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by **dandan** on Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:12 am

Hi all,

I'm building a budget PC for the missus and was after some PSU recommendations.

It'll be running an ASRock motherboard with an Athlon 2500, 2.5Gb RAM, CD-ROM, DVD-RW, 10Gb IDE HDD with a view to adding a larger "slave" in the near future plus the usual ancillaries inc floppy drive.

Cheers all for your advice

by **andysd1** on Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:33 pm

well im running an x-power, atx-500TD, on a similar motherboard and its got loads left, i only paid £30 for it. from digital promo

by **Alchamist** on Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:21 pm

Minimum 500w power supply would be my recommendation.

Something like this for just over £18, or if you can afford a bit more, go for something like this - 750w for £31

Hope that helps

by **dandan** on Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:55 pm

Cheers fella. Some good finds there. Think I'll leave the second one till I come to build my own "little monster" :twisted:

Was looking at getting a budget case/PSU combo but that 500W should do a treat. :wink:

All that's left to sort out now is the 2nd hard drive and a front usb hub/port...... and maybe a small case fan JIC :lol:

EDIT: Just been reminded that I also need to get a DVD-RW.

Glad everything so far has only cost me 20 quid or it woulda been cheaper to go out and buy a complete PC <shakes head>

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	Frontera Technical Support Often Imitated Never Bettered Skip to content Advanced search Board index ‹ Chat, Links, General Discussion, Suggestions ‹ PC & Technology discussion Change font size FAQ Register Login PSU recommendations Forum rules Post a reply 4 posts • Page 1 of 1 PSU recommendations by dandan on Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:12 am Hi all, I'm building a budget PC for the missus and was after some PSU recommendations. It'll be running an ASRock motherboard with an Athlon 2500, 2.5Gb RAM, CD-ROM, DVD-RW, 10Gb IDE HDD with a view to adding a larger "slave" in the near future plus the usual ancillaries inc floppy drive. Cheers all for your advice If you're sat there thinking things just can't get any worse, just wait...... dandan GURU Posts: 575 Joined: Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:17 am Location: Peacehaven Region: South East Top Re: PSU recommendations by andysd1 on Tue Mar 03, 2009 2:33 pm well im running an x-power, atx-500TD, on a similar motherboard and its got loads left, i only paid £30 for it. from digital promo flying solo, weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee andysd1 Lord frontera Posts: 9735 Joined: Sat Oct 27, 2007 2:27 pm Model: 2.8 TDI Sport 3dr Registration Year: 1996/N Vehicle Name: snake Region: North West Top Re: PSU recommendations by Alchamist on Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:21 pm Minimum 500w power supply would be my recommendation. Something like this for just over £18, or if you can afford a bit more, go for something like this - 750w for £31 Hope that helps Jay FOG Admin & IT Techincal Consultant ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Annual Meet 2012 \| 1996 2.8TDi LWB \| Comments on my Fronty \| CRAG \| Marshalling ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- There are 10 kinds of people in this world - those who understand binary, and those who don't Please let me know if anything I say offends you. I may want to offend you again in the future Alchamist Lord frontera Posts: 6685 Joined: Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:32 am Location: Stone, Staffs Model: 2.8 TDI 5dr Registration Year: 1996/N Vehicle Name: Grey Devil (new name pending) Modifications: . * CB * Rear recovery shackles Region: Midlands Website YIM Top Re: PSU recommendations by dandan on Tue Mar 03, 2009 7:55 pm Cheers fella. Some good finds there. Think I'll leave the second one till I come to build my own "little monster" Was looking at getting a budget case/PSU combo but that 500W should do a treat. All that's left to sort out now is the 2nd hard drive and a front usb hub/port...... and maybe a small case fan JIC EDIT: Just been reminded that I also need to get a DVD-RW. Glad everything so far has only cost me 20 quid or it woulda been cheaper to go out and buy a complete PC <shakes head> If you're sat there thinking things just can't get any worse, just wait...... dandan GURU Posts: 575 Joined: Tue Jan 08, 2008 1:17 am Location: Peacehaven Region: South East Top Display posts from previous: Sort by Post a reply 4 posts • Page 1 of 1 Return to PC & Technology discussion Jump to: Who is online Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 8 guests


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