Power Supply advice please

raisethe3

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Hi, I am looking for a new power supply as my original burned out. Come to find out that since I upgraded my 2gb Corsair RAM to 4gb, it was not enough to supply power to it. *silly me* Tongue

My specs:

MSI K9N2 Platinum SLI
AMD64 X2 4000+ 2.81Ghz OC'D
320 GB Seagate SATA ( I plan to purchase and install a new hard drive soon. Probably a 1TB Western Digital drive so will be running 2 Hard drives)
4 GB Corsair DDR2 DHX (Orginally 2GB Corsair DDR2)
EVGA 8800 GT 512MB DDR3
DVD-R/W

My original power supply was a 450 Watts PSU. Now that its burned out, I will need a new one to replace it. I use my computer mainly for gaming, web browsing, etc.

I aim to look at the Corsair PSU brand because it is a very good PSU. Can anyone suggest the amount of watts that I will need? I thought about getting at least 650 or greater from Corsair 650TXCorsair 650TX or Corsair 750TXCorsair 750TX

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.
 

yh125d

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I doubt the change from 2 -> 4 gb of ram pushed your old PSU over the edge. Each stick uses something like 2W. Probably just a coincidence

Any reputable-brand PSU with 350+ watts and the right connectors would run that system fine, so there's no need to consider a 650+ watt PSU unless you're wanting to use it in a new more demanding rig in the future.

I use http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817256037 and I am very happy with it
 

raisethe3

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I am told that 550 watts would be adequate, but a 650 watt would be even better down the future. So yes, I do plan to keep using it down the future as well.
 

yh125d

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Well since you're planning on keeping it for future use, the Corsair TX series is highly recommended.

Just don't think that you need that much for your current rig. Whoever told you that is way over the mark
 

AntecRep

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Originally posted by: raisethe3
Hi, I am looking for a new power supply as my original burned out. Come to find out that since I upgraded my 2gb Corsair RAM to 4gb, it was not enough to supply power to it. *silly me* Tongue

My specs:

MSI K9N2 Platinum SLI
AMD64 X2 4000+ 2.81Ghz OC'D
320 GB Seagate SATA ( I plan to purchase and install a new hard drive soon. Probably a 1TB Western Digital drive so will be running 2 Hard drives)
4 GB Corsair DDR2 DHX (Orginally 2GB Corsair DDR2)
EVGA 8800 GT 512MB DDR3
DVD-R/W

My original power supply was a 450 Watts PSU. Now that its burned out, I will need a new one to replace it. I use my computer mainly for gaming, web browsing, etc.

I aim to look at the Corsair PSU brand because it is a very good PSU. Can anyone suggest the amount of watts that I will need? I thought about getting at least 650 or greater from Corsair 650TXCorsair 650TX or Corsair 750TXCorsair 750TX

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.


You could use our PSU Calculator based on you specs to find out what wattage would best suit your need.
 

raisethe3

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The thing is, I plan to keep upgrading my computer more and more often. As you see, I just upgraded the memory. Later on, I plan to add maybe 1 or 2 hard drive. Then maybe in future, I like to go for SLI 8800GT. So obviously those kind of things demand more power.

I was told from another tech forum MSI saying that. Besides, like I said, I will want to upgrade and continue to do so.

Thanks for the reply.

Originally posted by: yh125d
I doubt the change from 2 -> 4 gb of ram pushed your old PSU over the edge. Each stick uses something like 2W. Probably just a coincidence

Any reputable-brand PSU with 350+ watts and the right connectors would run that system fine, so there's no need to consider a 650+ watt PSU unless you're wanting to use it in a new more demanding rig in the future.

I use http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817256037 and I am very happy with it

 

raisethe3

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That's not a very precise calculator. The one I use is from this.

http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html

Originally posted by: AntecRep
Originally posted by: raisethe3
Hi, I am looking for a new power supply as my original burned out. Come to find out that since I upgraded my 2gb Corsair RAM to 4gb, it was not enough to supply power to it. *silly me* Tongue

My specs:

MSI K9N2 Platinum SLI
AMD64 X2 4000+ 2.81Ghz OC'D
320 GB Seagate SATA ( I plan to purchase and install a new hard drive soon. Probably a 1TB Western Digital drive so will be running 2 Hard drives)
4 GB Corsair DDR2 DHX (Orginally 2GB Corsair DDR2)
EVGA 8800 GT 512MB DDR3
DVD-R/W

My original power supply was a 450 Watts PSU. Now that its burned out, I will need a new one to replace it. I use my computer mainly for gaming, web browsing, etc.

I aim to look at the Corsair PSU brand because it is a very good PSU. Can anyone suggest the amount of watts that I will need? I thought about getting at least 650 or greater from Corsair 650TXCorsair 650TX or Corsair 750TXCorsair 750TX

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.


