Reommend a PS??

[Golferdude1977]

Well I am going to build a system. Right now I am thinking: Antec P180B Case, Asus P5K3 Deluxe MB, Intel Core 2 Duo E6850, 4GB 1333mhz ram, 3 - Seagate 500 GB sata/3GB drives, set up Raid 5, 2 - DVD Burners, 2 external hard drives, wacom tablet, usb card reader, usb wireless keyboard/mouse, thiking of the G8600 with 256mb video card....using this mainly for processing RAW photos in batches and running other programs....

When I was at the Antec site, it calculated I needed 709 watt PS...so the 850 PSU....is the Antec good or should I look at something else? And any suggestions on what I am thinking for my system..please speak up....would rather talk about it now than when I have bought it and not running good....

Thanks...

Jimmy

 

[SerpentRoyal]

Antec Eartwatt 500 will do the job. It's often on sale for $30 to $50 AR.

 

[Golferdude1977]

The Earthwatt 500 will work...their little program said the 850 one...if it is the 500 you can find that and the 180 in deals I thought I saw....

 

[RallyMaster]

I would opt to pay a bit more for a Corsair VX450. 32A on the +12V rail IIRC.

 

[SerpentRoyal]

The Earthwatt 500 is a single rail PSU with 34A continuous @ 12V! 12V1, 12V2 is for marketing only.