How much power should I need?

[FingerDemon]

I am planning to build this system:
Abit IP35 Pro
Intel Core 2 Q6600
MSI NX8800GT 512M GDDR3 PCI-E
Corsair 4GB DDR-2 PC2 6400
1 500GB Western Digital HD
Possibly two 160 HDs in RAID mirroring array

I have an Earthwatts 430, but I figured I would need something more. I saw the deal in Buy.com on the Corsair 450, but would that be enough? I probably won't ever try to do two Graphic cards, but I don't want to have an unstable system. I want to build it and forget it if at all possible. Suggestions?

Thanks in advance for any and all replies.

FD

 

[Quiksilver]

Corsair 550VX $70 (60 is first time google checkout user)

 

[solog]

The Earthwatts 430W should be sufficient for what you posted maybe unless you plan on heavily overclocking the cpu and gpu. Since you already own it why not try it

 

[ther00kie16]

Tests have been done on overclocked e6600 + 8800gtx and stock q6600 + 8800gtx on Earthwatts 380w before without problems. Since 8800gt draws much less power than 8800gtx, you should be good even if you overclock a little provided the case is well-ventilated because the only drawback to the Earthwatts line is they use a 80mm fan which is insufficient at times.