- Jun 19, 2013
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Alrighty, so I'm new to the world of of the PC enthusiast, but I've decided to make my debut with a budget-built gaming PC. I've got most of the components picked out, but I'm rather confused as to how much power my build will need to operate. Here are my build's specs so far:
You may have noticed that I included below each of the links the 'power specs' that I saw on the product review page on each of the sites I visited. I included them in case they would help speed up your reading (so you perhaps didn't have to visit EVERY link I put up), but I honestly have no idea what these mean (or rather, how they add up to the power supply I will need).
You may also notice that in my components list, I have no case listed. That's the other part that I'm missing at the moment, and though I won't explicitly ask your advice on cases, I've noticed that a lot of cases come with PSU's. Are these usually any good? If you know of any good PSU/Case combos, I'd love to hear about them, and maybe kill two birds with one stone (Note: I could care less what the case looks like, as long as it's cheap and works well). But then again, just recommending a PSU will help me more than enough. I only put this paragraph in in case someone happened to have one such combo in mind.
Just one more thing before I let you respond (or go back to what you were doing): Like I stated before, I'm on a relatively tight budget, so I'm looking for the cheapest reliable PSU that I can find. I know that PSU's are NOT something to cut costs on, but that said, I still don't see the reason in buying a gold-plated one (so to speak).
I look forward to your responses! And thank you in advance for taking the time to help out a newcomer.
MoBo: GIGABYTE GA-970A-D3 (AM3+)
CPU: Phenom II X4 965
{TDP: 125W}
Graphics Card: GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2 GB
{Minimum Power Supply: 450W}
{Max TDP: 134W}
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
{Voltage: 1.5V}
HD: Western Digital WD Blue (1TB)
Optical Drive: ASUS 24X DVD Burner
Note: Remember, this is my first PC build. While I've done extensive research to try and ensure that the parts are compatible, I won't try to pretend that I'm an expert. Please, if you notice something right off the bat (I'm not asking for you to go out of your way to look for incompatibilities...I'll make another forum thread for that), I'd greatly appreciate if you'd tell me about it. Thanks.
One more thing. I'm not really concerned too terribly much about whether or not the links I have above show the best possible price for the components. At the moment, I'm designing the build...when I get to the point that I can start ordering parts, I'll go on a search for the best price (as I'm still working on a highschool student's budget, I've become a surprisingly good price-hound), so unless you have information on a fantastic or limited-time deal, please don't bother giving me price suggestions. I don't want to take up any more of your time than I have to.
CPU: Phenom II X4 965
{TDP: 125W}
Graphics Card: GeForce GTX 650 Ti Boost 2 GB
{Minimum Power Supply: 450W}
{Max TDP: 134W}
RAM: G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB)
{Voltage: 1.5V}
HD: Western Digital WD Blue (1TB)
Optical Drive: ASUS 24X DVD Burner
Note: Remember, this is my first PC build. While I've done extensive research to try and ensure that the parts are compatible, I won't try to pretend that I'm an expert. Please, if you notice something right off the bat (I'm not asking for you to go out of your way to look for incompatibilities...I'll make another forum thread for that), I'd greatly appreciate if you'd tell me about it. Thanks.
One more thing. I'm not really concerned too terribly much about whether or not the links I have above show the best possible price for the components. At the moment, I'm designing the build...when I get to the point that I can start ordering parts, I'll go on a search for the best price (as I'm still working on a highschool student's budget, I've become a surprisingly good price-hound), so unless you have information on a fantastic or limited-time deal, please don't bother giving me price suggestions. I don't want to take up any more of your time than I have to.
You may have noticed that I included below each of the links the 'power specs' that I saw on the product review page on each of the sites I visited. I included them in case they would help speed up your reading (so you perhaps didn't have to visit EVERY link I put up), but I honestly have no idea what these mean (or rather, how they add up to the power supply I will need).
You may also notice that in my components list, I have no case listed. That's the other part that I'm missing at the moment, and though I won't explicitly ask your advice on cases, I've noticed that a lot of cases come with PSU's. Are these usually any good? If you know of any good PSU/Case combos, I'd love to hear about them, and maybe kill two birds with one stone (Note: I could care less what the case looks like, as long as it's cheap and works well). But then again, just recommending a PSU will help me more than enough. I only put this paragraph in in case someone happened to have one such combo in mind.
Just one more thing before I let you respond (or go back to what you were doing): Like I stated before, I'm on a relatively tight budget, so I'm looking for the cheapest reliable PSU that I can find. I know that PSU's are NOT something to cut costs on, but that said, I still don't see the reason in buying a gold-plated one (so to speak).
I look forward to your responses! And thank you in advance for taking the time to help out a newcomer.
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