I cant decide what PSU i should get, im on a budget and my current one is breaki

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#1 jesse_jax
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Hey,

(note all prices are NZ$, which is half of US$)
So my current psu(came with **** 60$ case) is a 420w psu that has been getting worse and worse. I made this computer about 2 months ago.. i OC'd my cpu and it ran fine for a while.. then my computer would just randomly shut my LCD off, put it in sleep mode and id still hear my music playing for a few seconds then nothing, computer would still be running but not responding. Anyway i put cpu back to clock speeds and it ran fine for a week or so but now it wont even start if i have my 9600gt in there, so i took it out and now using onboard chip.

Basically, im pretty sure its the psu thats causing all these problems.. im no longer getting the crashes now but that could be because of gfx card being fault and me taking it out(im gonna be trying my mates psu in this comp to check).

So, im in need of a psu and i have 80ish$ budget. Could you guys help me find one that would be suitable for my computer within this price bracket?

Specs:
AMD 5000+
9600gt 512mb
2gb ddr2(1x)
M2N68-AM mobo

Thank you all in advance!

Heres the site where you can browse PSU's available to me:
http://pricespy.co.nz/cat_7.html#g5

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#2 ebay_addict
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get a 650 watt psu with at least 28 amperes total on the 12volt rails. you can find them for your budget.

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#3 V4LENT1NE
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Get a good 600w PSU with a well known brand, its all about how good the manufacturers (spelling?) are, and also check for Japenese capasitators or something like that, I hear they are in most of the top range PSU's.

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#4 chris24l
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this would be my first choice, by far

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

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#5 POJO_MOFO
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[QUOTE="chris24l"]

this would be my first choice, by far

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

That is a real good PSU, and its only got one 12v rail which is a plus. If you can afford that, its a good one
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#6 jesse_jax
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Thats more than 3x my budget :| Cant any of you read?

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#7 chris24l
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from what I saw you said 80ish$. To me this means around $80? That PSU is $89 with the rebate,plus free shipping. And they will honor the rebate.

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#8 chris24l
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ok I saw you can only look at that one site, sorry. I don't see any at that site for your budget and specs. don't know what to say.

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#9 Tazernator
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i've got the ez-cool tornado 700W super silent PSU and its great and i think you can grab one for about $80. Not quite sure where but google it.