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ballack13
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_ 		17. January 2008 @ 19:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
After a few years my power supply died the other day after constantly playing call of duty 4.

Can anyone recommend a solid reliable power supply that can handle games around the level of call of duty 4?

Preferably under $50..

Thanks!
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umer209
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_ 		17. January 2008 @ 20:07 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
hey how many watts do u want the power supply to be.
here are 2, one is 500 watt and the other one is 350 watt.
CHECK IT OUT!
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Antec-Bas...roductDetail.do

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Antec-Bas...roductDetail.do
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krj15489
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_ 		17. January 2008 @ 20:27 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what are the specs of you pc? also what psu were you using before? if you are running lower end hardware then this psu would be great.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153023
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ballack13
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_ 		17. January 2008 @ 20:44 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by krj15489:
 what are the specs of you pc? also what psu were you using before? if you are running lower end hardware then this psu would be great.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as...7153023


That looks solid but do you think a 500 watt would be better?

My system is pentium 4 dual processor, 1 gig ram, GeForce 7600 GS Video card, 80 gb hard drive..my friend actually built it and sold it to me, so not sure of all the specs...

let me know what you think, thx man.
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ballack13
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_ 		17. January 2008 @ 20:49 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Forgot..the previous psu was an @-power Model Ep-43057 peak load 430w?
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krj15489
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_ 		17. January 2008 @ 21:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
that system will run fine with the psu i posted above. you dont need a 500w psu. it will just be a waste of money. however if you plan on upgrading your video card to something like the 3870 or the 8800gt you will need something better.
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GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
ballack13
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_ 		17. January 2008 @ 21:10 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Originally posted by krj15489:
 that system will run fine with the psu i posted above. you dont need a 500w psu. it will just be a waste of money. however if you plan on upgrading your video card to something like the 3870 or the 8800gt you will need something better.
Cool, thx bro, just ordered it..
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krj15489
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_ 		17. January 2008 @ 21:17 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
good. you will be happy with it, they are very reliable. i have had two. one is running in a 24/7 computer for the last 4 months with no problems. the other is just laying around because i had to upgrade to run an 8800gt.
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GAMING COMPUTER - Intel q9550 @ 3.4ghz | EVGA GTX 260 core 216 | Gigabyte ds3l | 6gb Gskill DDR2 800 ram | Silverstone 700 watt psu | WD 640gb hdd | Seagate 300gb hdd | LG dvd burner | Samsung dvd burner | Antec p182 case | logitech 2.1 speakers | logitech g11 keyboard | Samsung 25.5in 1900x1200 monitor | 19in 1440x900 secondary monitor | Windows 7 64bit | SERVER - Gigabyte 785g motherboard | AMD Phenom 9650 | 6gb ram | three 1.5tb hdd | Seagate 1tb hdd | WD 750gb hdd | two 300gb hdd | Maxtor 200gb hdd | Ark rackmount case | CentOS 5.5
Steam name = "krj15489" alias = Jordan-k
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