"Mike Silver" <res1i9yr.DeleteThis@verizon.net> wrote in message
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> Ok guys, here is what I'm looking to do:
>
> - Thermaltake Armor Series VA8000BWS Black Aluminum / Steel ATX Full Tower
> Computer Case
> - Thermaltake W0116RU ATX 12V 2.2 & EPS 12V version 750W Power Supply
> - Intel BOXD975XBX2KR LGA 775 Intel 975X ATX Intel Motherboard
> - Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 Conroe 2.13GHz 2M shared L2 Cache LGA 775
> Processor
> - SAPPHIRE 100199L Radeon X1950GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP
> Video Card
> - Kingston HyperX 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
> Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory
> - Western Digital Caviar RE WD3200YS 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA
> 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive X2 in a Raid1 setup
> - Windows XP Professional SP2
>
> I looking for reliability above all.
(snip)
In that case, you are spending way too much for an inferior quality power
supply that is likely to fail on you. Generally, spending more on a power
supply is a good thing. But in this case, you don't need 750W, which is
much of the extra cost of the power supply. And you've chosen thermaltake,
which is hit and miss. That's a lot of money to spend for an iffy power
supply. You'd be better off spending LESS money on a better brand. Check
out the following for example:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817151027
It's a better brand than thermaltake, but note that the specs are similar to
the 750W model you chose, and this one is advertised at 550W! That is
exactly why you don't choose a power supply by maximum watt rating. For
less money, you would be getting a MUCH better power supply. And it will be
more than powerful enough to run your system, including future
pgrades. -Dave
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