how much watts should i get for my psu

thewarriors129 · Jan 4, 2014

hello Im building a gaming pc with this:
mobo:ASUS M5A97 LE R2.0
cpu:AMD FX-4130 Zambezi 3.8GHz black edition
dvd drive:ASUS DVD-Writer
hard drive:Western Digital WD Blue 500gb
gpu:diamond multimedia ati radeon hd 6570 2g
ram:8gb maybe Kingston

so how much watts should I get

Bean007 · Jan 4, 2014

Around 500 or above should be fine. If you plan on going Crossfire when maybe a little more.

clutchc · Jan 4, 2014

You're good with any GOOD QUALITY* 500W or better PSU for that combo. Actually, you could probably get by with a 450W. But I'm assuming you will be upgrading to a faster card some day.
* http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx

aevm · Jan 4, 2014

At least 400W. That's what XFX recommends for their version of the HD 6570. Diamond's version will consume a few watts more or less than XFX'.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814150613

pit_1209 · Jan 4, 2014

Your pc won´t go more than 300w but buy a 500w psu, antec, corsair, xfx or preferably seasonic for futures upgrades.
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

thewarriors129 · Jan 4, 2014

Are yall sure I should get 500w what if I upgrade my cpu and my gpu I probly will later on

Bean007 · Jan 4, 2014

thewarriors129 :

500 or a 550 will get you by with alot of cards except the very top end cards which you might be pushing it. You also will have a problem if you end up going crossfire so consider that.

Dark Lord of Tech · Jan 4, 2014

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: EVGA 500W 80+ Bronze Certified ATX Power Supply ($44.61 @ B&H)
Total: $44.61
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 23:28 EST-0500)

or

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant / Benchmarks

Power Supply: Rosewill Capstone 450W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($69.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $69.99
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-04 23:30 EST-0500)

thewarriors129 · Jan 4, 2014

And what about the cpu

Dark Lord of Tech · Jan 4, 2014

You will still be fine.

pit_1209 · Jan 4, 2014

Prefer this one.
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/8cN

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 2014-01-04 23:37 EST-0500)

Bean007 · Jan 4, 2014

Yea I would at least get a Bronze Certified PS. You can shop around other for other name brands but I think silver and gold certified PS would be a bit much for your situation.

thewarriors129 · Jan 4, 2014

Thank you eveyone for helping ill go with a 500w psu

thewarriors129 · Jan 9, 2014

I got an up date a 1tb hard drive and a geforce gt630 gpu now should I still get 500w

Bean007 · Jan 9, 2014

thewarriors129 :

A 630? You could probably do with a 350 - 400w since the card doesn't need a external power source to plug in. However you would be cutting your own throat if you decide to get a bigger card and then have to get another PSU. If you're thinking of gaming I would strongly suggest you stay away from low end cards like this. If it's a matter of money then I would suggest you hold out till you have enough money to buy a descent video card and PSU to play on a descent gaming system. Too many times do people go the cheap route and end up paying for it later due to the fact that they went cheap on some parts just to game.

thewarriors129 · Jan 9, 2014

See thats my problem what if a get a high end card later or the last fx cpu then what I rather buy a good psu before I get a 500w or400 w

Bean007 · Jan 9, 2014

thewarriors129 :

500 would be a safer bet if you decide that you need a bigger card. But I mean if you can't answer this on your own then well I don't know what to tell yea. You know the answer to this.

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