe]

That corsair is pretty expensive, I would expect to pay £70 for something with more Wattage than that, (I'm a student, money is hard to find) - Any other good brands which are a bit cheaper?

[aaron333]

That corsair is pretty expensive, I would expect to pay £70 for something with more Wattage than that, (I'm a student, money is hard to find) - Any other good brands which are a bit cheaper?
That's the thing, Its not 650w. Its more. But they're so confident with it they state the continous output.