Hi everyone. I just ordered a system and I think I'm going to have power issues, if not now, then perhaps in the future.
Here's what I ordered:
Case - Centurion 534
Mobo - GA-P35 DS3R
RAM - G.Skill DDR2 800 2 x 1GB
GPU - x1950pro
CPU - E4400 Allendale
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 320GB (perpendicular recording)
DVD - Sony NEC DVD r/w 18x
The PSU I ordered with that bunch was the Thermaltake 430w found here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153023&Tpk=thermalt ake%2b430w
And after thinking about it, and asking a few people I was told I'd need a bigger one... so I purchased the Antec NeoHE 500w from buy.com After reading some reviews for that PSU and thinking about things a little I was thinking maybe it wasn't a great idea.
I know it should power that system just fine, but I'm looking at upgrading to the q6600 and/or the 8800gts 640mb in the near future (unless I just send back what I ordered and do it now... we'll see) and I was thinking that 500w may or may not end up powering the q and the 8800.
So I guess my question... is if the 500 will power the q and the 8800 or if I'll for sure need a bigger psu? This whole process is super frustrating and I guess I should have done more research before ordering... even though I've been researching, asking, and learning since March... ugh.
Thanks for any advice or help you can give.
Here's what I ordered:
Case - Centurion 534
Mobo - GA-P35 DS3R
RAM - G.Skill DDR2 800 2 x 1GB
GPU - x1950pro
CPU - E4400 Allendale
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm 320GB (perpendicular recording)
DVD - Sony NEC DVD r/w 18x
The PSU I ordered with that bunch was the Thermaltake 430w found here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817153023&Tpk=thermalt ake%2b430w
And after thinking about it, and asking a few people I was told I'd need a bigger one... so I purchased the Antec NeoHE 500w from buy.com After reading some reviews for that PSU and thinking about things a little I was thinking maybe it wasn't a great idea.
I know it should power that system just fine, but I'm looking at upgrading to the q6600 and/or the 8800gts 640mb in the near future (unless I just send back what I ordered and do it now... we'll see) and I was thinking that 500w may or may not end up powering the q and the 8800.
So I guess my question... is if the 500 will power the q and the 8800 or if I'll for sure need a bigger psu? This whole process is super frustrating and I guess I should have done more research before ordering... even though I've been researching, asking, and learning since March... ugh.
Thanks for any advice or help you can give.