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Antec 550w or 430w?

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WA2

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only a $30 difference, but will it really matter?

1-hdd
1-cdrw
1-h20 pump
4-fans
2-cc's
 
When in doubt you gotta kick it up another notch.
The 430 should be able to power it all, but what the heck. Might as well go all out, you never know the future holds.
 
I would just get the 430 it is just as adequate as the 550 but save the $30 and reinvest it somewhere else on your system as needed.
 
I have 10 fans, 4 hard drives, 2 optical drives, an overclocked athlon, an overclocked 8500, and every PCI slot filled. Running off a 300watt enermax...

does anyone else think that most people really don't need some PSU with a crazy watt rating?
 
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