Need advice on buying a new power supply!

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  1. ballack13

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    After a few years my power supply died the other day after constantly playing call of duty 4.

    Can anyone recommend a solid reliable power supply that can handle games around the level of call of duty 4?

    Preferably under $50..

    Thanks!
     
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    That looks solid but do you think a 500 watt would be better?

    My system is pentium 4 dual processor, 1 gig ram, GeForce 7600 GS Video card, 80 gb hard drive..my friend actually built it and sold it to me, so not sure of all the specs...

    let me know what you think, thx man.
     
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    Forgot..the previous psu was an @-power Model Ep-43057 peak load 430w?
     
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    that system will run fine with the psu i posted above. you dont need a 500w psu. it will just be a waste of money. however if you plan on upgrading your video card to something like the 3870 or the 8800gt you will need something better.
     
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    Cool, thx bro, just ordered it..
     
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    good. you will be happy with it, they are very reliable. i have had two. one is running in a 24/7 computer for the last 4 months with no problems. the other is just laying around because i had to upgrade to run an 8800gt.
     

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