Tuesday, April 19, 2011

PSU Wattage for these parts?

I am interested in building a custom gaming rig and I don't know what wattage PSU I'd need. Here's the list below, with links:

Motherboard: Gigabyte P67A-UD3-B3

CPU: Intel i5 2500

Links: (it's a bundle) http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=165454&CatId=6982

Video Card: MSI GeForce GTX 570

Link: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=7044334&CatId=3585

Hard Drive: Seagate Barracuda, 1TB

Link: http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=61389&CatId=2459

I'd also throw on a CD/DVD drive, maybe Blu-ray, and a media card reader. Any suggestions for brands and wattage needed?

Reply 1 : PSU Wattage for these parts?

http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=psu+calculator&cp=6&pf=p&sclient=psy&aq=0s&aqi=&aql=&oq=PSUCal&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.&fp=53fd2b5286cafcf7

Once you decide wattage including some extra for expansion/room to grow...get a good quality unit ... Corsair is my favorite.

VAPCMD

Reply 2 : PSU Wattage for these parts?

I tried using one of the recommended ones but I couldn't figure some of these things out. Maybe I just need to try a different one.

Reply 3 : PSU Wattage for these parts?

That said I always recommend having room to spare or grow. Personally I wouldn't use less than a 650W. Here are some good quality units from Corsair.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100006519+50001459+40000058+600014022&QksAutoSuggestion=&ShowDeactivatedMark=False&Configurator=&IsNodeId=1&Subcategory=58&description=&Ntk=&CFG=&SpeTabStoreType=&srchInDesc=

Hope this helps !

VAPCMD

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