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I am considering this build primarily for number crunching. No gaming, no extreme OCing. Quietness is one of the goals. What do you think?

Q9450

2 x G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK

ASUS EN8600GTS SILENT/HTDP/256M GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

ASUS P5Q Deluxe LGA 775 Intel P45 Intel Motherboard

ENERMAX PRO82+ EPR385AWT 385W ATX12V Ver.2.3 Power Supply

ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink

Antec Solo Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

some DVD burner - whichever will be on sale at NewEgg

One question I have is will 385W PSU be sufficient or I should get something more powerful?

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alexv wrote :

Hi
I am considering this build primarily for number crunching. No gaming, no extreme OCing. Quietness is one of the goals. What do you think?

Q9450

2 x G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model F2-8500CL5D-4GBPK

ASUS EN8600GTS SILENT/HTDP/256M GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB 128-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Ready SLI Supported Video Card

ASUS P5Q Deluxe LGA 775 Intel P45 Intel Motherboard

ENERMAX PRO82+ EPR385AWT 385W ATX12V Ver.2.3 Power Supply

ZALMAN CNPS9500 AT 2 Ball CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink

Antec Solo Black/Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case

Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 ST3750330AS 750GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

some DVD burner - whichever will be on sale at NewEgg

One question I have is will 385W PSU be sufficient or I should get something more powerful?


$94.99 for a 385 PSU is bad.

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U definitely need a more beefed up Power supply.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] ir%2b520hx
I have one and it runs nice and quiet.

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Joe_The_Dragon wrote :

$94.99 for a 385 PSU is bad.



Not really. His setup, with the CPU at 3.2GHz and 90% load only requires 248 watts according to: http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine

The PSU he picked is very highly efficient (82-88%; 80+ BRONZE certified), has a combined total of 30A on the 12V rails and is very quiet. He's paying a bit more now, but he'll save money on the power bill in the long run, AND he'll get a quieter PC (which was one of his goals).

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MadHacker wrote :

U definitely need a more beefed up Power supply.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] ir%2b520hx
I have one and it runs nice and quiet.

 

See my previous post, but that would be a good alternative, especially because of the modular cabling.


Message edited by Avenger_K on 07-04-2008 at 12:53:48 AM
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You don't need the 520W model. 385 is definitely sufficient, though that price is rather steep. Check out the review of that line of PSUs on Anandtech.

Reply to zipz0p
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You're right, he doesn't need a 500Watt power supply with the rig he listed.

...but if he spends just a little more and gets a stronger supply it might last him a while longer across future build unless he knows he's gonna want a shiny new PSU in the future. Or maybe he'll not upgrade this rig at all for 4 years and won't need any more than the 385, but it doesn't hurt to have more in the bank than you think you'll need, is a 500Watt that much more expensive in terms of noise and money?

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Reply to halcyon

If he is running an 8600GTS, he definitely does not need a 520W PSU. The one he picked will run everything he chose just fine.


Message edited by darkbob87 on 07-04-2008 at 01:42:57 AM
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Thanks a lot to everybody! I noticed that NewEgg has the 425W version of the same PRO82+ series for $99.99. This one also has additional 6/8Pins connector. Again I am not sure I need this much wattage. The only other possible upgrade I can think of would be blu-ray burner when/if this format becomes ubiquitous and prices fall to reasonable level.

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