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Core i5 Power Supply


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What wattage of a power supply should I get for my i5 computer?

 

was originally going AMD but i5 just came out and is pretty cheap and if you can locate a heatsink/fan for me that would be great because im having trouble finding one for a socket LGA1156

 

As you can see i also need help choosing a power supply. I wanna make sure everything in my computer will be ready to rock n roll.

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Any of these would work assuming you aren't running 6+ hard drives, water cooling, 3x video cards. How much you have to spend? Here are some choices.

 

100$ (best choice)- http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

 

100$ (2nd choice, only get if you want modular) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018

 

If you need cheaper, let us know what components you have and you can probably get away with less power.

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The power supply I currently have chosen is a 650 watt for $55

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817162014&Tpk=Broadway%20Com%20Corp%20Okia-black-650%20650W

 

Components r

CPU - i5 2.66ghz

Video Card - GTX 260

HD - 120 GB + 720 Gb external HD

RAM - 4 GB DDR3 1333

Mobo - ASUS P7P55D LE LGA 1156 Intel P55 ATX Intel Motherboard

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+3.3V@34A,+5V@50A,+12V@24A

 

That will not work, plus the quality is garbage. Do you have to have something cheaper? If you DO, this will work best.

 

Top choice, that would work just fine. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003

 

2nd choice http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341016

 

The OCZ modstream are pretty good, but I highly recommend corsair over it.

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EDIT: didn't see the rebate in 1st choice to = the same as mine 450W is good enough for my computer?

 

Also, still need help for that heatsink/fan

 

All 450W PSU's are not created equal. The most important thing is the 12V rating, 33 AMPS is plenty if the PSU is solid. I'll look up a heatsink for ya.

 

Here's the best choice for the $

 

http://www.heatsinkfactory.com/noctua-nh-u12p-se-2-ultra-silent-cpu-cooler.html

 

But if you are NOT overclocking, there is zero reason to upgrade your heatsink/fan. Just FYI.

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