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I know this question has been asked a lot so please forgive me. I?m building a new rig and the only thing I haven?t decided on is the PSU. I know the PSU is one of the most important things so that?s why I?m asking for some advice.
Right now my rig will have a
C2D E6600
Asus P5NE-SLI 650i
2GB kit DDR2-800 of Crucial Technology Ballistix BL2KIT12864AA804
eVGA 8800GTX
1 300GB 7200RPM IDE hard drive
1 160GB SATA hard drive
1 DVD-RW/DVD+RW
Sound Blaster Audigy Pro sound card
Font bay fan controller
4 80mm fans.
I used the extreme power supply calculator and even at 100% Power Supply Utilization it only said I need a PSU that was 403 watts. This didn?t seem right, I don?t know if I?m doing something wrong or not. I thought that I would need at least a 600W PSU, no more then 700W, so it seemed that 650W would be just right.
What would you guys recommend and can you give me some good named brand PSU companies to choose from. I?ve heard OCZ, Thermaltake, PC Power & Cooling, Antec, Seasonic are good ones, but I?m not sure. Thanks for the advice in advanced.
Right now my rig will have a
C2D E6600
Asus P5NE-SLI 650i
2GB kit DDR2-800 of Crucial Technology Ballistix BL2KIT12864AA804
eVGA 8800GTX
1 300GB 7200RPM IDE hard drive
1 160GB SATA hard drive
1 DVD-RW/DVD+RW
Sound Blaster Audigy Pro sound card
Font bay fan controller
4 80mm fans.
I used the extreme power supply calculator and even at 100% Power Supply Utilization it only said I need a PSU that was 403 watts. This didn?t seem right, I don?t know if I?m doing something wrong or not. I thought that I would need at least a 600W PSU, no more then 700W, so it seemed that 650W would be just right.
What would you guys recommend and can you give me some good named brand PSU companies to choose from. I?ve heard OCZ, Thermaltake, PC Power & Cooling, Antec, Seasonic are good ones, but I?m not sure. Thanks for the advice in advanced.