Do i need a PSU Upgrade?

Bales1983 · 3 Jan 2007 at 10:53

Ive settled on getting

C2D E6600 2.4GHZ
Gigabyte DS4
2gb Crucial Ballistix PC6400 Ram
Connect 3d X1950XT 126mb GPU,

No ive got an Akasa Paxpower 400w PSU! Do i need to top up the juice?

If so any recomendations??

Thanks

Lee

Plodicus · 3 Jan 2007 at 10:57

hmm, there are small programs out there which can calculate how much power you need by entering in the components, try googling for it

Bales1983 · 3 Jan 2007 at 11:03

A couple of calcs have come up with about 510w so guys what can you recommend for that sort of rating, cheap as you can but still reliable!

Lee

james.miller · 3 Jan 2007 at 11:05

cheap =! reliable. dont skimp on the psu.

that psu should be ok, but upgrade it if you plan to add anythign else to the pc.

mishima · 3 Jan 2007 at 11:17

Antec Truepower Trio 550W - What I have just bought, always go for Antec. They have never let me down!

semi-pro waster · 3 Jan 2007 at 11:20

Like james.miller says that PSU should be fine but if you start overclocking or add anything I'd consider getting something else. If you really want a new PSU or you find the Akasa is unstable then a Corsair 520w is probably the best balance of price/quality at around £70.

Plodicus, your signature is a bit oversized at the moment I think, it should be 4 lines of ordinary text or less but all the details are in the FAQ.