Want to build it my self. Have picked out parts but not sure on the power supply. Not a gamer, more internet, Office type stuff, multi media, kid games for my 11yr old daughter. Cost so far is $833 @ Tiger Direct.
Here is a list of the goods:
MSI 975X Platinum Intel Socket 775 ATX Motherboard / Audio / PCI Express / Gigabit LAN / S/PDIF / USB 2.0 & Firewire / Serial ATA / RAID
well, i recommend fsp stuff, other people will recommend other stuff. for what you've got there though, i dont think you need anything too hefty. 600 watts will more then do fine. i say 600 because generally speaking, 500 watt psu's dont have enough amps on the 12V rails.
First, you can get Y-splitters for more fan connections.. just depends on if your fans are 3 or 4 pin connectors.. fans don't use much power so don't let that be a factor into your power supply choice.
You're going to hear quite a bit of talk about power supplies.. if you're not overclocking the machine, you won't need more than 400W. See for yourself:
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine
Also, you should probably consider going with 2x512MB memory instead of one 1GB stick.. dual-channel mode is nice, and your motherboard has two more slots if you want an upgrade later.
silencer - not interested in overclocking and the memory is 2 sticks. I reasearched the dual channel memory. Thanks for the calculator link. It say's I need a min of 200w.
pottymonster - thanks for your input. Will keep an eye on amps thur the rails.
Everett - excellent link, to much info for this early in the am, will read thru after work.
Thanks to all who replied. I reasearched all other parts but did not realize psu was such an important piece of the pie.
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