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Originally posted by iroc409
dunno how much power you need. i run a 425w l&c, for 2 optical drives, a 9700 pro, 3 hdd's. works fine.
depending on the fan... is it mounted on the side of the case? i had mine mounted on the zalman fan bracket. the nidec is a pretty thick fan, i had plenty of clearance. there's not much difference between the 9700 and 9800, i don't think (physically).
i got my psu for like $20. i know a lot of people on here won't agree with what i'm using, but it works, and it's reliable. power numbers seem pretty well on target.
although i'm sure the nicer ones would be a littel quieter. i'll probably eventually upgrade while moving hardware around, but for now it works.
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well, all i have at the moment, is 1 hard drive, 2 dvd drives (1 rom and 1 writer), a geforce 3 ti 200 andthe nf7-s rev 2 with a barton 2500xp @ 2.1ghz (vcore in the bios is set to 1.625v) and one 92mm fan at the front and 1 80mm fan at the back.
the 120mm fans i have take nearly 8.6w each, but i havent got either or them in as they make a little to much noise, so until i have a fan controller, they wont be used
im just not sure what to get, because i dont want to buy twice sort of thing, i would just rather pay out for a 550w if its needed rather than buying a 480w and it not being enough...
