Question:
How much power supply will i need for my computer?
anonymous
2008-05-03 22:43:29 UTC
i am going to build a computer and i am not sure exactly how much power i will need. Here are the specs for my proposed computer:

Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-EX38-DS4
CPU: Intel Core 2 Quad 'Q6600' CPU
RAM: Crucial Ballistix 4Gb 1066MHz (2 x 2 GB sticks)
Hard Drives: 150Gb Western Digital Raptor 10000rpm Hard Drive - S/ATA
500Gb Samsung 7200rpm Hard Drive - S/ATA-II
DVD Writer: Pioneer DVR-215 Internal DVD Writer - S/ATA
Video Card: Asus GeForce 9800 GTX 512Mb 16xPCI-E Video Card -
Case: NZXT Lexa Blackline ATX Medi-tower Case w/ Red LEDs
Power Supply: SilverStone ST56F 560w ATX 2.01 Power Supply - 120mm Fan, 2xPCI-E
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition OEM

Any refrences would be good also
Thanks
Five answers:
Kyle
2008-05-03 23:17:08 UTC
PC Power and Cooling is the top of the line for Power Supplies.



The calculator on newegg is great. I'm glad someone mentioned that.



Really any reputable company is fine. Suggestions are Antec, PC Power and Cooling, Silverstone, Thermaltake, OCZ, and even Corsair makes some. PC Power and Cooling won't let you down ever though.

http://pcpower.com



Some companies I would stay away from are Ultra, Raidmax, Apevia (aka Aspire), and Powmax. Although they are name brands I have had trouble with more than one power supply from each brand. These are usually found in low end computers. The Ultra high end PSUs have awesome features and such, but when it comes to consistent power I think they are lacking.



Also, the 300GB Raptor drives are out now. You might want to look at those. Two single platter drives from Western Digital (has AA in the model number) in a RAID 0 array can keep up with the 150GB Raptors and at a much lower cost. So far nothing can touch the 300GB Raptor drives.



Also, Pioneer is a great brand for optical drives, but if you are building a super system like this you should be looking at Plextor drives. Nothing beats the speeds and burn times of those.



Good choice on the video card.



The RAM is good, but if you are going to spend that much already on the Ballistix you might as well go with the Corsair Dominator series. Better performance for the money. The Ballistix are a bit overpriced. Thats not to say the Dominators are not expensive, but they deliver on all that money you spending I think better than the orange (yellow?) monsters.



Oh and btw don't go with the Q6600 for the cpu. The Q9300 is out and is only $40 more. Its whips the butt of the Q6600. Also, it will prolly sink in price really soon so theres no reason not to go with the Q9300.
Vegas
2008-05-04 05:54:03 UTC
Using the powersupply calculator on newegg,

about 507watts is needed for your system.



So, anything anything over that would be good.

Silverstone is a good brand, I highly recommend them. The PSU you picked for your build looks good to me.



The PSU calculator is at

http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html
Paul C
2008-05-04 05:46:37 UTC
you should be fine with a 700
t joe
2008-05-04 05:49:04 UTC
600w is the standard nd should be good enough for you.how ever if you can afford then 800w would be better.
quantumrift
2008-05-04 05:46:27 UTC
Buy the biggest one yo can afford.



500w or bigger.


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