Question of Wattage!

[BoomerD]

OK, well, assembling a computer is MUCH easier than it used to be...and the only possibly tricky part is getting the CPU into the motherboard socket properly without bending the pins.
Other than that, it's very simple...so simple, a caveman could do it...and I do.
I don't know anything about the company itself, but for me, price matters...so does customer service, and over the years, Newegg and Amazon's customer service have been outstanding for me.

There are some great resources for building a computer...both written, step-by-step, and video.
You'd be surprised at how easy it really is to do properly.

 

[Patrick Wolf]

And yet, a surprising number of people still manage to screw it up then write a review on newegg blaming everything but themselves.

 

[BoomerD]

And yet, a surprising number of people still manage to screw it up then write a review on newegg blaming everything but themselves.

Hell, we get many folks here who manage to screw it up...and blame the motherboard, PSU, RAM, and the sellers...(they sent me a motherboard with bent pins!)

yet, it's still VERY easy...but it's a detailed process...and you DO have to pay attention to what you're doing...and like many important tasks, you have to do it right.

 

[awppsu]

Well I decided to man up and I am going to build it myself, ordering from Newegg. Thanks for all the links, I am most likely going to go with the Corsair 750W to leave the option for SLI and more advance cards open!

Now to find a motherboard as I looked up reviews for the one I was going to use and it got A LOT of bad reviews. If you think you can help me on this I have a thread open over in the motherboard Forum!

 

[Patrick Wolf]

Do not get a ThermalTake PSU

Why?

 

[PreferLinux]

Why?

Expensive, but only average quality: some are good, some aren't.

 

[LiuKangBakinPie]

I am building a new PC now and I just got to the powersupply. I was going to go with a Thermaltake but after reading reviews I decided to steer clear.

I had someone who seemed to really know their stuff tell me to try out Antec.

I'm currently looking at a...

Antec EarthWatts 650w Extra Quiet ATX Power Supply SLI & X-fire ready

One question I have though is that in the description listed here: http://www.magicmicro.com/description.asp?iid=2038

It says it has

"Two PCI-E connectors for PCI-Express video cards on 550W and 650W models, one connector on 430W model"

My current card is a GTX 560 Ti which says it needs a minimum of 500W, should I be worried about what the Power Supply itself said about the connectors?

Also if I could get general opinions on that power supply Id appreciate it!

here's another cheap option
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817207007