New PS needed

[phigdon]

before i have to go around the 'now you need this' route again. I need some help for a new PS.

heres my system

Processor-AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200 Dual core
MOBO-ASUS M2A-VM HDMI
2 Gigs ram
2 SATA HDD
Win XP SP2
Optical drive
CD drive
ATI 1250 integrated graphics

I bought a New Video Card ATI HD 2600XT 512 and it requires a 400W PS. right now the case I have came with a FPS Group ATX-300TA PS. I need a recommendation here for what will work with my system. I am NOT going to put in more than one card so crossfire is not something i will be worrying about. I don't need a 1000W PS but I need on that will work the first time with out any adapters or additional purchases.

I will claim sever ignorance here, this is my new card

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814161178

I don't see a power connector here on the card. does the card draw power from the PCIE slot?

[shadowpr]

You could look at the corsair 520, or 550.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817139004

Or maybe this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817103941

[phigdon]

thanks for the reply shadow. it looks like all i need to do is peruse the PS section and find a PS that has the right connectors and the number I need? I'm going to keep the computer in this configuration with the exception of changing the HDD's over to straight SATA, will a 550W be enough or should I look at a bit bigger?

[Alaron]

I'd say 500 watts is plenty for that setup. You could easily use 450w. Shadow's linked power supplies are excellent choices.

Take a look at this thread we have on power supplies: http://forum.pcmech.com/showthread.php?t=131195 It is very important to buy a quality unit, not just anything cheap.