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zepper · December 15th, 2008, 03:51 PM

OP,

You'd better get on over to mechBgon's guide for first-time newbie computer builders, and stuff - may prevent you from making noob mistakes on a first build. Lots of building info out there, but quite a bit is from dudes who "think" they know something, but don't really. So get your info vetted. One thing you can rely on: most bundled PSUs aren't worth the powder to blow them up. Many Antec bundled cases are exceptions, and Arctic Cooling Silentium cases with custom Seasonic PSUs are others. Best to get a case w/o PSU (Rosewill, one of Newegg's house brands, has a couple of case series that are easily worth more than their price: R560x, R6Axxxx, Conqueror (same as Silverstone PS01), and get a known good PSU for it. The new Antec Earthwatts, EA-500 PSU (supposedly made by Delta while the earlier EAs were all made by Seasonic) is getting decent reviews on sites like Newegg and is quite inexpensive (Newegg seldom has the best price on Antec stuff). I use a Seasonic made Antec EA-380 in my own system. Just remember that the cornerstone of a stable system is a quality PSU.
. When you have your choices of case and PSU narrowed down considerably, PM me and I'll tell you why I would or wouldn't buy one.

.bh.

December 15th, 2008, 03:51 PM	#8 (permalink)
zepper Ultimate Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Finger Lakes area Posts: 2,374	OP, You'd better get on over to mechBgon's guide for first-time newbie computer builders, and stuff - may prevent you from making noob mistakes on a first build. Lots of building info out there, but quite a bit is from dudes who "think" they know something, but don't really. So get your info vetted. One thing you can rely on: most bundled PSUs aren't worth the powder to blow them up. Many Antec bundled cases are exceptions, and Arctic Cooling Silentium cases with custom Seasonic PSUs are others. Best to get a case w/o PSU (Rosewill, one of Newegg's house brands, has a couple of case series that are easily worth more than their price: R560x, R6Axxxx, Conqueror (same as Silverstone PS01), and get a known good PSU for it. The new Antec Earthwatts, EA-500 PSU (supposedly made by Delta while the earlier EAs were all made by Seasonic) is getting decent reviews on sites like Newegg and is quite inexpensive (Newegg seldom has the best price on Antec stuff). I use a Seasonic made Antec EA-380 in my own system. Just remember that the cornerstone of a stable system is a quality PSU. . When you have your choices of case and PSU narrowed down considerably, PM me and I'll tell you why I would or wouldn't buy one. .bh. __________________ "Our freedom depends on five boxes: soap, ballot, jury, witness; and, when all else fails, Ammo. " ?author? Last edited by zepper : December 15th, 2008 at 04:08 PM.