Enough Power?

[jonclancy]

Hi All,

I've got a Haswell 4570 to bung into a box to make an economic system for home. I'm re-using a Cooler Master case which come with an Elite Power PSU. It's a 460W unit.

http://www.coolermaster.com/product/Detail/powersupply/elite-power/elite-power-460w.html

We'll be using the onboard HD4600 graphics for the time being, and an SSD, DVD Writer, mouse, kb, etc.

I'm tempted to build in a bit of future-proof by splashing a few more quid on the mobo - having just read Stulid's excellent review of the GA Z87-D3HP.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18518312

Might be used eventually for overclocking a Broadwell chip!

The Gigabyte D3HP manual states:

"To meet expansion requirements, it is recommended that a power supply that can withstand high power consumption be used (500W or greater). If a power supply is used that does not provide the required power, the result can lead to an unstable or unbootable system."

Seeing as there isn't going to be a dedicated GPU in this build initially, and the 4570 has a TDP of 84W, will running 10% under-powered really be an issue?

Maybe go for a cheaper mobo and a new PSU, perhaps?

Any suggestions gratefully received!

 

[jonclancy]

Thanks guys. I'll get the mobo ordered and see how I get on.

I didn't realise that the D3HP also has onboard graphics, too - just chuck in a processor, SSD and some RAM and you're off!