Does anyone know how many Watt Power supply this PC I'm making will need?

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Processor
nVidia GeForce GTX 460 Graphics Card
8GB DDR2 RAM
1TB Hard Disk Drive (One 250GB HDD and one 750GB HDD)
DvD drive

I have the motherboard, a case and a 250GB HDD already. But I need a power source and I was wondering how many Watts I'd need. Don't want to spend money that I don't have so I can get 2000W I don't need.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371044I just ordered myself one of these. amazing value and i have a similar system gives pretty good overhead for overclocking or crossfire.

500-650W is fine. just avoid the super-cheap PSUs.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371044I just ordered myself one of these. amazing value and i have a similar system gives pretty good overhead for overclocking or crossfire.

Obiwan_1O

Use the calculator at Cooler Master.Blistrax

Or ask here. I can tell just by looking at his specs that a good 500W is sufficient. Ideally he'd get a 650W.

TC, yes that EA650 he linked is plenty for your PC.

AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Processor
nVidia GeForce GTX 460 Graphics Card
8GB DDR2 RAM
1TB Hard Disk Drive (One 250GB HDD and one 750GB HDD)
DvD drive

I have the motherboard, a case and a 250GB HDD already. But I need a power source and I was wondering how many Watts I'd need. Don't want to spend money that I don't have so I can get 2000W I don't need.

DmadFearmonger

I wouldn't spend so much on an x6 cpu and get a x4 cpuif i was you and spend more the gpu, just a thought.

Your PC will draw no more than 300w from the wall, a quality 500-550w (Antec/Seasonic/Corsair is a cuple good ones) is more than plenty!, and it'll leave almost 40% left for OC'ing and a more powerfull card in the future.

Don't go over the top on the wattage get a better quality PSU over the wattage.

A 600w noname/low Q could be to little while a very good quality 400w should run your PC, find the balance there.

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AMD Phenom II X6 1055T Processor
nVidia GeForce GTX 460 Graphics Card
8GB DDR2 RAM
1TB Hard Disk Drive (One 250GB HDD and one 750GB HDD)
DvD drive

I have the motherboard, a case and a 250GB HDD already. But I need a power source and I was wondering how many Watts I'd need. Don't want to spend money that I don't have so I can get 2000W I don't need.

evildead6789

I wouldn't spend so much on an x6 cpu and get a x4 cpuif i was you and spend more the gpu, just a thought.

Seconded unless TC actually needs a six-core CPU.

Use the calculator at Cooler Master.Blistrax

[QUOTE="Blistrax"]Use the calculator at Cooler Master.swehunt

This is the only PSU calculator I could ever recommend:

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[QUOTE="swehunt"][QUOTE="Blistrax"]Use the calculator at Cooler Master.Tezcatlipoca666

This is the only PSU calculator I could ever recommend:

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

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[QUOTE="swehunt"] :lol: Do you think Cooler Master as a PSU seller has something to gain recommending a more expensive PSU than he really needs?Gambler_3

This is the only PSU calculator I could ever recommend:

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

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[QUOTE="Tezcatlipoca666"]

This is the only PSU calculator I could ever recommend:

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

swehunt

Now that I dont select it at all it gives me minimum 320W with an overclocked CPU, doesnt seem too off to me....

When I don't use capacitor aging it tells me that my recommended PSU is 300w. To compare:

The coolermaster one recommend 301W.

The newegg one recommends 377W.

The thermaltake one recommends 290W.

What did you set for capacitator aging? That is a very important variable, I set 25% because my PSU is in it's 4th year and I use my PC almost 24/7(well not really but still very heavy usage) and came up with that.

Now that I dont select it at all it gives me minimum 320W with an overclocked CPU, doesnt seem too off to me....

Gambler_3

I didnt use a cap age, the qual. 105c ***. caps shouldn't age that fast. (and it isnt a problem in the vx450 you have either)

If you have lost 25% of the output effect you should start looking for a new one in my opinion, a cuple % is normal usage over several years.

Um, doing the very same calculate again only show 397w :question:, i musta made something really wrong last time (like putting that gtx460 in sli..) , if so the result is near enough. :)