Power supply wattage help?

[IhaveaMac]

Hello everyone, apologies in advance if I've asked something stupid or am missing something obvious, I'm pretty new to all this...

I've got a build together and costed it up, the last component I need to add on is a power supply. I've looked around at the multitude of calculators on the web, and I've had some fairly conflicting results, and was wondering if anyone could give me tips or a solution based on experience etc. Most of the time I've used common sense when I've been looking at power supplies and given myself headroom as I'm assuming the calculators give you a minimum that you could run the system on.

The build:

AMD FX-4300 processor
Asus M5A97 R2.0 motherboard
8GB (4x2) Kingston HyperX Blu memory
Sapphire HD 7790 DualX OC graphics card
Seagate Barracuda 1TB
LiteOn iHAS124-14 DVDRW drive

Thanks in advance for any help!

 

[jb6684]

Sure, get a good solid brand: Corsair, Antec, XFX, Seasonic.....

Get a 650watt supply for any Single GPU (no, a 7790 doesn't need a 650watter, but your gonna upgrade at some point no sense in have to replace the power supply too....)

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139020

Get an 850watt supply for any Dual GPU setup.... (any of these...)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=corsair+850w+power+supply&N=-1&isNodeId=1

 

[IhaveaMac]

Thanks very very much, sounds like a good suggestion. I'll see if anyone else offers any other advice, but thanks!

 

[jb6684]

The motherboard you selected Only supports a Single GPU: (ASUS is really good brand choice...)

PCI Express 2.0 x16: 2 (x16, x4) The "x4" slot is too slow to use for a second GPU....

This board has better power supply, more I/O ports and supports Dual GPUs at x8 x8 for future expansion, only a few dollars more ....
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131874

 

[jb6684]

Thanks very very much, sounds like a good suggestion. I'll see if anyone else offers any other advice, but thanks!

 

[jb6684]

If money is tight and you want a good "starter" power supply the Corsair CX600 is a good choice usually in the $40 range when on sale.....

 

[IhaveaMac]

If money is tight and you want a good "starter" power supply the Corsair CX600 is a good choice usually in the $40 range when on sale.....

You guessed right! I was just looking at it, actually, I think I'll go with that.

 

[jb6684]

If money is tight and you want a good "starter" power supply the Corsair CX600 is a good choice usually in the $40 range when on sale.....

You guessed right! I was just looking at it, actually, I think I'll go with that.

 

[jb6684]

I've got two gaming systems (running AMD 5870's) and on business desktop running of the Corsair CX600M (I paid a few extra bucks for the "M" since it's Modular to cut cable clutter...)

Never an issue.....

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: XFX 550W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($49.99 @ NCIX US)
Total: $49.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-05 16:18 EST-0500)

 

[IhaveaMac]

I've got two gaming systems (running AMD 5870's) and on business desktop running of the Corsair CX600M (I paid a few extra bucks for the "M" since it's Modular to cut cable clutter...)

Never an issue.....

Yes, it's tempting to spend a bit extra, go over budget slightly for a modular. If, as SR-71 suggests, a 550W would cut it, I could always go modular on one of those instead.

 

[jb6684]

I've got two gaming systems (running AMD 5870's) and on business desktop running of the Corsair CX600M (I paid a few extra bucks for the "M" since it's Modular to cut cable clutter...)

Never an issue.....

Yes, it's tempting to spend a bit extra, go over budget slightly for a modular. If, as SR-71 suggests, a 550W would cut it, I could always go modular on one of those instead.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

550W WILL BE PLENTY OF POWER FOR THESE SPECS.

You could run these specs on a good 450w.

The build:

AMD FX-4300 processor
Asus M5A97 R2.0 motherboard
8GB (4x2) Kingston HyperX Blu memory
Sapphire HD 7790 DualX OC graphics card
Seagate Barracuda 1TB
LiteOn iHAS124-14 DVDRW drive

 

[jb6684]

Yes, that XFX 550watter will do the job for the card you have today...... I consider it, like the Corsair CX600 something I'd replace if I went to Dual GPU's in the future or got a really highend card like a GTX780....

 

[IhaveaMac]

550W WILL BE PLENTY OF POWER FOR THESE SPECS.

You could run these specs on a good 450w.

The build:

AMD FX-4300 processor
Asus M5A97 R2.0 motherboard
8GB (4x2) Kingston HyperX Blu memory
Sapphire HD 7790 DualX OC graphics card
Seagate Barracuda 1TB
LiteOn iHAS124-14 DVDRW drive

Ok, thanks! Probably going with that due to money.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Sounds good , have a great day , thanks for posting.

 

[IhaveaMac]

Sounds good , have a great day , thanks for posting.

you too!