psu

[rebell07]

im looking at psu for my new ri im getting a sata optical drive and sata hdd
and the psu's all have 1 sata connection
is that sata connection just for the hdd power?
and then the molex goes into the optical drive

 

[peterhuang913]

WOW, nice specs

 

[b1gapl]

The SATA cable coming from the PSU, is just to power SATA hard drives. What are the specs of your system?

 

[rebell07]

well not built yet
but ill post them up quicly:

case- Casecom Black Midi Tower Case - Cheap at Ebuyer!
mobo- Asrock ALIVESATA2-GLAN SKT AM2 VIA K8T890 chipset 8 channel audio SATA ATX
CPU- AMD Athlon 64 X2 4000+ (2.1GHz) Socket AM2 Energy Efficient L2 1MB (2x512KB) Cache Retail Boxed Processor
ram- OCZ 1GB DDR2 800MHz/PC2-6400 Memory Unbuffered CL5 (5-5-5-12) SPecial Ops Edition with Camouflage XTC Heatspreader Lifetime Warranty
GPU- Point Of View 7600GT 256mb DDR3 DVI HDTV TV Out PCI-E Graphics Card
Opt Drive- Samsung SH-S203B 20X DVD±RW/RAM / DL Serial ATA Black Bare Drive - OEM
HDD- Maxtor STM3160215AS 160GB SATAII 7200RPM 2MB Cache - OEM
HSF- Zalman CNPS7700-ALCU Super Flower Socket 478, 754, 940, 775 & 939 CPU Cooler

and im look at this PSU- Arctic Power 500W PSU With PCI-E, SATA, 20+4, ATX12V, 8pin +12V Connectors - Retail Boxed

 

[b1gapl]

Um...you linked the same links for the mobo, CPU, and RAM.

 

[phucng_10]

Is that the Antec Basiq 500W I suggested you? Well if it is, then that PSU will do fine. My internet seems slow when it comes to connecting with out of country websites.

 

[b1gapl]

No it's the Arctic Power. But I'd suggest this:
Antec TruePower Trio 430W PSU - With 3x 12v Rails 120mm Fan
...has more amps.

 

[rebell07]

sorry for that just edited it

 

[rebell07]

oh and i only have 25 pounds max to spend on a psu
ive used all my budget except for that

 

[b1gapl]

You need to reconsider that, because the power supply is the most important part. Or get this one:
Computer hardware and software at amazing prices, available online from Scan Computers UK