Re: To wait or not for PSU

On Mon, 28 Apr 2008 23:48:48 +0100, Nick Le Lievre wrote:

"Nick Le Lievre" <nicklelievre@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I`m waiting for a OCZ StealthXtreme 600W PSU to come into stock at Amazon,
I`m not sure I`m going to get it as originally (9th April) it was
displayed as 1-2 months lead time, and now it is no longer available to
order from amazon if you click on the product page yet my order for one
from Amazon is still active and I`ve had no emails to say I won't get it.
Its still saying dispatch date will be between 30th April to 21st May.

I`ve seen a Seasonic S12Ii 430 Watt Power Supply Unit which is about the
same price as the OCZ and I`m thinking of ordering that one instead, but I
need to know if a 430W PSU will be enough for a Q6600 @ 3ghz, 4GB RAM,
8800GT, 500GB HDD and will it be enough for future builds, it has all the
connectors the OCZ has just its only a 430W, you can get a 500W version
but its out of my price range.

I just used the eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Lite v2.5 @
http://extreme.outervision.com/index.jsp which is supposed to be pretty
accurate and it recommended 319w supply for my system so I`ve cancelled the
OCZ order and ordered the Seasonic S12II 430W instead, it will be enough for
my current system and as long as I don't go SLI and multiple CPUs etc should
keep me satisfied for the foreseeable future and @ £ 38.75 delivered if I
ever need to replace it then I won't of spent a fortune.

At least the Seasonic is good quality - it'll run up to its rating. Also
very quiet unless really pushed.
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It's not rocket science, you know.
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  • Re: To wait or not for PSU
    ... I`ve seen a Seasonic S12Ii 430 Watt Power Supply Unit which is about the same price as the OCZ and I`m thinking of ordering that one instead, ... 8800GT, 500GB HDD and will it be enough for future builds, it has all the connectors the OCZ has just its only a 430W, you can get a 500W version but its out of my price range. ... I just used the eXtreme Power Supply Calculator Lite v2.5 @ http://extreme.outervision.com/index.jsp which is supposed to be pretty accurate and it recommended 319w supply for my system so I`ve cancelled the OCZ order and ordered the Seasonic S12II 430W instead, it will be enough for my current system and as long as I don't go SLI and multiple CPUs etc should keep me satisfied for the foreseeable future and @ £ 38.75 delivered if I ever need to replace it then I won't of spent a fortune. ...
    (uk.comp.homebuilt)
  • To wait or not for PSU
    ... I`m waiting for a OCZ StealthXtreme 600W PSU to come into stock at Amazon, ... I`m not sure I`m going to get it as originally it was displayed as 1-2 months lead time, and now it is no longer available to order from amazon if you click on the product page yet my order for one from Amazon is still active and I`ve had no emails to say I won't get it. ... I`ve seen a Seasonic S12Ii 430 Watt Power Supply Unit which is about the same price as the OCZ and I`m thinking of ordering that one instead, ... 8800GT, 500GB HDD and will it be enough for future builds, it has all the connectors the OCZ has just its only a 430W, you can get a 500W version but its out of my price range. ...
    (uk.comp.homebuilt)