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- Nov 28, 2008
Hello everyone
I'm about to upgrade the power supply of my computer to a better and high quality one. Right now I'm using a mid level 550W Cooler Master (because at the time I put the system together I couldn't afford a better PSU) but I want something powerful, efficient and hopefully quiet
Here is my system =
Intel core i7 920 (not overclocked yet)
Asus P6T Deluxe
6GB DDR3 1600MHZ
ATI Radeon 4670 512MB
2X SATA Drives
DVD Writer
Audigy Sound Blaster
Below are my future upgrade plans =
Overclocking my i7 to 3.0 GHZ
Adding another 6GB of Ram
Buying a mid to high end Graphics chip
A Blu-ray drive
I have NO plan to go multi GPU in future since I dont play games very often so they have no value for me. I dont do any extreme overclocking and I use my system to do a lot of video encoding
My questions are, what's the power output I need and what is a good PSU for this power?
I'm thinking an efficient 650W and I have chosen these two models =
Corsair TX Series CMPSU-650TX 650W
Antec TP-650 Truepower New 650W
Antec is modular so that can help me with the cable management. Which one do you guys suggest?
more importantly, is 650W enough? Say I go for a high end GPU like 4890 or GTX 285, will 650W be able to handle the power needed?
Thank you all in advance
I'm about to upgrade the power supply of my computer to a better and high quality one. Right now I'm using a mid level 550W Cooler Master (because at the time I put the system together I couldn't afford a better PSU) but I want something powerful, efficient and hopefully quiet
Here is my system =
Intel core i7 920 (not overclocked yet)
Asus P6T Deluxe
6GB DDR3 1600MHZ
ATI Radeon 4670 512MB
2X SATA Drives
DVD Writer
Audigy Sound Blaster
Below are my future upgrade plans =
Overclocking my i7 to 3.0 GHZ
Adding another 6GB of Ram
Buying a mid to high end Graphics chip
A Blu-ray drive
I have NO plan to go multi GPU in future since I dont play games very often so they have no value for me. I dont do any extreme overclocking and I use my system to do a lot of video encoding
My questions are, what's the power output I need and what is a good PSU for this power?
I'm thinking an efficient 650W and I have chosen these two models =
Corsair TX Series CMPSU-650TX 650W
Antec TP-650 Truepower New 650W
Antec is modular so that can help me with the cable management. Which one do you guys suggest?
more importantly, is 650W enough? Say I go for a high end GPU like 4890 or GTX 285, will 650W be able to handle the power needed?
Thank you all in advance