how mutch watt on the power supply do i need for this pc?

[wolfhunter135]

if i understand it right this can take 68W-293W so should i get a 300W power supply? or did i miss something?

motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150

cpu: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core

ram: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600

storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive

gpu: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB

monitor: Asus VX239H 60Hz 23.0

 

[NEmpire95]

if i understand it right this can take 68W-293W so should i get a 300W power supply? or did i miss something?

motherboard: Asus H97M-E Micro ATX LGA1150

cpu: Intel Core i5-4460 3.2GHz Quad-Core

ram: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3-1600

storage: Seagate 1TB 3.5" 7200RPM Hybrid Internal Hard Drive

gpu: Asus GeForce GTX 960 4GB

monitor: Asus VX239H 60Hz 23.0

No you should get one with a higher wattage 450-500w. check this and get what it recommends. http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

Also here is a list of psu's tier 1 obviously being the best.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-2547993/psu-tier-list.html

 

[turkey3_scratch]

No, you should not get a 300W power supply. A 300W power supply doesn't exactly supply 300W. For one thing, that is peak wattage, which only usually can occur a short period of time. As a power supply gets hotter, this peak wattage decreases. The next concern is the rails. There are 12V, 5V, and 3.3V rails (and a couple others), which provide power to different components. The 12V rail primarily powers the graphics card and CPU, the 5V and 3.3V rails are minor rails and work with other components. It's important to know how many amps (volts*amps = watts) are on each rail. As power draw on one rail increases, potential on the other rails decrease. That's why if you look at a power supply load table, you don't simply add up all the rails to form peak wattage, peak wattage is always less.

You also want headroom. For best efficiency, and saving money on the electrical bill, buy a power supply with about 70% more capability. At 50% load efficiency is about maximum, but that is assuming the system is on full stress, so 70% is good. Or just forget about efficiency.

Get a quality 450W or 550W unit. XFX Pro 450W is great, Seasonic M12ii 520W is also great. EVGA GS 550W.