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Can some1 please tell me if my PSU will be enough?

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sensei982   09-26-2009 at 08:08:07 PM

Hello! I have recently bought Asus Striker II Formula and Xeon x3350 quad core. I have GTX 285, X-fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro, one DVD-R, and two sticks of ddr2 1066 RAM. I also have Freezer Extreme rev. 2 cooler and one more 120mm fan in my case. Will my PSU Chiftec 550W be enough to power these components? I don't know much about this electricity stuff, I just shoot people in COD4. I currently have Amd 5200+ and a M55 S3 gigabyte motherboard and all those other components, and everything is running just fine. Thank you very much!

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Silver CPUs badge JohnnyLucky   09-26-2009 at 08:13:01 PM
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The general rule of thumb is a high quality 500 to 550 watt power supply with sufficient current (amps) on the 12 volt rail(s) can easily power a system with any single video card made.

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intelx   09-27-2009 at 06:34:33 AM
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i recommend corsair power supplies as they are well known with their good quality.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] -_-Product this one will be good.

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Bronze CPUs badge jsc   09-27-2009 at 05:45:36 PM
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JohnnyLucky wrote :

The general rule of thumb is a high quality 500 to 550 watt power supply ...


Unfortunately, I do not regard Chieftec as a high quality PSU.


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obsidian86   09-27-2009 at 05:47:53 PM
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its a high quality paper weight

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Silver CPUs badge JohnnyLucky   09-27-2009 at 06:20:19 PM
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jsc & obsidian86 - I did not recommend the Chieftec power supply. I did not even know they sold power supplies. All I knew was Chieftec sold pc cases. Thanks for posting. :)


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JackNaylorPE   09-27-2009 at 08:53:06 PM
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sensei982 wrote :

Hello! I have recently bought Asus Striker II Formula and Xeon x3350 quad core. I have GTX 285, X-fi Titanium Fatal1ty Pro, one DVD-R, and two sticks of ddr2 1066 RAM. I also have Freezer Extreme rev. 2 cooler and one more 120mm fan in my case. Will my PSU Chiftec 550W be enough to power these components? I don't know much about this electricity stuff, I just shoot people in COD4. I currently have Amd 5200+ and a M55 S3 gigabyte motherboard and all those other components, and everything is running just fine. Thank you very much!



Plug your stuff into this calculator.

http://www.antec.outervision.com/

For drop downs I suggest:

Hi End Desktop
CPU Utilization = 85%
System Load = 90%
Capacitor Aging = 25%

I multiply my answer by 1.5 so as to keep the % of full load well below the area where things get sketchy and PSU is most efficient.

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obsidian86   09-27-2009 at 09:04:44 PM
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depends wich one you get,but isn't chieftec related to inwin in some way?

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