What power supply do I need?

[DrZach21]

Here are my computer's specs:

Gigabyte GA-EP45-DS3P Motherboard
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 CPU
8GB (4 x 2GB) DDR2 DIMM RAM Modules
GeForce 9500GT Graphics Card (2)
Seagate Momentus XT 500GB SSHD
LG GH24LS50 SATA Optical Drive
Hitachi DeskStar HDS721050CLA362 3.5" 500GB HDD

Any ideas?

 

[WR2]

A good 350W PSU would be about right.

 

[WR2]

GeForce 9500GT Graphics Card (2)

Does this mean a SLI setup with 2x 9500GTs?

Make that a 450W PSU.

 

[bartholomew]

+1^
Nice & cheap.
Antec VP-450 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371045
CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 V2 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139026

 

[WR2]

@ bartholomew; good choices.


@ DrZach21; either of those would work well.

How locked in are you about going SLI with 2x 9500 GTs?
I'm not a fan of SLI'ing weak cards like 9500 GT.

 

[DrZach21]

Does this mean a SLI setup with 2x 9500GTs?

Make that a 450W PSU.

Sorry, I made a mistake. I ment to say that i have one GeForce 9500GT graphics card on my motherboard's PCIe x16 expansion slot. I'm currently looking for another graphics card with 2 x DVI, 2 x VGA, or one with a VGA port and a DVI port. However, this graphics card has to be PCIe x8 compatible. I know I'm in the wrong forum category to be asking this, but does anyone know about a graphics card that would work? Thanks.

 

[WR2]

Ok, you're going for multiple monitors? How many and which type connectors?

And how about the budget range?

 

[DrZach21]

Ok, you're going for multiple monitors? How many and which type connectors?

And how about the budget range?

Yes, I am. I already have the 3 monitors that I need. Here's a link:

(http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF05a/382087-382087-64283-72270-444767-3463255.html?dnr=1)

I know they might seem a bit old, but since I already have them, I would like to use them.

For the connectors, I plan on using a VGA or DVI-D connection. I would prefer DVI-D because it's a better quality connection than VGA, but I don't mind having to use VGA.

For the budget, I would love to get all this for as cheap as I can. I don't want to exceed 600$.

 

[WR2]

Here is a pretty good option @ $54:
Zotac GeForce GT520 PCI-e x1 video card. VGA, DVI and HDMI connectors.
http://www.amazon.com/Zotac-GeForce-GT520-512MB-DDR3/dp/B006P15UO4