Game Build? Need some help

[OvrClkr]

I understand exactly what you mean when it comes to ohm's law. Im just saying that the EA 500w that i got from best buy has different specs than the one showed on Newegg. If you scroll down in the reviews you will see tonz of peeps complaining due to the fact that they got the 34a version as opposed to most that have recieved the Delta version which in this case has 44a between both rails.

 

[4745454b]

Ok, I'm done with this. I have no intention of hyjacking this guys thread, and you apparently want me to believe that a 500W PSU can output more then 500W. Delta didn't add a bunch of power to the PSU when they started making it, they just started making it. If you really wanted me to believe you, you should have posted a link, or a picture of the side of your model showing that the 12v1 + 12v2 = more then the PSU can output. I do not feed trolls, nor do I want to distract anymore from the OPs problem. (if anyone remembers what it is.)

Good day to you sir, I hope your PSU is all you ever wanted. For the record I own two EA500W. The one in my wife's machine is the Seasonic built model. Two 12V rails, 17A individual, 408W/34A combined. Mine is the EA500D. Two 12v rails, 22A individual, with the SAME 408W/34A combined. Again, you should probably stop trying to convince me. You have no idea how to read the side of the PSU, try to educate yourself before you say something really dumb. If you really want to convince, PM me, or start a new thread.

 

[MikeJRamsey]

This is from Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_power_supply
"In computer power supplies that have more than one +12V power rail, it is preferable for stability reasons to spread the power load over the 12V rails evenly to help avoid overloading one of the rails on the power supply.
■Multiple 12V power supply rails are separately current limited as a safety feature; they are not generated separately. Despite widespread belief to the contrary, this separation has no effect on mutual interference between supply rails.
■The ATX12V 2.x and EPS12V power supply standards defer to the IEC 60950 standard, which requires that no more than 240 volt-amps be present between any two accessible points. Thus, each wire must be current-limited to no more than 20 A; typical supplies guarantee 18 A without triggering the current limit. Power supplies capable of delivering more than 18 A at 12 V connect wires in groups to two or more current sensors which will shut down the supply if excess current flows. Unlike a fuse or circuit breaker, these limits reset as soon as the overload is removed.
■Because of the above standards, almost all high-power supplies claim to implement separate rails, however this claim is often false; many omit the necessary current-limit circuitry,[6] both for cost reasons and because it is an irritation to customers.[7] (The lack is sometimes advertised as a feature under names like "rail fusion" or "current sharing".)"

 

[danmidou]

Hey guys, sorry again for the lack of reply. Had some serious lack of internet here due to many things going wrong at once. 🙁

The update here is that i have my new system! 😀 I now have : -

1 Processor Phenom II X4 940 BE
2 Motherboard M3A78-EM (based on the geforce 8300 chipset)
3 RAM DDR2 800 4GB (its a Corsair xms2)
4 HDD Western Digital Sata2-500 GB (32 MB Buffer) 7200RPM
5 Monitor Samsung 2233SW 22'' Full HD Wide Screen Monitor
6 Logitech Wired Keyboard + Mouse Set
7 SMPS Cooler Master 600-eXtreme Power RS-600-PCAR3
8 Cabinet CoolerMaster Elite 330 Black
9 DVD Writter LG PATA DVD Writter
10 UPS APC 1000VA UPS (its has that PowerChute software thingy)
11 Graphics Card GTX 260 (from palit...the sonic overclocked one)

got all this for 1180$ ...I was able to make some last minute additions to my build and get this system with the 940 BE and get a good quality Corsair ram and the APC ups (in place of a cheap alternative).

THANKS FOR THE HELP!!!

 

[4745454b]

Overall not bad. I don't think I would have got the CM600W PSU, but I'm no expert on how good that model is. You gave your budget as $1,040, and you went over a bit. Overall however, very solid.

 

[tecmo34]

On number 9... Change that to a SATA drive over a PATA drive.
On number 10... Why do you need a $87.3 UPS? I would think you could cut cost there to get you within budget.