Is this a good PSU or not?

Chucky Da Pwner · Feb 11, 2004

I am currently building my parents a pc, and the 350 Watt Allied PSU i have right now is going to go in their case since they are only going to be powering:

AMD 2500 & Mobo
1 CD-Rom
1 HDD
1 sub-par video card

Now my system is going to be running:

AMD 2800 & Mobo
2 CD drives
2 HDD's
7 Case Fans
Radeon 9800 XT or Radeon 9900 (when it comes out)

Will this power supply have the power to run my whole system?

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?description=17-103-914&depa=0

Any feedback is appreciated

Oklahoma Wolf · Feb 11, 2004

Going from an Allied at any power to a True 480 is like night and day... Allied (Deer) is about as bad as they get unfortunately with a very high failure rate. Your folks would be much better off with a Fortron/Sparkle 300w IMO.

The Truepower 480, OTOH, is one of the better designed units out there. It will easily take care of your system.

PatrickBateman · Feb 11, 2004

yeah, a 480W PS from a good brand strikes me as overkill, but you'll have headroom, that's for sure.
You would be well coverd with a decent 350W and you could probably get by just fine with a good 300W.

any objections?

Susquehannock · Feb 11, 2004

I'm with you PatrickBateman.

Stability is paramount!
Never mind high watt and/or amp specs. If the rails aren't
stable you're asking for trouble.

Just my two cents.

RCtruckguy · Feb 11, 2004

a Sparkle 350W with 120mm fan would be great and very quiet. i dont remember the other wattages Sparkle offers but they are all great PSU's

~Alex

Speed_Mechanic2 · Feb 11, 2004

For a stock system, or even a slightly overclocked system, a FSP-Group 300W PSU is strong enough to handle it. You would be alot better off with a FSP300-60ATV PSU ($29) then even the highest-rated Allied PSU's (a 180W mATX FSP-Group PSU weighs more then the 500W Allied; if that gives you any idea of the quality of Allied PSU's). You might also be better off with $53 in your pocket then having a $84 PSU in a stock parent's system.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-103-915

Chucky Da Pwner · Feb 12, 2004

Speed_Mechanic2 said:
For a stock system, or even a slightly overclocked system, a FSP-Group 300W PSU is strong enough to handle it. You would be alot better off with a FSP300-60ATV PSU ($29) then even the highest-rated Allied PSU's (a 180W mATX FSP-Group PSU weighs more then the 500W Allied; if that gives you any idea of the quality of Allied PSU's). You might also be better off with $53 in your pocket then having a $84 PSU in a stock parent's system.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-103-915

Actually, the 480 watt Antec is going in my case, and the Allied 350 is going into my parents.

Chucky Da Pwner · Feb 12, 2004

and im not paying for it, the government is

Susquehannock · Feb 12, 2004

Chucky Da Pwner said:
Actually, the 480 watt Antec is going in my case, and the Allied 350 is going into my parents.

and im not paying for it, the government is

Nice! ... Glad to see our tax dollars hard at work. ... j/k

That PSU should serve you well. :thup:

Susquehannock · Feb 12, 2004

Speed_Mechanic2 said:
For a stock system, or even a slightly overclocked system, a FSP-Group 300W PSU is strong enough to handle it. You would be alot better off with a FSP300-60ATV PSU ($29) then even the highest-rated Allied PSU's (a 180W mATX FSP-Group PSU weighs more then the 500W Allied; if that gives you any idea of the quality of Allied PSU's). You might also be better off with $53 in your pocket then having a $84 PSU in a stock parent's system.

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-103-915

he he ... glad I'm not the only one who feels that way
about these fsp300-60atv.

Some have questioned my sanity when I say what
sturdy rails they have under HEAVY load. :-/

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