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So iv just bought a hd 5770 which says it requires a 450w psu, heres the thing, I only have a 330w one. Before i had a hd 5570 which said it required a 400w one but worked fine one a 280w psu.

So heres my questions, Should i get another psu? Is this an okay one? http://tinyurl.com/7j6s7fq

And finally are there any cheap ones that you could recommend?

Thanks in advance guys

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I wouldn't touch that PSU with someone elses mony. Face it, your going to have to spen at least 40-50 for a decent 500W PSU
http://www.google.co.uk/products/c [...] IcBEPMCMAE

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Yh i thought someone would say that :L Well the one you have suggested does look good but is still very expensive for me, any lower wattage pus's fora cheaper price you could recommend, any suggestions will be appreciated

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XFX 450W Core Edition Pro PS
http://www.cclonline.com/product/5 [...] -/PSU0202/
http://www.ebuyer.com/264381-xfx-4 [...] -450s-u2b9
Coolermaster GX RS450-ACAAD3-UK 450W Power Supply (PSU)
http://www.scan.co.uk/products/450 [...] n-atx-v231
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/show [...] =CA-238-CM


Message edited by davcon on 02-06-2012 at 07:08:22 PM
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seumas_beathan wrote :

Yh i thought someone would say that :L Well the one you have suggested does look good but is still very expensive for me, any lower wattage pus's fora cheaper price you could recommend, any suggestions will be appreciated



dude psu is not something you want to pay cheap, if you get some low end psu in time all your components will need to be changed, so it is better spend a little more in a good psu for all system safety;

the ones abekl recommended are already good;

http://www.google.co.uk/products/c [...] PMCMAM4Cg#

this one is good also;

with a 5770 no way i would risk lower than that. be aware that it will work on low end psus, but after little time, the graphics card will start to show problems, and soon everething will need to be changed.

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ricardois wrote :

dude psu is not something you want to pay cheap, if you get some low end psu in time all your components will need to be changed, so it is better spend a little more in a good psu for all system safety;

the ones abekl recommended are already good;

http://www.google.co.uk/products/c [...] PMCMAM4Cg#

this one is good also;

with a 5770 no way i would risk lower than that. be aware that it will work on low end psus, but after little time, the graphics card will start to show problems, and soon everething will need to be changed.



Oh yh i know, by cheap i didnt mean a cheap unbranded one. I was just wondering if there were any cheap decent ones

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