How much power do I need? Help please ...

mitch212k

mitch212k

mitch212k

Associate
Joined
27 Nov 2007
Posts
1,037
Location
Manchester
hi

thinking of putting this together in the summer sometime ;

-Antec P182 Gun Metal
-Samsung S203D SATA DVD-RW
-Inno3d 8800GT 512mb
-Samsung Spinpoint 500GB
-Corsair 2GB 800Mhz
-XFX 680i Mobo
-Core 2 Quad Q9300
-2x Hiper 120mm Case Fans
-Coolermaster Real Power 620W Modular Power Supply

£642

XSPC X2O Pro CPU WaterCooling Kit 10/8mm

£76

Is that 620W PSU enough? I've used a PSU calculator;

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

Put everything in accurately, overclock on the CPU to 3.5 w/ 1.4 vcore (estimated) and it said ~800W .. which seems a lot :S I've also like to keep SLi option open with the PSU, so please consider that ...

cheers
 
The PSU calculator has distinctly overestimated there, at least for the system as selected, if you add in a second graphics card then it might be wiser to opt for a 700w (ish) PSU but otherwise that Coolermaster should be more than up for the task.

Do you already have the XFX 680i motherboard? If not I might suggest swapping it for one with a newer chipset.
 
semi-pro waster said:
The PSU calculator has distinctly overestimated there, at least for the system as selected, if you add in a second graphics card then it might be wiser to opt for a 700w (ish) PSU but otherwise that Coolermaster should be more than up for the task.

Do you already have the XFX 680i motherboard? If not I might suggest swapping it for one with a newer chipset.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the reply semi :)

Ok, so no I don't have the mobo yet, it's just a few ideas I have for putting it together in the summer sometime with any luck :) I selected the XFX due the SLi ability, and price, it's cheap for what it is .... I thought the 680i chipset was a good one? Supports the 1333 fsb and would leave room for some oc'ing?

cheers
 
The 680i has the benefit of being fairly well tested by now but Nforce chipsets unfortunately aren't the most stable, at least not when compared to Intel offerings. If you do want SLi ability then the XFX is probably as good as most but if the price is greater than say £120 you might wish to consider one of the newer 780i models as they won't be that much more expensive.

However for my money I'd probably pick something like a P35 based motherboard and put the money saved into buying a better graphics card for use just now such as an 8800GTS or 8800GTX. :)
 
semi-pro waster said:
The 680i has the benefit of being fairly well tested by now but Nforce chipsets unfortunately aren't the most stable, at least not when compared to Intel offerings. If you do want SLi ability then the XFX is probably as good as most but if the price is greater than say £120 you might wish to consider one of the newer 780i models as they won't be that much more expensive.

However for my money I'd probably pick something like a P35 based motherboard and put the money saved into buying a better graphics card for use just now such as an 8800GTS or 8800GTX. :)
Click to expand...

Not mentioning competitors Semi but the mobo's about half the price you quoted
 
The 680i isn't compatible with the new 9 series quads, so I'd definitely be looking at p35 or x38/x48, and go with a better graphics card.
 
No, it isn't. This is from the EVGA forum: -

The EVGA 680i SLI motherboard will support 45nm Wolfsdale (dual core) CPU's with an upcoming BIOS update. 45nm Yorkfield (quad core) CPU's will be supported on upcoming nForce 700-series SLI motherboards.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom