I bought everything except power suppy, and I don't want to buy less power that i need.
Here's what I got
ASUS P5K-E LGA 775 Intel P35 ATX Intel Motherboard
Intel Core Duo 2.13ghz processor
ASUS EN8600GT/HTDP/512M GeForce 8600GT 512MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3250620AS 250GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
OCZ Platinum Revision 2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Memory
HP DVD-RW with lightscribe
I think 450w is enough, what do u think?
2007-12-23 04:27:45 · 10 answers · asked by goro666 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
450W sounds fine.
Here is another power calculator:
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/powercalc.jsp
I second the recommendation of a quiet power supply. I'm using an Antec Neopower which has a variable speed 120mm fan. The larger fan allows it to spin slower, and make less noise. The power supply regulates the fan speed as more cooling is needed.
Modular cables, and sleeved cables are a big plus for keeping the clutter down in your case. This also improves the case cooling, as the air flow is improved.
2007-12-23 06:29:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would say minimum 500W, if you plan to upgrade, 600W. This is because 20-30% of your PSU watts get wasted, and in case of a jump, you'll be prepared.
Component Wattage Required
Motherboard 15-30
Low-end CPU 20-50
Midrange to high-end CPU 40-100
RAM RAM 7 per 128MB
PCI add-in card 5
Low to midrange graphics board 20-60
High-End graphics board 60-100
IDE hard drive 10-30
Optical drives 10-25
2007-12-23 04:33:34 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
For just a few pounds extra you can get a 550 watt PSU go for this. Or even a bit more if you can afford it.
It is always better to have a PSU which isn't used flat out.
2007-12-23 04:32:26 · answer #3 · answered by n 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
450 Watt is plenty. Just choose a power supply that has quiet fans. Once you hit this level some cheaper ones can sound like a plane taking off.
2007-12-23 04:32:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
How about using this,(takes it out of his pocket, and hand's it over) Power Supply Wattage Calculator from Asus.
http://support.asus.com/PowerSupplyCalculator/PowerSupplyCalculator_right.aspx?SLanguage=en-us I also would recommend a Quiet Power Supply.
http://www.directron.com/quietpsu.html
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=106&name=Power-Supplies
2007-12-23 04:39:42 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good-quality 300-watt supply will suffice.
2007-12-23 04:33:24 · answer #6 · answered by MVB 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
450 w should be enough, i may reccomend going a step higher a tiny bit more, not much but as little over 450 as you can just to be safe.
2007-12-23 04:31:55 · answer #7 · answered by Patrick N 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would use 500W, to be safe--its better than getting another one later.
2007-12-23 04:37:13 · answer #8 · answered by Nemo the geek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you just said a whole lot of stuff i don't understand
2007-12-23 04:31:50 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
what the hell r u talking about
2007-12-23 04:30:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