Need help with purchase of new psu quick!!!

[obiwan]

I am going to order a new ASUS p5gdc-v but i need a new psu for it since i am going from an older 1.8 p4. I need to know if either of these would work with the new style board:

Fortron 400W Power Supply For Intel P4 and AMD XP CPU, Model "FSP400-60PFN"
Type: ATX
Maximum Power: 400W
PFC: Active
Power Good Signal: 100-500ms
Hold-up Time: 17ms min.
Efficiency: Min 65%,Typical 70% (at full load)
Over Voltage Protection: +5V ; +3.3V ; +12V
Overload Protection: Not specified
Input Voltage: 100-240 VAC Full Range
Input Frequency Range: 47Hz-63Hz
Input Current: 5A
Output: +3.3V@28A;+5V@40A;[email protected];+12V@15A;[email protected];+5VSB@2A
MTBF: 100,000 hrs. @ 25ºC

SilverStone Tech. 400W Super Silent Power Supply w/ 120mm Fan and SATA Connector, SST-ST400
Type: ATX
Maximum Power: 400W
PFC: No
Power Good Signal: Not specified
Hold-up Time: 14ms @ full load
Efficiency: Not specified
Over Voltage Protection: Not specified
Overload Protection: Not specified
Input Voltage: 100 - 127/220 - 240 VAC Manual selectswitch
Input Frequency Range: 47-63Hz
Input Current: 8A/4.5A
Output: +3.3V@28A,+5V@35A,[email protected],+12V@18A,[email protected],+5VSB@2A
MTBF: 100,000 HRS

I'm not into multi drives and overclocking right now so i just need somthing to get me by for a bit.

Or any recemndations?

I'm limited to about $50


TIA

Obiwan

 

[obiwan]

Help me out here guys and gals!

I'm at a loss here. Will any standard atx power supply work with the new 775 socket boards or is there somthing new that i dont know about yet?

Thanks
Obiwan

 

[tgxiii]

Fortron. Read a few threads in this forum, you'll read about praises of Fortron all over the place.

 

[sevendevilhell]

basically if the PSU is under about $60 then it's either not very efficient, gets unstable rails, or bums out after a couple of months. but i'll look around and post a link if i find anything cheap enough for you.

EDIT:

found this while looking around. i'm not sure if it will be the most reliable PSU around, but i guess it would be worth a try. the price is right.

DiabloTek 550W, 120mm fan and 80mm fan, custom fan grilles, $55.

same brand, basically the same thing but with 450W, $45.

 

[tgxiii]

Uh... I've gotten ~$30 Fortrons and they have been my most stable power supplies.

 

[Oklahoma Wolf]

found this while looking around. i'm not sure if it will be the most reliable PSU around, but i guess it would be worth a try. the price is right.

DiabloTek 550W, 120mm fan and 80mm fan, custom fan grilles, $55.

same brand, basically the same thing but with 450W, $45.

These are Leadman/Powmax made units - one of the more unreliable brands out there. A good PSU can be had under $60, but the manufacturer's reputation for build quality should be the first thing one looks for IMO. Fortron/Sparkle has a few models worth looking at, but my suggestion would be this new model:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=17-103-499&depa=0

It can also be found as a Blue Storm unit under the Fortron name on Newegg with a 120mm fan, higher price tag, and a fancy blue case.

 

[larrymoencurly]

A couple of 400W Leadmans couldn't run PIII systems that an HEC 250W could.