PSU size for computer

flamethower

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Im rebuilding a computer I have and I need to know how big of a PSU I will need.
Planning on the following items:
DVD rom
750 gb harddrive
160 gb harddrive
350 gb harddrive
160gb harddrive
2gb video card pci e
dual core cpu I5 2nd or 3rd gen
motherboard DH67BL
8 gigs of ddr 3 mem.
3 case fans 80mm
I will be loading 3 different OSs on 3 of the drives all 64 bit. XP, WIN 7 , WIN 10 One drive will be a share drive. I have programs that need different OSs and this computer is for that. I tried other methods but they don't work.
 
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[strike]Do you do rebates? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139146[/strike]

There is also this, which is not as good as the above power supply but has an initial cost below $50 (with the $4 off promo code) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028&ignorebbr=1

Oh, looks like the CX550M is $50 after promo code and still has a $20 rebate - you are lucky it's Black Friday http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139147&ignorebbr=1 - so get the CX550M.

Ne0Wolf7

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For doing the multi OS, you could have partitioned one drive, but if you've got a lot of drives and don't mind using them all, one OS per drive works. But to choose a PSU, we need to know all of the components, not just "2gb video card" but full model. To find out what hardware you got, you can use these two programs: CPU-Z (http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html) and GPU-Z (https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/). Run each, it will tell you what GPU and CPU you have in detail.
 
[strike]Do you do rebates? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139146[/strike]

There is also this, which is not as good as the above power supply but has an initial cost below $50 (with the $4 off promo code) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139028&ignorebbr=1

Oh, looks like the CX550M is $50 after promo code and still has a $20 rebate - you are lucky it's Black Friday http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139147&ignorebbr=1 - so get the CX550M.
 
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