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Can anyone give met tips on what power supply this setup needs.

I have been using a 500W but i blew a 550W playing BF3 last week.

<<< System Summary >>>
> Mainboard : ASRock N68C-S UCC
> Chipset : (Family 10h) Athlon/Opteron/Sempron/Turion HyperTransport Configuration
> Processor : AMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3100MHz
> Physical Memory : 8192MB (2 x 4096 DDR3-SDRAM )
> Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
> Hard Disk : SAMSUNG HD103SI SCSI Disk Device (1000GB)
> Hard Disk : Seagate ST2000DL 003-9VT166 SCSI Disk Device (2000GB)
> Hard Disk : Seagate ST350041 8AS SCSI Disk Device (500GB)
> DVD-Rom Drive : BAFSLER 34L6ZSP
> DVD-Rom Drive : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS40
> Monitor Type : Samsung SyncMaster - 23 inches
> Monitor Type : LG Electronics W2343 - 23 inches
> Network Card : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
> Operating System : Windows 7 Ultimate Professional Media Center 6.01.7601 Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
> DirectX : Version 11.00
> Windows Performance Index : 5.9 on 7.9
 
A reputable brand 550w PSU would be more than sufficient to run that setup. What PSU was the one that blew?

EDIT: And how much is your budget?
 
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Get yourself a Antec HCG-620 (or 520)
 
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vanteacher said:
Can anyone give met tips on what power supply this setup needs.

I have been using a 500W but i blew a 550W playing BF3 last week.

<<< System Summary >>>
> Mainboard : ASRock N68C-S UCC
> Chipset : (Family 10h) Athlon/Opteron/Sempron/Turion HyperTransport Configuration
> Processor : AMD Phenom II X2 550 @ 3100MHz
> Physical Memory : 8192MB (2 x 4096 DDR3-SDRAM )
> Video Card : NVIDIA GeForce GTX 550 Ti
> Hard Disk : SAMSUNG HD103SI SCSI Disk Device (1000GB)
> Hard Disk : Seagate ST2000DL 003-9VT166 SCSI Disk Device (2000GB)
> Hard Disk : Seagate ST350041 8AS SCSI Disk Device (500GB)
> DVD-Rom Drive : BAFSLER 34L6ZSP
> DVD-Rom Drive : HL-DT-ST DVDRAM GH22NS40
> Monitor Type : Samsung SyncMaster - 23 inches
> Monitor Type : LG Electronics W2343 - 23 inches
> Network Card : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
> Operating System : Windows 7 Ultimate Professional Media Center 6.01.7601 Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
> DirectX : Version 11.00
> Windows Performance Index : 5.9 on 7.9
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Use this:

http://www.prophecy.co.za/coolermaster-rs550acaae3-550w-power-supply-p-63184.html
 
Huntkey is a piece of crap. A friend's one burnt out recently and he also wasn't using anything very demanding. Get a reputable brand and you'll be fine, 550w is more than enough for you. Any of the ones listed above will be great.
 
Get an Antec or (preferably) a Corsair. Something in the line of a 550/600W. Corsair PSUs are most often rated at that wattage instead of below (ie a Corsair 550W will actually deliver 550W).
 
vanteacher said:
http://www.takealot.com/electronics...600-watt-power-supply-unit,9301065?id=9301065

It is decided
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Waste of money. The CX600 is an odd offering from Corsair as it's neither here nor there but the price seems to indicate it is. You don't need NEAR 600watts for your system... Not even the best single GPU gfx card on the market would need it.

More to the point though, the Antec High Current Gamer 520w offers the same 12v Amperage power for much less (plus the Antec is a Seasonic OEM).

+-R735 Antec HCG ( High Current Gamer ) 520w ( 12v : 480w ) , with EPS12V v2.91 , 80PLUS Bronze certified ( 87% efficiency ) for energy saving - 24pin ( 4pin detachable ) ; 2x 8 (6+2) pin PCI-E 2.0 power connectors , 1x 135mm PWM fan with advanced thermal control , 6x SATA , 6x molex , with OCP, OVP, OPP, SCP safety standard - 3 years warranty

+-R800 Corsair CX600 , Eps12V , ATX 12V V2.3 - 600w ( 12v : 480w ) , 24pin ( 4pin detachable ) , with active-PFC , 2x8pin (2+6) PCI-E power , 1x 120mm thermal controled fan , 6x SATA - 3 years warranty - no power cord
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This is also an excellent option considering the 12v power and 5 year warranty:

+-R650 Coolermaster RS550-ACAAE3 GX 550w ( 12v: 528w ) , EPS12V V2.91 + ATX 12V V2.31, active PFC , 2x 8(6+2) pin PCI-E power connectors , 6x SATA, 24pin ( 4 pin detachable ) , 1x 120mm PWM fan ; with OVP/ UVP/OPP/OTP /SCP ; 80 PLUS Bronze certified - 5 years warranty
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Go for a good corsair. I would never trust my components with a sub-par PSU! A proper PSU will last you many years :) I <3 my Corsair AX750 :D
 
Ye, if you want to go for a cheaper line of Corsair rather go for the GS range like the ones I posted earlier.
 
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