cyclone3d wrote:Get something with active PFC. A 400w or higher should be good. Seasonic is my go to brand. High quality and great customer service. Stay away from crappy brands.
For a Pentium 4 system there is usually nothing to worry about considering the power supply, I'd recommend you to use a refurbished or new power supply though. Though Seasonic is a very reliable and high quality brand, I don't always go for them though. That quality comes with a price and for a Pentium 4 system, which doesn't demand that much of your power supply, it is really not necessary to get the best power supply out there. 😊
I'm using an Inter-Tech SL-500A in my Pentium 4 system myself. It's a brand new German power supply that can be trusted as long as it isn't on very heavy load, according to my local electronics store. Stay away from Chinese junk though; they don't pay as much attention to the safety of power supplies as we Europeans do. 😜
Don't worry guys; of course, if there is some rare hardware in my system, I will make sure I use a Seasonic power supply just to be 100% safe. 😀
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