Is 550W enough?

[A-D-L]

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/102994
That is the PSU I have.

I intend to power a :
Quad core CPU (Phenom 9950/Intel Q9400)
4Gb of RAM
High end motherboard (undecided on which)
Either a HD Radeon 4870 or a GeForce 88/9800

Now will 550W be enough or should I get a bigger one?

 

[dagger]

For normal psu, 550w is enough, for that one, no it's not. That is an old model psu rigged to be compatible. The single sata connector is a tip off.

 

[br3nd064]

lol, single sata connector. Get a different one.

 

[dirtmountain]

^ got to agree, no way i'd run a good system on that PSU

 

[A-D-L]

Can you recommend me a good PSU then? I don't have much to spend on it i'm afraid but i'll see what I can do.

 

[prince10t]

I own a gigabyte 550w Odin pro. and it runs good with 4870. hhmmm, maybe a tip that i can give u is anything above 550w from respective popular PSU manufacturer. and to name a few: Corsair, OCZ, HEC, Enermax, Gigabyte. if your in a tight budget, try looking for HEC PSU's, ive noticed that theyre much cheaper but still offers good value. hhmm, i havent check reviews for this... HEC Raptor 500w or HEC winpower 550... feel free to ask other people about this PSU.

 

[JohnnyLucky]

I took a look at the web page. As soon as I saw only one SATA connection I was skeptical. That is not up to standards. As you can see the other posters are recommending purchasing a good quality brand name psu. I see from the price that you are not in the USA. If possible you might want to look at Corsair power supplies. I have been using their psu's for several years. I build pc's for friends, neighbors, and girlfriends. I have not experienced any problems and can vouch for their quality.