PSU recommendation from www.megabuy.com.au

[Kaman]

Can anyone please make a recommendation for a good PSU available from this site: http://www.megabuy.com.au/
Or any other Australian site that will deliver and accepts CC payment.

The PSU needs to power a Q6600 quad core @ 2.4 CPU, Vapor X 4890 OC 1GB GPU, 6GB ram, 1 hard drive, and a couple of usb peripherals e.g. xbox 360 controller etc. Cant remember the motherboard and I'm at work so I can't check sorry. No intention of using more than one video card in this system, or any other large upgrades.

Haven't had any issues with the 350W PSU that came with the system, however the video card lists a 500W PSU as one of its requirements and I don't want to push my luck any further.

Price isn't a big issue but i don't want to spend considerable more than I need too. Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

 

[plasmastorm]

They don't seem to stock much in the way of quality PSU's there to be honest.

This is about the cheapest good quality one there which will cover your needs, although currently out of stock.
http://www.megabuy.com.au/corsair-550w-corsair-vx-550-p62192.html

Here is a thermaltake alternative, which is on offer just now
http://www.megabuy.com.au/thermaltake-manufacturer-p145757.html

 

[Kaman]

Thanks for the response. I'm leaning towards one of these two:

http://www.megabuy.com.au/antec-650w-antec-ea-650-power-p71012.html

http://www.megabuy.com.au/thermaltake-manufacturer-p103249.html

I would get the corsair one, however I'm not sure how long it will take them to get it back in stock. Can you see any advantages of getting one or the other out of these two?

 

[JohnnyLucky]

The Corsair VX550 mentioned by plasmastorm is an excellent high quality power supply that can easily power an overclocked system with any single video card made. Corsair has a reputation for high quality power supplies. They consistently earn high marks in technical reviews. They are very stable, reliable, and come with a very good warranty.

 

[Kaman]

I would get the Corsair VX550 however its unfortunately out of stock at the moment from the online store I usual shop from, and being impatient I don't want to wait for them to get it back in stock. Any recommendation between the two I linked, or any others you think are also good quality? Thanks.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

Yes! The Antec Earthwatts EA 650 is a very good power supply. It is the psu I often recommend for tight budgets. The Antec Earthwatts models were a major improvement over some of their older Antec psu's like the Basiq series.

 

[Kaman]

Thanks! That's the one I'll get then.

 

[Kaman]

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