I was thinking about getting a 300w enermax psu that has 22A on the 12v rail ... or should i get a 350 watt antec with only 16A on the 12v rail ?

oh yeah ill be running the pc in my sig

id get a bigger ps than that but amperage is more important to me

What is your budget?

$50

i'm sure some people are tired of my telling this story, but i ran 4 hd's, a cd rom drive radeon 9700 pro, 4 ccfl and misc unpowered usb devices on my 350watt enermax psu...

inshort it'll be enough for you

well i ran 2 hds 2 cd rom drives a jet engines and a dirt bike off my power supply lol just playin but if he ever expands i would think that would be to small but i could be wrong

thats a lot of expansion...i plugged another hd or optical drive in once just for s and giggles...it booted up cool

so even the 300 w would be enough huh?

You could get a 550watt PSU for $30 from SVC. The amps on all the rails aren't too shabby. I have this one running for about a month and so far no problems. They also have this one that is similar to the previous one except its fans are different. Plus, SVC has a one year warranty on the products they sell. Here is a thread that I started about them.

those psu's look nice....anyone else had experience with them? .. i think with psu's you pay for what you get, right?

I dont think so, some brand names are way overpriced

what brands do you prefer kobalt?

this one's my dream PS and yes way overpriced but i'd love to have that one
4 separate 12V lines 14 to 18 amps ea.
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/pro...9d362a2ab94b80c

i don't think anyone who's used a name brand psu would go back when it comes to a machine they care about. its like a lian li, cooler master case, once actually own one, you don't want anything else.

To each is own, i want something that performs, with a name or not

if you look up at my example above i got a lot of performace out of a 350w psu that cost me like $40 and had overvoltage/overload protection and a warrenty.

i splurged a couple times on psu's and cases and now realize you get what you pay for.

Quote: "i splurged a couple times on psu's and cases and now realize you get what you pay for. "

Sorry i dont agree,

Anyway, peoples are still going to buy brand names just because they're well advertised and you hear the name all the time, some may check the specs but most noobs will go "i want a BRAND NAME PS which should i choose".They dont even want to know there are good no name PS on the market.These guys are bustin their @ trying to make a name with good parts (Kingwin), while brand names (antec and co.) are downgrading theirs to make more money.

My two bits on brand names.

In my opinon, more amps means more stability on the rails.

AMPS: End of story

ahh.. i would just get a bigger psu because.. NEW devices such as the 9800 PRO vid card draw a LOT more power, plus.. fans.. water cooling.. petler.. monitors.. all the bells and wissles.. its just to be safe.. i know maby you could run 4 hd and whatnot.. but i would be on the safe side.. its just a better idea