You could use our PSU Calculator based on you specs to find out what wattage would best suit your need.

 

yh125d

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Originally posted by: raisethe3
That's not a very precise calculator. The one I use is from this.

http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html

Originally posted by: AntecRep
Originally posted by: raisethe3
Hi, I am looking for a new power supply as my original burned out. Come to find out that since I upgraded my 2gb Corsair RAM to 4gb, it was not enough to supply power to it. *silly me* Tongue

My specs:

MSI K9N2 Platinum SLI
AMD64 X2 4000+ 2.81Ghz OC'D
320 GB Seagate SATA ( I plan to purchase and install a new hard drive soon. Probably a 1TB Western Digital drive so will be running 2 Hard drives)
4 GB Corsair DDR2 DHX (Orginally 2GB Corsair DDR2)
EVGA 8800 GT 512MB DDR3
DVD-R/W

My original power supply was a 450 Watts PSU. Now that its burned out, I will need a new one to replace it. I use my computer mainly for gaming, web browsing, etc.

I aim to look at the Corsair PSU brand because it is a very good PSU. Can anyone suggest the amount of watts that I will need? I thought about getting at least 650 or greater from Corsair 650TXCorsair 650TX or Corsair 750TXCorsair 750TX

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.


You could use our PSU Calculator based on you specs to find out what wattage would best suit your need.

The newegg calculator GROSSLY overexagerrates wattage requirements. While the antec one linked is far from perfect, it's far more accurate than neweggs


I doubt your rig pulls more than 275w when fully loaded.
 

raisethe3

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Well, here's the thing. I am not going to lie to you. And I am typing this up from a laptop of mine, not a desktop. I had the 450watt in the original casing and yes it did fried. And underneath are the specs I have using my computer. See if you can figure it out. I would deeply appreciate it.

Originally posted by: yh125d
Originally posted by: raisethe3
That's not a very precise calculator. The one I use is from this.

http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html

Originally posted by: AntecRep
Originally posted by: raisethe3
Hi, I am looking for a new power supply as my original burned out. Come to find out that since I upgraded my 2gb Corsair RAM to 4gb, it was not enough to supply power to it. *silly me* Tongue

My specs:

MSI K9N2 Platinum SLI
AMD64 X2 4000+ 2.81Ghz OC'D
320 GB Seagate SATA ( I plan to purchase and install a new hard drive soon. Probably a 1TB Western Digital drive so will be running 2 Hard drives)
4 GB Corsair DDR2 DHX (Orginally 2GB Corsair DDR2)
EVGA 8800 GT 512MB DDR3
DVD-R/W

My original power supply was a 450 Watts PSU. Now that its burned out, I will need a new one to replace it. I use my computer mainly for gaming, web browsing, etc.

I aim to look at the Corsair PSU brand because it is a very good PSU. Can anyone suggest the amount of watts that I will need? I thought about getting at least 650 or greater from Corsair 650TXCorsair 650TX or Corsair 750TXCorsair 750TX

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.


You could use our PSU Calculator based on you specs to find out what wattage would best suit your need.

The newegg calculator GROSSLY overexagerrates wattage requirements. While the antec one linked is far from perfect, it's far more accurate than neweggs


I doubt your rig pulls more than 275w when fully loaded.

 

zerocool84

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Originally posted by: raisethe3
Well, here's the thing. I am not going to lie to you. And I am typing this up from a laptop of mine, not a desktop. I had the 450watt in the original casing and yes it did fried. And underneath are the specs I have using my computer. See if you can figure it out. I would deeply appreciate it.

Well it depends if your previous PSU was a no-name brand or a quality one. You can go with the Corsair TX650w which you wouldn't need that much juice but if you want to spend that much, it's a great psu that's rock solid. I have one and it's awesome. Quiet and stable.
 

yh125d

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Originally posted by: raisethe3
Well, here's the thing. I am not going to lie to you. And I am typing this up from a laptop of mine, not a desktop. I had the 450watt in the original casing and yes it did fried. And underneath are the specs I have using my computer. See if you can figure it out. I would deeply appreciate it.

Originally posted by: yh125d
Originally posted by: raisethe3
That's not a very precise calculator. The one I use is from this.

http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html

Originally posted by: AntecRep
Originally posted by: raisethe3
Hi, I am looking for a new power supply as my original burned out. Come to find out that since I upgraded my 2gb Corsair RAM to 4gb, it was not enough to supply power to it. *silly me* Tongue

My specs:

MSI K9N2 Platinum SLI
AMD64 X2 4000+ 2.81Ghz OC'D
320 GB Seagate SATA ( I plan to purchase and install a new hard drive soon. Probably a 1TB Western Digital drive so will be running 2 Hard drives)
4 GB Corsair DDR2 DHX (Orginally 2GB Corsair DDR2)
EVGA 8800 GT 512MB DDR3
DVD-R/W

My original power supply was a 450 Watts PSU. Now that its burned out, I will need a new one to replace it. I use my computer mainly for gaming, web browsing, etc.

