How many watts do I need?

[Aziboah]

Im building a new computer. Athlon 64 3000, 2x 80 GB WD special edition hard drive RAID, MSI K8T800 mobo, Radeon 9800 pro and 4 92mm case fans. I dont plan to overclock right from the start, but I would like to leave that venue open. What power supply would you suggest I get? I was looking at the antec true power supplies, but I wasent sure which ones are the best. Thanks!

 

[Ed_Phoon]

Did you see that "Believe Crashman and Tom's" subject.
They are talking about some power supply things.
You may also want to read <A HREF="http://www6.tomshardware.com/howto/20030609/index.html" target="_new"> this </A>.

 

[Crashman]

I recommend the Fortron Source 350W unit from Newegg for the following reasons:

1.) 120mm exhaust fan over CPU adds cooling, reduces noise
2.) Produces more power than the Antec True Power 380W unit
3.) Cost only $41 at Newegg (last I checked).
4.) Extreme quality, over 11 years mean time between failures.

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[Ed_Phoon]

Yeap!
I just bought one, quiet, very stable current and blahblahblah......

One word, excellent!