Suggested PSU Upgrade with my current i7 rig

[Trader05]

Hey guys, when I built my computer I purchased an Antec Sonata III Case that came with a Earthwatts 500w. After adding extra hard drives for my Home Media Server and upgrading my video card, im not sure if my psu is enough for my components. I think im pushing it, i haven't experienced any lockups yet. Here's currently what I have:

I7 920 - stock now* plan on overclocking soon
Gigabyte X58-UD3R
BFG 275 GTX
1x DVDRW Sata
1x Bluray Sata
2x Hitachi 2TB Sata
1x Hitachi 500GB Sata
No extra fans, plan on getting an extra 2TB HDD.

What do you guys think? Not really worried about a budget, just something reliable and sufficient.

 

[Meghan54]

It's probably just fine, even if you OC the cpu.

But, if you really want to move up, the Antec TP-750, while complete overkill for your system, is probably the best bang for the buck power supply around right now....and is a very nicely Seasonic-built unit based around their M12D platform.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

Personally I don't trust included power supplies in combo buys because one is suspect of severely lacking.

While paying close to 300$ sucks for a PSU or even 170$, I'd rather have the PSU that is well under specified voltage ripple/suppression and not prone to spiking.

Check JonnyGuru.com for reviews. or just read this and be done with it.

 

[Christoph Katzer]

Personally I don't trust included power supplies in combo buys because one is suspect of severely lacking.

While paying close to 300$ sucks for a PSU or even 170$, I'd rather have the PSU that is well under specified voltage ripple/suppression and not prone to spiking.

Check JonnyGuru.com for reviews. or just read this and be done with it.

Normally I would agree with you since most companies put a 5$ PSU in - but the PSUs that are coming with the Antec cases are the same as they are in retail.

Trader05, you will be fine with the setup.

 

[Trader05]

cool, thanks for your input guys!