Hi friends,
I've been really confused about what type of PSU I need--when I built my first gaming rig in 2003, I slapped some $18 dollar PSU in it and never thought about it again. Now, having just built my second rig, I have a spare 430W Thermaltake PSU in it, and am wondering if I need a more powerful PSU...
I've looked around on review sites, for a good recent round-up of PSU reviews, but a lot of the round-ups seem really dated, so any help would be appreciated! One request: please explain your reasoning behind your suggestions--I'd like to try to understand all this important PSU stuff, too!
Here are the specs of my new gaming rig (note: gaming, but I don't plan on overclocking):
P.S. Additionally, the above just said, if, at some point down the road, when this rig begins to age, I wanted to run a second graphics card in it, then what type of PSU would you recommend, too?
I've been really confused about what type of PSU I need--when I built my first gaming rig in 2003, I slapped some $18 dollar PSU in it and never thought about it again. Now, having just built my second rig, I have a spare 430W Thermaltake PSU in it, and am wondering if I need a more powerful PSU...
I've looked around on review sites, for a good recent round-up of PSU reviews, but a lot of the round-ups seem really dated, so any help would be appreciated! One request: please explain your reasoning behind your suggestions--I'd like to try to understand all this important PSU stuff, too!
Here are the specs of my new gaming rig (note: gaming, but I don't plan on overclocking):
- Asus M4A79XTD EVO motherboard
- AMD Athlon II X4 630 processor
- Super Talent 2x2GB Kit of 1600Mhz RAM
- Sapphire HD 5770 1GB graphics card
- Hitachi Deskstar 1 TB SATA 7200rpm hard drive
- IDE 250GB 7200rpm hard drive and CD/DVD-RW
P.S. Additionally, the above just said, if, at some point down the road, when this rig begins to age, I wanted to run a second graphics card in it, then what type of PSU would you recommend, too?