Intel Q9550 Quad Core Gigabyte GA-EP45T-DS3R Seagate Barracuda 500GB 32MB Cache * 2 Corsair PC8500 DDR2-1066 Sapphire ATI RADEON HD 4870 DVD Burner (maybe two) Antec Three Hundred Ultimate Gaming Case What should i be looking at to power all this equipment? And can anyone make any recommendations.
At least 600W, preferably 750W or more. Get this one...mail-in rebate and 15% off with the provided code.
I'm a fan of the corsairs. This will be plenty. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139001
OK...and the 750W unit will actually be less with the special/MIR going on right now. n/m, the one you posted is $5 less...I'd still get the higher wattage one tho, think of it as futureproofing.
I do like the modular cabling of the HX, but I can't help but feel that 520W may not be enough power later. Maybe I'm just a victim of marketing. Hell, I remember walking in to a computer store years ago and asking for a 200W ATX PSU and the guy laughed and asked what I was going to do with all that power.
the specs above will only consume around 320W or so at full load but i agree with you though,... I'd get the 750W Corsair if the price diff isn't that huge
Unless you have SLI/CrossFire, I didn't think anyone needed ~750W... 520W would be fine for Rommel's box
I only have one video card (overclocked, not sure of power draw but I'm sure it's at least 100W under full load), but I have a quad core Phenom which drags down 150W on it's own. Add in four case fans, three SATA HDDs and an SATA optical drive and we're probably getting close to 400W usage under full load. I wouldn't call an extra 120W of capacity "futureproofed" - If I add another video card with the same or similar specs, I'm ass out. I guess I was focusing too much on my own rig than what Rommel needs - and it does appear that the HX 520W would be a solid choice. Of course, it's all purely academic if gino85 is right abour him being a Brit...I'm sure he could find the same unit elsewhere though.
Hi. Thanks for the advice. In the end i went for a Corsair 650W PSU. I thought i better to be safe, than sorry
I have a question related to this topic... Concerning the power bill each month, if someone puts a 500w or a 900w PSU in the same computer, will the bill be different or will it be the same since the other components in the computer don't consume any more power?