Min. required power supply please

[User2112]

Hi, i need to know the min. required power supply for this set-up:

Mobo: asus p8h61-m lx3 r2.0
cpu: pentium G2020 (3rd gen ivy bridge)
ram: transcend 2x8gb = 16gb
hdd: seagate 1tb
disk drive: samsung dvd-rw
Maybe a cabinet fan as well
gpu: amd hd 7770
psu: corsair vs450w

Is 450w enough for this set-up? Since the min. recommended power in amd website for 7770 is 500w.

And what if i take a gtx 650ti?

Please suggest the min. power for the set-up for both graphic cards.

 

[nashdes001]

for both 450w is required power supply
so u'll b fine

 

[aevm]

nVidia says 400W for the GTX 650 Ti
http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-gtx-650ti/specifications

 

[User2112]

for both 450w is required power supply
so u'll b fine

1 more question. Does the corsair vs450 have an additional 6pin for external power for the 7770?
Meaning is the psu i mentioned compatible for the 7770?

 

[aevm]

Yes, it has two 6+2 connectors.
http://www.corsair.com/en/media/cms/manual/corsair-psu-spec-table-091813.pdf

 

[User2112]

Yes, it has two 6+2 connectors.
http://www.corsair.com/en/media/cms/manual/corsair-psu-spec-table-091813.pdf

sorry one final question that's been eating my head. should i get a 7200rpm hdd or 5400rpm hdd. i've come across people stating that 5400 has longer life and better storage but 7200 is faster. what should i do?

 

[nashdes001]

get 7200 rmp HDD its fast

 

[aevm]

I've had 7200 rpm WD Caviar Black working perfectly at 100+ MB/s for years, and 5400 rpm WD Green working ay 60 MB/s and failing too. No contest, go with 7200 rpm.

 

[User2112]

I've had 7200 rpm WD Caviar Black working perfectly at 100+ MB/s for years, and 5400 rpm WD Green working ay 60 MB/s and failing too. No contest, go with 7200 rpm.

Oh i forgot!! Is 7200rpm seagate barracuda or something supported by my motherboard?

 

[nashdes001]

Yea it will support

 

[User2112]

Yea it will support

are u absolutely sure? because the motherboard specs states that it has connectors for serial ata 3gb/s hard disk drives. and all 7200rpm drives i see are 6gb/s. there's no mention of 6gb/s in motherboard specs.

 

[nashdes001]

yea it will support it will run at 3gbps speed thats all.

 

[User2112]

yea it will support it will run at 3gbps speed thats all.

So is there any use of getting a 6gb/s hdd since it goes only 3gb/s. so i can stick to 5400rpm 6gb/s right?

 

[nashdes001]

http://pcpartpicker.com/part/western-digital-internal-hard-drive-wd6400aaks

 

[User2112]

Thank you for the support. I'm going to go for seagate 7200rpm 3gb/s.

 

[aevm]

Just to clarify: SATA 3gb/s is limited to transferring data at 3000/8 = 375 MB/s. SATA 6 gb/s can do 6000/8 = 750 MB/s. (OK, the numbers are not exact, but you get the idea). A typical 7200 rpm disk can deliver 80 MB/s (some older 1TB models) or 120 MB/s (e.g. WD Caviar Black 2TB) or 180 MB/s (Velociraptor 1TB). Either way, a 7200 rpm disk will work in SATA 3gb/s ports without losing any of its performance. Imagine a pipe that can take 375 liters a minute and you pour 120 liters a minute - there won't be any problem, it will all go through just fine.