What PSU for gaming pc ?

[dhw200]

IMO, quality from best to worst

PCP&C
OCZ
Antec
Thermaltake
Ennermax




and everything else blows

Any of these are excellent choices, well except for the last category lol. You really cant go wrong with any of them.

 

[PcMe]

dhw, is the Ultra x-connect 500w working well for you?

 

[dhw200]

No. Im going to get rid of it as soon as possible and get an OCZ PowerStream.

Ive had nothing but problems with the X-Connect, primarily random restarts. Ill get random restarts constantly for a day or so, and then it will be fine for a month. Its really a pain

 

[RockyZ]

Antec True Power PSUs the 480W one would probably work better than the 550W ones out there because it runs at 480W for a long period of time instead of going at 75% like all the other PSUs.

 

[003]

PC Power & Cooling are the best if you can afford them.

yep... they also save you the most $$$ in the long run because they have like 85%+ power conservation when it is not in full use.

 

[kahlos]

Cheers for all the info! I think i'll go for this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817103937#DetailSpecs
But do i need a second PCI-E connector on the psu to connect two PCI-E graphics cards or can i get a connector or something and if i get a connector will the PSU still be able to provide enough power for both PCI-E graphics cards?

 

[no_Wedge]

yea, but the aspire one i got was 55$ and 520w

 

[dhw200]

Aspire is not nearly as good as the other brands

 

[Ste]

The ones you want for 50$ can be either forton or Enermax, I think theres also an antec one but Im not sure.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104954
TT= bad.

Ultra X-connect = bad.