Page 2 - What Power supply do I need to run x1950 pro?

What do you think about this one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16817341010

its alright but your paying an extra 30 bucks for the extra 100 watts

It says I need 38 amps on a 12V rail. But when I look at the specs on the psu's on newegg, it doesn't look like any of them have that.

For example: +3.3V@30A,+5V@30A,+12V1@18A,
+12V2@18A,-12V@0.5A, +5VSB@2.5A. What does this mean? Does it mean that the 12V1 and the 12V2 should at up to 38A?

It WILL be enough don't worry, the 500w can handle your system with you won't be loading the psu much.38amps would be the absolute max a system could drain, and yes you can add them up if you want... but then the videocard itself draws noway near that amount of amps.

I do think that I like this OCZ the best. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16817341012. The only concern I have is that some people on newegg are saying that the cables aren't long enough. I just want to be sure that they will reach in my case. Especially if the x1950 pro needs to hook up to it. I'm not really sure what kind of case I have. I think it's called NexGen. It's the stock case that came with my emachines T6520. What are your thoughts?

it will fit. People on newegg that write those review have no idea on what they are doing. Never take them newegg reviews with too much more than a grain of sand.

As for the cables being too short they arent as your case is a midtower 17" and under

Cool. Thanks a lot.

One thing you have to remember is...all PSU's have faulty units,no matter what the brand.......do some googling.
I did some research on the HEC unit prior to buying.......they seem to be prett good.
I have said unit HEC 585watt and I've had it for over 2 years now and she still never dipps below the rated specs.
I've used it in my old system...AMD 4400+ OC'ed to 2.64Ghz and a 7900GTX........It is now in my NEW system Xeon E3110 and now a 8800GT along with a Raptor HHD and 3 LG Drives (2 burners)
I just ordered 2 more HEC's for my kids comps that I'm building them

P.S. I did run a X1950 pro for a couple of weeks while my 7900GTX was being RMA'd.......so ya she'll be just fine

Ok. These are the PSU's I've narrowed it down to. Which of these would you recommend out of them all?

OCZ 500W

OCZ 600WSXS

Corsair 550W

FSP 500W

OCZ 600WGXS

Get the 500W, the other's are just overkill and you'll be wasting your money.

One thing about the power supply though. The OCZ's fan points down in the case instead of out the back like my current psu. Is this going to be a problem?

nope its not going to be a problem