PSU Which PSU?

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  1. fev

    fev Industry Fallout

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    Dearest Bit-tech family,

    I'm working on my file server and need some advice on a new PSU. I think my current one has finally given up!

    Current Hardware:

    Asus A8N-SLi Premium
    AMD Athlon64 3800+
    4x WD Red 2TB drives
    1x Intel SSD
    XfX 8800GTS.

    I'll admit the spec is old, but it does the job on dishing up lashings of 1080p goodness and I'm cheap.... very, very cheap.

    Recommendations please chaps and chapesses, looking around the £50 mark.
     
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  2. lancer778544

    lancer778544 Multimodder

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    I'd say the Corsair CX500 would be a good shout. There's also the gold rated Seasonic G-360 but I'm not 100% sure if its got enough grunt for your server.

    Edit: This EVGA 500B is not bad apparently.
     
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  3. Comrade Woody

    Comrade Woody Obsolete

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    I second the CX500 (or the CX500M).
     
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  4. mrbungle

    mrbungle Undercooked chicken giver

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    Any decent 300w or more psu will be fine.
     
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  5. lancer778544

    lancer778544 Multimodder

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    In that case, CX430/430M or if you want more efficiency, that G-360 I posted earlier.
     
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  6. fev

    fev Industry Fallout

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    430M ordered from scan, thanks very much guys!
     
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  7. Behemot

    Behemot What's a Dremel?

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    G-360 is several times better choice.
     
    Behemot, 29 Oct 2013
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  8. hakank

    hakank What's a Dremel?

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    Looking at some reviews, the Antec high current gamer looks really good for what you pay
     
    hakank, 1 Nov 2013
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