Help with Power Supply

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http://ventrilox.com/specs.html

There are the specs for my computer.

Overall of specs:

SAPPHIRE VAPOR-X 100269VXL Radeon HD 4890 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFire Supported


BFG Tech LS SERIES LS-550 550W Continuous @ 40?C ATX12V 2.3 / EPS12V 2.8 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HDZ940XCGIBOX - Retail

SAMSUNG Spinpoint F1 HD753LJ 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Hard Drive -Bare Drive

GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail

PQI TURBO 8GB (4 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel

AMD Phenom II X4 940 Deneb 3.0GHz Socket AM2+ 125W Quad-Core Black Edition Processor Model HDZ940XCGIBOX - Retail



Basically. I need a new power supply as I'm running off of a 550Watt power supply. I need help getting a good power supply that will power my system well without spending a fortune. Can someone help me with this because I don't know much about AMPS, Watts, Etc. My video card sometimes crashes, and ATI told me it was because my power supply is not able to power all the stuff in my system the way it's supposed to. I prefer to buy from NewEgg if possible.


Some have asked, yes I'm on a budget and I plan to get here in a couple months.
 
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do you have a budget at all - because a 550 does seem a little low, but you wouldn't need much higher, like 700+
you can get those pretty cheap off of newegg, with MIRS and free shipping and crap like that, just a take a look

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019&cm_re=700w_power_supply-_-17-341-019-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159089&cm_re=700w_power_supply-_-17-159-089-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817148040&cm_re=700w_power_supply-_-17-148-040-_-Product

for 750W

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817611008&cm_re=750w_power_supply-_-17-611-008-_-Product
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817159094&cm_re=750w_power_supply-_-17-159-094-_-Product

etc - just look around and see which is the cheapest that fits your needs and that you feel comfortable enough with getting
 
Absolutely can't beat this power supply for the price.

Tuniq Ripper 1000w - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817611009&Tpk=tuniq ripper
Its only $80 after an $80 rebate. It goes for $160, it will be more than enough but why not?? i mean its only $80 for 1000w!!!! This thing has received good reviews from websites and i can personally tell you that its great and can't be beaten for the price. This is my reccomendation.
 
Every time I've relied on a rebate I somehow ended up not getting the money from the company.. There's a reason they have rebates, they know you won't get your money...
Maybe i'm wrong.. just my opinion
 
yea it depends, i used my parents credit card and they never complained about not receiving a rebate or anything so im guessing they got theirs, not only the Tuniq power supply but from other PC components.

Its all your choice man, the other PSU i would recommend would be a Corsair one, either the 750tx or 850tx if your concerned with price. I would go with the 850tx since its $10 more, its $90 and $100 with rebates, $110 and $130 without. But you don't like rebates so lol idk its all your choice.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139009&cm_re=corsair-_-17-139-009-_-Product

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139006&cm_re=corsair-_-17-139-006-_-Product
 
The Tempest said:
no, its a rosewill. go with OCZ/Corsair/Tuniq/Antec/Thermaltake. just not rosewill.
lower quality products that might die on you, and something as important as the power supply, you need it to be high quality.
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newegg owns rosewill.. google it..

and what about BFG? I love BFG.
 
Positron said:
You really cant go wrong with any Corsair PSU. :cool:
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Exactly. Getting an off brand power supply, regardless of the cheapness, it's going to cost you in the future. Get an Ultra X3 850 watt or a Corsair TX 850.
 
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4494091&CatId=2535 1Kw (1000 Watts) PSU.

That is the PSU I got for my build and it's been wonderful. I've monitored the power output during all sorts of tests and all of the rails stay stable. No extreme drops or anything when starting up a game. It's a solid PSU and even though it's cheap, it's very good quality.

It's a little more than you need, but it leaves you options for if you want to do any major upgrades in the future.
 
ya you don't need to spend 150+ on a decent PSU - i've never had psu troubles with the cheaper option...and thats why i said in my first post to get the cheapest you feel comfortable with - if the original poster doesn't want to get something that isn't the highest quality name brand, then he doesn't have to

and jync you should probably not continuously double/triple post - bad forum etiquette...just edit your previous posts
 
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