Which Wattage PSU?

leoncc · 27 Feb 2010 at 12:09

Definately getting a Silverstone Strider Series PSU but I'm not sure what wattage to get, don't want to buy a 1000watt PSU if I'm never going to use it.

Current Hardware is

Q6600 @ 3.6ghz
4gig DDR-PC2 6400
8800 GTS 512
ABIT IP35 Pro
4x 120mm fans
2x 92mm fans
x2 150gb raptor hdds
x2 wd 1tb hdds
x1 fan controller

Would a 750watt be more than enough?

I will be updating the system in the future (later this year)

Will only ever be using 1 GFX card as well.

Cheers

cmndr_andi · 27 Feb 2010 at 12:21

I was running a very similar system [email protected], 9800GTX, 780i perfectly happily on a 550W Antec Modular PSU.

A 750W supply isn't required unless you plan some heavy, power consuming upgrades in the future. As you say you will only ever be using 1 GPU then a good quality 500-600W PSU would be ideal. You could go even lower if you want, but PSUs run more efficiently at around 50% load than close to full load.

As for the silverstone strider, it is definitely a good PSU - but its a few years old now. At 80% efficiency it isn't bad, but there are superior ones for less money.

mattyfez · 27 Feb 2010 at 12:21

More than enough, see my spec in my sig, i run a 620w psu.

rxmac · 27 Feb 2010 at 12:24

Overkill tbh unless, as mentioned you intend some serious upgrading in the near future.

My gaming pc, as per sig, is run off of a 600w psu.

EsaT · 27 Feb 2010 at 15:36

FurMark+Linpack worst case draw is maybe about 350W, in actual games 50+W lower.

Nothing special in Silverstone PSUs, in fact quite a few of them are starting to get quite aged compared to modern efficiency standards.

IKMS · 27 Feb 2010 at 15:37

600w is plentiful itself, you could probably be alright with 500w.

If you have any friends or relatives with 500w and 600w PSUs I would reccomend testing them out before buying one yourself.

chippy08 · 27 Feb 2010 at 15:41

leoncc said:
Definately getting a Silverstone Strider Series PSU but I'm not sure what wattage to get, don't want to buy a 1000watt PSU if I'm never going to use it.

Current Hardware is

Q6600 @ 3.6ghz
4gig DDR-PC2 6400
8800 GTS 512
ABIT IP35 Pro
4x 120mm fans
2x 92mm fans
x2 150gb raptor hdds
x2 wd 1tb hdds
x1 fan controller

Would a 750watt be more than enough?

I will be updating the system in the future (later this year)

Will only ever be using 1 GFX card as well.

Cheers

yes it would be. But dont go higher as you wont need it with that setup.

leoncc · 27 Feb 2010 at 15:43

EsaT said:
FurMark+Linpack worst case draw is maybe about 350W, in actual games 50+W lower.

Nothing special in Silverstone PSUs, in fact quite a few of them are starting to get quite aged compared to modern efficiency standards.

I was told by someone at MDPC that the Strider Series are by far the best to de-pin for braiding which I will be doing over a few weeks on all the cables.

Was going to get a Corsair but they have cheap pins and connectors compaired to the Silverstone PSUs from what I have been told.

Think I will get the 850watt just in case!