What size Psu for this lot?

Tinders · 10 Aug 2006 at 22:11

Hey guys i could do with some help, im building a new pc and im not sure if my psu will be upto task.

I will be running a AMD X24400, a nvidia 6800gt PCIe,3 sata hard drives,2 dvdrw's and 2 DVB cards.

Whats the absolute min size psu i would need?

Massive Attack · 10 Aug 2006 at 22:46

a 460w should do i have the akasa 460w pax power which has never let me down so i highly recomend it

Tetras · 10 Aug 2006 at 23:25

Aye something like Seasonic S12 430 Watt should handle that too. If you have a decent 400+ it'll be sufficient, prolly less if you have one up to a challenge.

semi-pro waster · 11 Aug 2006 at 01:23

My recommendations for cheap(ish) but good PSUs would probably be Enermax 485w, Tagan U01-480w or FSP Blue Storm 500w all at ~£60, the Seasonic 430w is ~£50 and should be ok but for the sake of £10 I'd get one over 450w

MattJones2k6 · 11 Aug 2006 at 02:24

Enermax 485

locutus12 · 11 Aug 2006 at 02:37

Tinders said:
Hey guys i could do with some help, im building a new pc and im not sure if my psu will be upto task.

I will be running a AMD X24400, a nvidia 6800gt PCIe,3 sata hard drives,2 dvdrw's and 2 DVB cards.

Whats the absolute min size psu i would need?

400 watt Pax Power would do it,

currently:
opty 146 2Ghz @ 2.65Ghz
3X usb devices (one of thems a hard drive, the other a usb sound card)
X1800XT 512mb power hungry monster
2X opticle drives
lights
cooling

400 watt Pax Power = no problem

slap ed · 11 Aug 2006 at 07:14

personel prefference but the tagan should be good

Tinders · 11 Aug 2006 at 08:55

Cheers lads, i will keep an eye for one in the MM, as mine is only a 360w

johnno · 11 Aug 2006 at 10:19

slap ed said:
personel prefference but the tagan should be good

have to agree with slap ed either tagan or seasonic are the best psu's around. simply because i have had very good experience wih them and know a lot of people who have not been dissapointed either. also 430watt seasonic would handle that set up with ease