Which PSU do i need?

R.Muller · 22 Nov 2008 at 11:43

I just bought an antec 1200 case and am looking into putting an e8600 or quaddy in it with a HIS 4870 1024mb video card. I am using 2 gig of corsair 1066mhz ram and was wondering what sort of PSU i will need roughly. I was looking at a corsair 650watt supply. will this be enough?

Many thanks in advance, any info is appreciated!
Ryan

lunarwolf · 22 Nov 2008 at 11:49

yep should be more than fine

fyi - http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

MeatLoaf · 22 Nov 2008 at 12:00

As above it will be fine

Speed · 22 Nov 2008 at 12:10

http://www.corsair.com/psufinder/

Malazan · 22 Nov 2008 at 14:23

R.Muller said:
I just bought an antec 1200 case and am looking into putting an e8600 or quaddy in it with a HIS 4870 1024mb video card. I am using 2 gig of corsair 1066mhz ram and was wondering what sort of PSU i will need roughly. I was looking at a corsair 650watt supply. will this be enough?

Many thanks in advance, any info is appreciated!
Ryan

That will be fine.

Robdata · 22 Nov 2008 at 17:22

what happens

What actualy happends if PSU is overloaded or cant handle what u plug in ? :confused:

Speed · 22 Nov 2008 at 17:51

It varies, but generally the pc will become unstable during high load activities (gaming, benchmarking etc). Or if it's a poor quality PSU (aka Q-Tec) it could just go bang, hence why buying a good quality power supply is important, although often overlooked.

I wouldn't worry about it too much, as long as you buy something that is a good make (Corsair, Enermax, Seasonic etc) and it's good enough for your current components and many a few upgrades you should be sorted. Its money well spent.