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Hi guys

I am getting a new system but it is through an insurance claim after my previous rig was recently stolen (along with 90% of everything else in my flat... they left my sox :erm:)

The current specs (still waiting to get feedback from insurance, the specs below are what the guy I bought my initial PC from a year ago has quoted as replacement for the stolen components):

GIGABYTE® P45 & ICH10R Express Chipset - Socket LGA775, 1600MHz FSB
Intel® Boxed Core2™Quad Q8200 Processor - 2.33GHz Quad Core
GIGABYTE® ODIN GT 550W Modular Power Supply
Transcend® aXeRam™ DDR2-1066 Gaming RAM Kit - Matched Pair Of 2x 2GB Modules - Aluminium Heat Spreader, CL5 (5-5-5-15)

Luckily my gfx card and drives wasn't in the machine at the time. Had them in my sisters PC at her place.
XFX Core edition GTS250 512mb
1 x Seagate 750GB Barracuda SATA300 32MB 7200RPM Hard Drive
1 x LG DVD ROM

I am not sure if the power supply quoted will be able to run the rig, can anyone give me a recommendation concerning what psu to get?
 
I would suggest a slightly better PSU than what you require so you will have margin for GFX upgrade later on. If insurance is paying get a 650 or 750 modular from Corair/Antec or similar.
 
You should have bumped the specs up and submitted that quote.

My mf printer got struck by lightning, got a quote for a replacement from a expensive local place, insurance paid out and ended with cash in the pocket after buying a new one from makro.
 
550w gigabyte odin is gooD enough !!! except if you intend on upgrading to SLI in the near future?
 
That 550watt will be way more than enough. You'll be able to sli your card with that power supply.

Wattage rating doesn't mean much. That is an awesome power supply.

Much better than generic 600 or even 700watt power supplies.
 
does brand matter in gettin a power supply? i bought mine from mustek and its one of those no name brand things.
 
Mamba1 said:
does brand matter in gettin a power supply? i bought mine from mustek and its one of those no name brand things.
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brand does matter. The no name brand ones/unknown brands generally don't deliver what they're supposed to. Name brand psus however, are 80+ certified, sli certified, crossfire certified and they will generally have more amps on the rails and quite possibly more rails than the cheaper psus

Trust me, don't ever skimp on the psu. Go for the best you can possibly get
 
Yep the Gigabyte Odin GT series is sick!

You can keep that psu, its peak wattage would be somewhere near 700w, the Gigabyte Odin 585 however has stated its limit...585watts.

Keep it, its more than enough even if you buy another GTS250 later to SLI
 
Thanks for all the replies. The supplier told me the psu does not deliver enough amps for the xfx card...

On XFX site requirement for GTS250 is:
Minimum 400W or greater system power supply (with a minimum 12V current rating of 26A)

Can somebody confirm if this psu delivers that? And if not can you recommend another psu at +-R1000 (the insurance will only pay for the quoted psu [R583] and they pay directly into the pc shops account but I can maybe pay in an extra R+-500 to get a better psu)

I had no say in the components as its up to the insurance as to what is considered replacement components. BUT saying that my previous rig was years old, had a AMD 4200+ dual core and 2gig of DDR2 800 Kingston Hyper-X. So this is definitely a considerable upgrade for me...
 
The 550watt odin gt will be more than enough. Don't stress.
 
Think your supplier wants to make some more cash :p

Ur psu gives out around 492w on the 12V+ which equals to 41amps if I'm not mistaken, more than enough for another GTS250...

This psu is as solid as a rock...if you really wanna spend more money, sell me this psu :P
 
Nameite said:
Think your supplier wants to make some more cash :p

Ur psu gives out around 492w on the 12V+ which equals to 41amps if I'm not mistaken, more than enough for another GTS250...

This psu is as solid as a rock...if you really wanna spend more money, sell me this psu :P
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Thanx but can you please explain how that works? I mean how do you know what amps the psu delivers at 12V+? (apologies but I am completely clueless when it comes to psu specs)
 
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