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Acid
10-22-2011, 03:51 PM
So I'm in the market for a Power Supply because mine took a dump. Or at least I'm pretty sure it did.

What happened was, when I went to go turn on my computer there was a loud pop that came from the back of the tower and a few sparks flew out from where you plug in the cable to the power supply. It would not turn on since.

It originally had a 600w. But would I be able to get a less wattage power supply? Here are the specs.

Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 630 Processor, Quad Core 2.8 GHz
Memory: 4GB DDR3
Hard Drive: 500GB
Video Card: ATI Radeon HD 5670
Monitor: HP w1707
Sound Card: AMD High Definition Audio Device

So, unless any of you are willing to give me one for free, I need to find a the cheapest that will still work for this setup.
Please help. Links are recommended.

Blackhawk570
10-22-2011, 04:01 PM
Budget?

500W $40

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168 17182038

I would go no less than with your setup. I have a 6-core processor with a Radeon HD 5850 same size hard drive and same ram with a 500W power supply

Acid
10-22-2011, 04:24 PM
Okay that's a pretty good price. And is it pretty easy installing a power supply?

Blackhawk570
10-22-2011, 07:04 PM
When you take the cables out of your old power supply just make sure you see where they go when you put it those cables in your new one

Acid
11-26-2011, 03:10 PM
So I've been doing my research and I think I found a good one.

Would this work for my setup?
I used the Newegg Power Supply Calculator and it recommended me a 420w Power Supply.

This is what's in my PC

CPU: AMD Athlon II X4 630, Quad Core 2.8GHz
Memory: 4GB DDR3(2x2) (I will be upgrading to 8GB via 2x4)
HDD: 500GB 5200RPM and a 200GB 5200RPM
GPU: ATI Radeon HD 5670

and this is one I'm thinking of getting.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168 17171046

What do you think? Will it suffice?

EDIT: I decided it would be better if I played it safe(and for future upgrades) to get a 500w.
This one seems good. What say you?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168 17182076

Mythonian
11-26-2011, 04:41 PM
Out of those two, definitely the 500W. Only $5 more, and it sets you up for awhile. Overall, good quality for that price.

Acid
11-26-2011, 05:49 PM
I found a Cooler Master and I've been told they're more reliable.

Now it's out of these two.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168 17171031
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168 17182076

Mythonian
11-27-2011, 12:26 AM
Out of those two, I'd go with the Cooler Master. They have effectively identical specs, but the Cooler Master has an extra year on the warranty.

Blackhawk570
11-27-2011, 12:31 AM
Just got this case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168 11147107
with this power supply
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168 17182188
for a total of $145.00 (combo deal)

cant wait for the deals on cyber monday xD

Acid
11-27-2011, 02:21 AM
http://memegenerator.net/cache/instances/400x/11/11402/11676028.jpg

Nice deal though. I found some Kingston RAM (2x8GB) for $30. Gonnna order them suckers soon.

Mythonian
11-28-2011, 02:55 PM
I found some Kingston RAM (2x8GB) for $30. Gonnna order them suckers soon.Link please?

Acid
11-28-2011, 08:34 PM
I was off $7. Still fairly cheap.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E168 20134928

Mythonian
11-28-2011, 08:59 PM
You said 2x8GB... :/ I was like "SWEET!"

But no, it's only 2x4GB... :( (still a decent price though, but 2x8GB would have been an insanely good deal)