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Got new AMD system but need advise...

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I gave away my old rig to one of my brother in law(still in high-school) as a b-day present. I just bought a shiny new case and told him it was new... (X2 5000BE,Asus M2N32 SLI, 2x8800GS,4GB DDR2800, Vista X64 ....)

Just received alot of stuff from Newegg and I'm very happy but I forgot to get a psu.

From NE:
X4 9950 BE (125W)
Asus M3A79-T 790FX Board
4GB Patriot DDR2 1066 Memory
2 X SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 4850
ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 64 Pro
2 X WD 500GB SATA HDD
LG Blu Ray rw
Antec 1200 case
Vista Ultimate X64

The question: Which PSU should I get ...(around $100-200).
Pretty sure, I'm gonna keep this system for about 2 years.


I know I could've gone with a Intel / Nvidia setup with the $$$$ I spent... I know Q6600 is little bit faster and OC better than the 9950BE but I'm trying to support AMD(underdog) plus I just bought **** load of AMD stock for amazing price ($3/share)... so please don't comment that I made a bad choice to go with AMD.


Reply to peanutpc
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Here's the QVL (third number column is number of cards ie. Xfire)
http://game.amd.com/us-en/crossfir [...] 0HD%204850

I think I'd go with the Corsair TX 750/650 depending on how far you'll be overclocking (I assume with an AMD BE...) and any further expansion (HDDs, sound card etc.)

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mi1ez wrote :

Here's the QVL (third number column is number of cards ie. Xfire)
http://game.amd.com/us-en/crossfir [...] 0HD%204850

I think I'd go with the Corsair TX 750/650 depending on how far you'll be overclocking (I assume with an AMD BE...) and any further expansion (HDDs, sound card etc.)



I don't want to go crazy on this cpu... I'll be happy @ 2.9~3.0Ghz, 2 HDD and I'll be using onboard sound (kinda deaf on my leftside due to a freak accident, so I don't need surround sound ^^).

Reply to peanutpc

I would say this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817153039

Its modular meaning you can use only the cables you need (only one on the PSU is the 24pin power one the rest can be connected as needed) and Thermaltakes are a really good brand. 700W should be fine especially for just a Phenom and 2 4850s in CF.

This one or a Corsair 700w PSU is good too.

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Here is the one that I got.I wanted plenty of extra power 880 watts in case I wanted to crossfire some beefier graphics cards.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6817128010

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