I aim to look at the Corsair PSU brand because it is a very good PSU. Can anyone suggest the amount of watts that I will need? I thought about getting at least 650 or greater from Corsair 650TXCorsair 650TX or Corsair 750TXCorsair 750TX

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.


You could use our PSU Calculator based on you specs to find out what wattage would best suit your need.

The newegg calculator GROSSLY overexagerrates wattage requirements. While the antec one linked is far from perfect, it's far more accurate than neweggs


I doubt your rig pulls more than 275w when fully loaded.

Your old PSU didn't die because your system was pulling too much power from it, and that's something you can be sure of

It died because it was (probably) not a very high quality unit and/or you got unlucky
 

HOOfan 1

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Originally posted by: raisethe3
That's not a very precise calculator. The one I use is from this.

and by "not a precise calculator" you mean the neweegg calculator right? newegg's calculator is a freaking joke.

Your rig would run quite well on a decent quality 450W plus power supply. If you want more headroom for future upgrading...then just make sure you buy a decent quality power supply instead of just looking for the cheapest thing you can buy which advertises the greatest power.
 

raisethe3

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The thing is, I am on a budget.

Thanks to all those who replied. Maybe I didn't mention it before, but I want to be able to run 2 or 3 hard drives in the upcoming future. Right now as of current, I only have the 320 Seagate SATA, but will be updating probably 2 new hard drives soon (Western Digital) as well as going for SLI. I already added 2 Gigs worth of RAM into the addition of the 2 GIGs that I had earlier before. I deeply appreciate all the replys you guys have given me. Very thoughtful and considerate.

Thank you and Merry Christmas to everyone!

Originally posted by: HOOfan 1
Originally posted by: raisethe3
That's not a very precise calculator. The one I use is from this.

and by "not a precise calculator" you mean the neweegg calculator right? newegg's calculator is a freaking joke.

Your rig would run quite well on a decent quality 450W plus power supply. If you want more headroom for future upgrading...then just make sure you buy a decent quality power supply instead of just looking for the cheapest thing you can buy which advertises the greatest power.

 

yh125d

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Originally posted by: raisethe3
The thing is, I am on a budget.

Thanks to all those who replied. Maybe I didn't mention it before, but I want to be able to run 2 or 3 hard drives in the upcoming future. Right now as of current, I only have the 320 Seagate SATA, but will be updating probably 2 new hard drives soon (Western Digital) as well as going for SLI. I already added 2 Gigs worth of RAM into the addition of the 2 GIGs that I had earlier before. I deeply appreciate all the replys you guys have given me. Very thoughtful and considerate.

Thank you and Merry Christmas to everyone!

Originally posted by: HOOfan 1
Originally posted by: raisethe3
That's not a very precise calculator. The one I use is from this.

and by "not a precise calculator" you mean the neweegg calculator right? newegg's calculator is a freaking joke.

Your rig would run quite well on a decent quality 450W plus power supply. If you want more headroom for future upgrading...then just make sure you buy a decent quality power supply instead of just looking for the cheapest thing you can buy which advertises the greatest power.

Adding several hard drives doesn't change the PSU requirements much. maybe 15 or so per drive.

What is your budget?
 

raisethe3

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Trying to get a PSU for under $100 or $90

Originally posted by: yh125d
Originally posted by: raisethe3
The thing is, I am on a budget.

Thanks to all those who replied. Maybe I didn't mention it before, but I want to be able to run 2 or 3 hard drives in the upcoming future. Right now as of current, I only have the 320 Seagate SATA, but will be updating probably 2 new hard drives soon (Western Digital) as well as going for SLI. I already added 2 Gigs worth of RAM into the addition of the 2 GIGs that I had earlier before. I deeply appreciate all the replys you guys have given me. Very thoughtful and considerate.

Thank you and Merry Christmas to everyone!

Originally posted by: HOOfan 1
Originally posted by: raisethe3
That's not a very precise calculator. The one I use is from this.

and by "not a precise calculator" you mean the neweegg calculator right? newegg's calculator is a freaking joke.

Your rig would run quite well on a decent quality 450W plus power supply. If you want more headroom for future upgrading...then just make sure you buy a decent quality power supply instead of just looking for the cheapest thing you can buy which advertises the greatest power.

Adding several hard drives doesn't change the PSU requirements much. maybe 15 or so per drive.

What is your budget?