Which PSU?

[Vortex]

I know this question has been asked multiple times, but I need to ask again :D System mock-up thus far:

AMD Athlon 64 3200+ Venice
DFI nF4 SLI-DR
mushkin XP4000 2 x 512MB
Hitachi Deskstar 80GB 8MB x 2 RAID 0
eVGA 7800GTX x 1 and in the future x 2

Any ideas on which PSU I should get? I was looking at the PC Power & Cooling 510, or the OCZ Powerstream 520 but the LEDs look retarded or will look that way in my case since I have red lighting. Thanks!

[KoolDrew]

I know this has nothing to do with your question, but I'll say it anyway. I highly recommend going with 2GB of RAM. BF2 and games in the near future will benefit a lot from the extra RAM. I would be much happeir with 2GB of value RAm as opposed to 1GB of "performance" RAM. You could also bump down to a 3000+ and save a bit of money there since all Venices basically OC the same. Also unless you plan on adding another 7800 in the near future I wouldn't get the SLI board. When the time comes to add another card you would be better off selling the card and buying a new one that would perform better. Forget about RAID-0. In most situations it offers no performance gain and it reduces reliability.

As for the PSU something like a Fortron AX500-A would be good if you don't go SLI, but for SLI the Seasonic S12-600, Sparkle FSP550-60PLG, PC P&C 510 and the OCZ Powerstream 520w would all be good choices.

[masterofpuppets]

OCZ PowerStream 520, or PCP&C Turbo-Cool Deluxe Express. Or, if you can afford it, PCP&C Turbo-Cool 850 Deluxe. BTW, the 600w PowerStream sucks, avoid it. 520 has stronger 12v rail.

[Squid_Spit]

I know this has nothing to do with your question, but I'll say it anyway. I highly recommend going with 2GB of RAM. BF2 and games in the near future will benefit a lot from the extra RAM. I would be much happeir with 2GB of value RAm as opposed to 1GB of "performance" RAM. You could also bump down to a 3000+ and save a bit of money there since all Venices basically OC the same. Also unless you plan on adding another 7800 in the near future I wouldn't get the SLI board. When the time comes to add another card you would be better off selling the card and buying a new one that would perform better. Forget about RAID-0. In most situations it offers no performance gain and it reduces reliability.

As for the PSU something like a Fortron AX500-A would be good if you don't go SLI, but for SLI the Seasonic S12-600, Sparkle FSP550-60PLG, PC P&C 510 and the OCZ Powerstream 520w would all be good choices.
:with: all good choices

[Dave in Daytona]

DFI N4 PSU Guide: http://www.dfi-street.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10854 :toast: