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Aznmask
DYNAPOWER Silver ATX Mid-Tower Case with 430W Power Supply

I actually going to build a new PC. I wonder if that PSU good or should i use my old
Fortron 300W Power Supply I never use DYNAPOWER but the case + psu = $30 + $12 shipping so it definitely so cheap. I wonder if the 300W Fortron will able to power up my pc.

Mobile AMD 2500XP - $88
Geil Value Series 184 Pin 512MB DDR PC-3200 - $84
MSI "K7N2 Delta-L" nForce2 Ultra 400 ($66)
Vantec Aeroflow - $29(include shipping)
DYNAPOWER Silver ATX Mid-Tower Case with 430W Power Supply - $42(include shipping)

Total $309.. (then i use my old Maxtor 120GB, NEC 8X DVDRW, Radeon 8500 64mb)
Some_Guy_
Well, to be honest, both aren't wonderful power supplies. In my opinion, your 300W might come up a bit short.

May I also make another suggestion?
I would stay away from the Aeroflow - the TMD fan is a cool idea, but it doesn't work all that great, and I've heard of high failure rates. If you still want something for around the same cost, you might want to check out this one for $26.99 shipped.
SeV.o3 TwiZZler
i got tht case about 3 weeks ago it's pretty good but scratches easily
hardnrg
having a somewhat similar set up to yourself, i would suggest purchasing a quality higher power psu... my current draw is something like 411W - my 9800 pro probably draws more than your graphics card... but the difference is probably minimal so i'd say you'd want something around the 400 mark at a bare minimum... and that would be a quality brand name psu.... so i can't vouch for the psu that comes with the dynapower case...

several others on here say fortron is a good brand, but i'm not sure if that 300 one will do the business... so get a more powerful fortron or ideally an enermax, antec, thermaltake, etc....
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