PSU for i7, thoughts please...

[Nuklearpuppy]

Hi there,
Im building a music production and graphic design PC and will be running the following system and wanted to know if a Coolermaster 650 watt power supply unit would be suitable...

System build as follows:
2TB Raid SATA hard-drives
Asus P6T motherboard
M-Audio Delta 66 soundcard
ATI 4670 graphics card
i7 920 Processor
OCZ 6GB DDR3 triple pipe-line memory
Coolmaster case

If anybody has alternative suggestions then Im open to them

 

[JackNaylorPE]

650 watts is a sweet spot for single GFX card setups where OC'ing is expected. Could prolly get away w/ as little as 450W otherwise.

I'd suggest this combo as the CM PSU's are not what I would call upper tiers.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811129064

 

[galta]

650W is a bit overkill for your system. 500W would be enough.
However, if you want to buy something that will last, 650W Corsair is the way to go.
BTW, get a ATI 5xxx card, instead.

 

[geofelt]

PSU requirements are mostly driven by the graphics configuration. In this case, they are minimal, a 400w psu:
http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/graphics/ati-radeon-hd-4000/hd-4600/Pages/ati-radeon-hd-4600-system-requirements.aspx

I think a corsair 450VX would be fine:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139003

The wattage is not the best metric of psu capability, look for the amps on the 12v rail/s.

You want a quality psu. Here is a list of psu's sorted by quality for starters:
http://www.eggxpert.com/forums/thread/323050.aspx