How many watts do I need for my power supply?

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#1 mic81784
Member since 2005 • 53 Posts

ASUS M4A785TD-M EVO AM3 motherboard

AMD Athlon II X4 640 Propus 3.0GHz

6 gigs ddr3 ram @1600

MSI N260GTX Twin Frozr OC GeForce GTX 260 896MB 448-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0

one hard drive

one dvd-rw drive

3 case fans

I do plan on overclocking.

Thanks!

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#2 C_Rule
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500+ should do it. Is this a new build? Have you got any of it yet?
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#3 mic81784
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It is new, and I have all of it. But I'm running it with a 575watt Logisys PSU. I just wanted to be sure everything is getting enough power, and I hear bad things about logisys psu's

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#4 Tim_Millington
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antec psu calculator

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#5 04dcarraher
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Here's a PSU that will do the job

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017&cm_re=600w-_-17-341-017-_-Product

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#6 JohnF111
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PSU's get overrated, like Tim posted i'm betting you come waay under your PSU's safe limit.

Edit: Just did the PSU Calc and i come in at about 318W and i use a 450W PSU... I also did it with Crossfire and come in at 418W which is a little bit over what i'd like but still usable.

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#7 Tim_Millington
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PSU's get overrated, like Tim posted i'm betting you come waay under your PSU's safe limit.

Edit: Just did the PSU Calc and i come in at about 318W and i use a 450W PSU... I also did it with Crossfire and come in at 418W which is a little bit over what i'd like but still usable.

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I wouldnt say psus are overrated, they are a important component on any build. I would always go with a good brand ie antec or corsair.