I AM Your Reason Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 What kind of wattage am I looking at here? Intel i7 Bloomfield @ 2.66 (Plan to OC to 3.0 or so) ASUS P6T X58 Mobo nVidia GeForce GTX 260 @ 666 gHz 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor 10K RPM 1TB Internal HDD @ 7200 RPM Blu-Ray Drive, Card Readers, UV Cathodes, etc. I'm getting pretty fed up with my system being slow as hell, and I don't want to ave to buy another computer for a few years. So I specced it to cost around $1300, I just don't know what kind of PSU wattage I'll need. Thanks. P.S. Only reason I'm not switching to ATI is because I already have the GTX 260 in my current system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr.jiggles Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 What kind of wattage am I looking at here? Intel i7 Bloomfield @ 2.66 (Plan to OC to 3.0 or so) ASUS P6T X58 Mobo nVidia GeForce GTX 260 @ 666 gHz 300GB Western Digital VelociRaptor 10K RPM 1TB Internal HDD @ 7200 RPM Blu-Ray Drive, Card Readers, UV Cathodes, etc. I'm getting pretty fed up with my system being slow as hell, and I don't want to ave to buy another computer for a few years. So I specced it to cost around $1300, I just don't know what kind of PSU wattage I'll need. Thanks. P.S. Only reason I'm not switching to ATI is because I already have the GTX 260 in my current system. I believe 950w-1000w would be perfect for your setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cefdinir Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp You're welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wingless Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 My assumption is usually something between 650 and 750 for most modern boxes, but it's always best to run it through a calculator. I have an 800w PSU just so I never have to worry about it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
viruz Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 You could deffinatly pass with a 600, 650, 700 (80+ earthwatts) psu. Theres no reason to have a 950 or 1000 psu unless you have like a car radiator or some shit cooling ure pc xD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The_Monkey Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 It depends on if you are going to cheat...in witch case you need 1.21Gigawats. But in all seriousness, don't settle for less than 1Kw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 (edited) There's no reason not to buy a higher wattage PSU. It gives you room to grow if you throw in new hardware. Edited February 28, 2010 by Daedalus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Love Lamp Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 A good quality 700W psu will beat a mediocre 1k any day of the week. And psus aren't like other computer hardware. You won't need an ever increasing amount of voltage. For mid to high end PCs 700W has pretty much been the standard for a computer with air cooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Love Lamp Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Also, its kind of a waste to buy a 10k drive. If you really wanna go balls out buy a solid state drive. Those are gonna be the standard sometime in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cr(+)sshair Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I got the Corsair 1000 just so I can upgrade later down the line and not worry about the PSU =P Go modular or go home! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredTacos Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 A 550 watt corsair will power that with no issues. For a few bucks more I would get a 650 or 750 both around 100$ and you'll have room to grow. I ran the following on a 750 corsair. Whoever suggested a 1kilowat is a fuckin idiot. i7 @ 4.0 6 7200 RPM hd's 2x GTX 260's 12 gigs DDR3 5 fans and a CD rom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cefdinir Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 like everyone has mentioned wattage isn't everything. It's the Total Amperage Available on the +12V Rail(s) is the most important, followed by the +5V amperage and then the +3.3V amperage that really matters. the higher you can get the better off you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daedalus Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Don't forget rail stability as well, not just amperage either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I AM Your Reason Posted February 28, 2010 Author Share Posted February 28, 2010 I uploaded my Cart to zhost in PDF format: http://zhost.hellsgamers.com/u/qn/newegg.pdf I'm open to comments/suggestions. The PSU is an Ultra LSP 650, and the Graphics Card is a GeForce GTX 260. Thanks for all the quick replies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetiredTacos Posted March 1, 2010 Share Posted March 1, 2010 I uploaded my Cart to zhost in PDF format: http://zhost.hellsgamers.com/u/qn/newegg.pdf I'm open to comments/suggestions. The PSU is an Ultra LSP 650, and the Graphics Card is a GeForce GTX 260. Thanks for all the quick replies! You're spending this money on i7 and getting that piece of garbage PSU? Go head and get this PSU instead, thank me later. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 For 200$ I would get an SSD not a raptor, thats just me. That CPU cooler is god awful. Go with the noctua if u want one from the egg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835608014&cm_re=noctua-_-35-608-014-_-Product Everything else looks good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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