I'm new here and I have a problem. I want to build a new computer but i don't know how much watts i need for the system to work. So I'm asking for your help to find the amoung of watts needed. I'm also ineperience with build a new computer so i don't realy know how to find the watts.
Here my spec.:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Western Digital 320Go
2 x Kingston DDR2 PC6400
Asus GeForce 9800GTX 512Mo [b]
Samsung 22” Wide (L2253BW)
LG DVD-R SATA 22x
Asus P5K Premium
SP: Sorry for any kind of mistake I made, As you can see english isn't my first or second language
First off the main thing you will need to understand, don't look as much at Watts. Look more at amps. In other words, you see a power supply, it will have numbers listed for it's specifications on the sticker on the side. It should have a reading for the 12v+ rail. There can be more than one of these. But then below that it will give a number. For example the number could be 18, 20, 24, etc. This is the number of amps for that rail. The more amps, the better the power supply probably is. One thing you will find if you look at cheap power supplies, a lot of them say they have a lot of watts, but then when you look at the amps they supply, it's a very low number in many cases.
here's a site that can give you a little assistance,,,,as prev,,stated pay attention to the amperage that you will need when making your decision ,or you can just say to hell with it and buy an OCZ 600w, or Enermax,or Pc Power and Cooling,the 600w will give you a measure of futureproofing against upgrades as power supplies usually outlast two or three builds..
I'd just buy the TX 650w PSU and call it a day. You'll have plenty of power and have room for more upgrades later. The PSU has a 5 yr. warranty too, so that will come in handy if you ever need to use it.
Message edited by lunyone on 09-21-2008 at 09:25:15 PM
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