Will this build exceed 400W?

luke123 · 3 Feb 2013 at 14:38

I am doing a new build(my current PC just died).

I'm trying to do this as cheap as possible, I bought my CPU and Case last year and now need to get the rest of the parts.

Build:
400W PSU (Will upgrade later)
ASRock H55M-le
i5 750
2 x 2GB DDR3 PC3-10600 1333Mhz (Will upgrade later) - 2 Slots 8GB Max.
250GB Hard Drive (Will upgrade later)

I should have gone with the LGA1155 socket instead of LGA1156(Expensive).

Let me know what you think.

snips86x · 3 Feb 2013 at 14:46

luke123 said:
I am doing a new build(my current PC just died).

I'm trying to do this as cheap as possible, I bought my CPU and Case last year and now need to get the rest of the parts.

Build:
400W PSU (Will upgrade later)
ASRock H55M-le
i5 750
2 x 2GB DDR3 PC3-10600 1333Mhz (Will upgrade later) - 2 Slots 8GB Max.
250GB Hard Drive (Will upgrade later)

I should have gone with the LGA1155 socket instead of LGA1156(Expensive).

Let me know what you think.

I'd recommend a 550w at least and what is your budget?

AsRock boards are not always that great!

luke123 · 3 Feb 2013 at 14:47

Forgot to mention my case is Inwin Griffin, It has a 22cm fan on the front and a small fan on the back of the case.

decto · 3 Feb 2013 at 14:56

Do you have a GPU?

Unless you have a mid range or above GPU the PSU should be fine

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LukieBoy007 · 3 Feb 2013 at 14:59

400W is fine, as long as it's a good quality one.

luke123 · 3 Feb 2013 at 15:05

Using the onboard one, I have heard that the ASRock H55-le doesn't have a GPU or something..? but someone said aslong as the CPU supports something...? bla, bla then it should work. (Excuse my newbie-ness)

It's going to be running Linux, ubuntu since it's just a work machine, not for gaming.

decto said:
Do you have a GPU?

Unless you have a mid range or above GPU the PSU should be fine

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luke123 · 3 Feb 2013 at 15:06

It's some cheap 400W, It's a Be Quiet (400W). It's only temporary.

LukieBoy007 said:
400W is fine, as long as it's a good quality one.

Gibbo3771 · 3 Feb 2013 at 15:07

Like others have said, if you want to add a graphics card to that build later then you are going to need a 550+.

Currently as it stands a 450 will do just fine

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-006-XF

luke123 · 3 Feb 2013 at 15:08

I spent 80 GBP on the CPU last year, and 30 GBP on the motherboard a couple days ago, and then 30 GBP on the case last year, RAM I hope for 10-20 GBP and hard drive 5-10 GBP.

It's a small budget as you can see.

snips86x said:
I'd recommend a 550w at least and what is your budget?

AsRock boards are not always that great!

luke123 · 3 Feb 2013 at 15:08

What do you think this build might consume, power wise?

Gibbo3771 said:
Like others have said, if you want to add a graphics card to that build later then you are going to need a 550+.

Currently as it stands a 450 will do just fine

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-006-XF

linwelin · 3 Feb 2013 at 15:09

try this site

http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/

luke123 · 3 Feb 2013 at 15:23

Thanks it says 217W! Wooo...

linwelin said:
try this site

http://www.thermaltake.outervision.com/

pastymuncher · 3 Feb 2013 at 15:50

You are going to need a graphics card as the i5 750 has no built in graphics. If you wanted onboard you should have got a i3 cpu.

That wattage figure the psu calculator gave you was a recommended psu wattage, not actual power draw. Ypour actual draw will be quite a bit less than that. Your psu will be ok with a low power gpu such as a ATI 7770 or less. My rig pulled 400w from the wall when i had a GTX480 installed and even then only by running Furmark and Linx both at the same time. Normal gaming use was around 320-340w depending on the game.