What PSU output for Q6600?

[malcolm]

I'm upgrading a skt 939 system to a Q6600 Skt 775 system. I'm using a P31 board for budget reasons. I have 2 Gig DDR2, and an old X1800XL gfx card is being retained from the old system. It's due for upgrade soon but I'm not a gamer, so no urgency there, and def. no need for dual gfx cards

How much PSU output do you reckon I need. I'll have 3 hard drives and a couple of Opticals, plus a SCSI PCI card.

My X2 4600 AMD has been using a Enermax 535 with two 12volts rails rated at 17A. Do you reckon that would suffice?

 

[p4radox]

My X2 4600 AMD has been using a Enermax 535 with two 12volts rails rated at 17A. Do you reckon that would suffice?

Yeah, easily.

 

[malcolm]

Thanks for that, good to have someone else's opinion!

 

[lukeharvest]

I think a 535 may be too low. I've checked on the Power Supply Calculator (http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine) and it estimates you'll need 650w. If I recall, there's quite a large gab in Power usage between Dual and Quad Sockets; don't quote me on it though

 

[asim18]

If I recall, there's quite a large gab in Power usage between Dual and Quad Sockets; don't quote me on it though

Yes thats very true, but the OP dosent have a Quad/Dual socket, Its a Quad CORE single socket.

That PSU will be fine.

 

[malcolm]

Thanks guys, lukesim I had a look at the calculator you posted and you confused the issue of multiple CPU sockets vs multi-core CPU's. The claculation came out at 343 watts for me. The credit card is going back in it's hiding palce, the 850W jobby can wait!

 

[lukeharvest]

Yes thats very true, but the OP dosent have a Quad/Dual socket, Its a Quad CORE single socket.

That PSU will be fine.

I should probably go back to bed

 

[dousland70]

I run a Q6600 oc'd to 3.2ghz and a ATI 3870 x2 no problem at all with a
OCZ Stealthsteam 600w so you should have no problems