Sunbeam IC-SS-US-SVBK PSU

[Maxxam55555]

I am building my first computer and I came accross this case on newegg it has a 450W PSU yet I can not find the specifics of it. According to the reviews some of them replaced it yet the only complant that I really heard was that "The sata power connections won't reach the hard drive cage with included PSU." Does anyone know what some of the specifics are, and if this is a good case/PSU?

Here is the link btw
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811166027


This is what I think that rest of my computer will be like

ECS C19-A SLI (1.0A) ATX Intel Motherboard

Intel Pentium D 930 Presler 800MHz FSB LGA 775 Dual Core Processor

eVGA Geforce 7600GS 512-P2-N548-TX Video Card or
BIOSTAR V7602GS51 Geforce 7600GS 512MB GDDR2 PCI Express x16 Video Card

Western Digital Caviar SE16 250GB 3.5" SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

Lite-on SHM-160P6S DVD burner

1GB DDR2 RAM

I am keeping my monitor, speakers, keyboard, mouse, and printer/scanner.

[Alaron]

I can't say I've heard anything about Sunbeam power supplies. To be safe, I would avoid it. If you like the case, you can still buy it, just replace the power supply.

Better yet, pick up the Antec Sonata II. Excellent case with a high quality 450w Antec power supply.

I would also skip that ECS motherboard. ECS has a very bad reputation for poor quality boards. Replace it with the Asus P5LD2 and you'll be all set.

I would go with eVGA over Biostar for your video card. Again, higher quality.

Welcome to PCM.

[Maxxam55555]

The case you pointed out seems to work very well for me also through newegg it has free shipping so that will not be much of increase in cost at all. The ASUS motherboard only has one PCI-E x16 so if I wanted to SLI it later that may be a problem unless I switch to the Deluxe. But now that I look at newegg again I see there is an open box one hmm I may just want to snatch that...

Thank you for the info and help I will most likely have a few more questions as time goes by on this build.

[Alaron]

If you are planning on SLI in the future, you will need an SLI certified power supply. The Sonata II PSU will be fine for one card, but it will need upgrading for two cards. If you're serious about SLI, pick up a certified PSU now so you're ready. The Antec TruePower 2.0 550w would be a great fit. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103931

With that power supply, you can buy any case you like.

[glc]

I'd rather see you stick with a single video card and an Intel chipset. SLI is not a cost effective way to increase performance, it's only a way for people with deep pockets to squeeze out a bit more performance.

Sunbeam PSU's are supposed to be pretty decent, but that one is not dual rail - and 20 amps on the single +12v rail is too light for a decent PCI-E video card.

[Maxxam55555]

I decided only to go with one videocard the eVGA 512-P2-N548-TX Geforce 7600GS 512MB
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814130021
And also the ASUS P5LD2-VM Socket T (LGA 775) Intel
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131545
And finally the Antec LifeStyle SONATA II
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16811129155
Does that all check out as a good fit that will run well?

*Edit:I have not bought any of this yet but it seems to be what my final will be like.

Also if I was looking to change my Pentium D to AMD what would be a close match?
I was just wondering not really looking to change it though.

[Alaron]

Those look good.

I would switch to the non VM version of the motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813131538 Same price and more room for add-on cards later. You don't need the onboard video from the VM since you're buying a video card.

Since you didn't specify ram earlier, go for 2x512 Corsair ValueSelect DDR2-533.

[Maxxam55555]

Hmmm I guess I linked to the wrong mobo because I have that one bookmarked and not the other one...o well. Just making sure but the Antec PSU's 12V is at 15A and 17A. Is that enough because looking back the Sunbeam has more at 20A, or is there a way to make them work together?

[Alaron]

The 2 +12V rails on the Antec work together, giving you 22A total. PCs with PCI-E video cards need dual rails for the best stability. The Antec Sonata will work fine for your build.

[glc]

Try 32 amps total.