minimum psu?

[Dorkenstein]

Whats the minimum psu wattage I should get for a c2d system with an x1950xt graphics card? I also need to take into account the future being DX10 cards. Thanks.

 

[happy medium]

Something like this....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817151025

 

[Varun]

Originally posted by: happy medium
Something like this....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817151025

He asked for minimum - try going with the S12 430 instead.

 

[stevolution]

Well it also depends whether you are going to overclock your system (CPU or graphic card or both) or not. I am also using Sapphire X1950XT and I had Enermax Noisetaker 485Watt power supply with dual rails but I overclocked hard and computer was restarting on me quite often (but I also have 5 harddrives running, 4 12CM fans, and 2 90mm fans with 2 coolermaster cooldrives running). It would have been enough if I just left all my components running at stock speed. If you are going to overclock, minimum I think it should be 500W but I could be wrong since you are going with Core2Duo and DDR2 which should consume less power

You can use the power supply calculator to ROUGHLY estimate the powersupply requirement here even though the numbers they threw at me seemed abit overkill -> http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

Laters

 

[Dorkenstein]

Thanks for the feedback. If I expect to get a dx10 card later in the year, should I aim a little high?

 

[Varun]

You want to be comfortable running your equipment, so it is always a good idea to have some headroom, however going 600w is overkill. A good 450w supply will run any single CPU/GPU setup basically.

I have a S-12 380 running a 3700+ and 8800GTS and it's fine.

 

[engiNURD]

http://psu.thetruck.net

 

[imported_AndyT]

Choosing a 600w PSU is not a bad idea. Sure you may not need 600w today, but we gamers often upgrade components and a 450w PSU won't handle a high end video card, especially if the 450w PSU is an OEM type that is heavily over-rated. Someone mentioned overclocking and that would definately push you over the edge. Components and OSes can be damaged by a straining PSU. I have been there a few times and learned my lesson.

 

[happy medium]

Originally posted by: AndyT
Choosing a 600w PSU is not a bad idea. Sure you may not need 600w today, but we gamers often upgrade components and a 450w PSU won't handle a high end video card, especially if the 450w PSU is an OEM type that is heavily over-rated. Someone mentioned overclocking and that would definately push you over the edge. Components and OSes can be damaged by a straining PSU. I have been there a few times and learned my lesson.

Thats what I was thinking!

 

[smthmlk]

a seasonic s12-430 or s12-500 should be plenty.

 

[Dorkenstein]

It's a tie for me between corsair, silverstone and zalman. Anyone heard of Q Technology psu's? Saw one here...

http://www.quietpcusa.com/acb/showdetl.cfm?&DID=8&Product_ID=349&CATID=2

 

[Farmer]

Originally posted by: happy medium
Something like this....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817151025

For that money, it'd be wiser to get a 610W PCP&C Silencer unit ($155 direct from PCP&C): instead of 18A on dual 12v rails (which I think is pretty pathetic for that price), you get a hefty 49A on a single rail!

 

[t3h l337 n3wb]

I like the FSP550-80GLC-R. 4 +12V rails @ 22A each for a total of 42A, 80% claimed efficiency, and only $85. The only bad thing is that there's only a 80mm fan, which would make it kinda loud. I'm looking to buy one soon to power my recently acquired X1950XT.

 

[cubby1223]

This looks interesting:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817104030

Not too expensive.

 

[151528]

If i was him id be going for a 580W Hiper psu, dont know if yuou have em over there, but their very good quality, and it has a max output of 630W, so its good for the price, considering it only makes 18db of noise and is is pretty darn cool too.

 

[Dorkenstein]

I found a place in Florida that sells those, checking it out right now.