PSU?

[zbrains]

I am making a new pc and i would like to know what kind of power supply i need to run it.

AMD phenom 2 X4 955 BLK edition
ASUS M4A78 Plus AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard
3 fans 2 have led's in them (if that matters)
500gb HDD
Zotac geforce GTX 260 896mb 448 bit
4gb's of ddr2 800
a sata dvd-cd drive

 

[hunter315]

A good 500 or 550W unit would be fine, try to get one from Seasonic, Corsair, PC Power & Cooling, Antec or OCZ. Something like the Corsair 550VX would do quite well.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139004&Tpk=550vx

If you need a pretty good quality one but are on a tight budget the OCZ modxstream 500W would do well too.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341016&Tpk=modxstream%20500w

 

[zbrains]

yea i have chosen a 700w its a little over kill but i plan on maybe expanding an my build at a later time such as adding a tv tuner or a pci fan card.
the one i chose is http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341023

 

[JackNaylorPE]

I am making a new pc and i would like to know what kind of power supply i need to run it.

Let this do the math for you:

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

Then pick something from here:

http://www.silentpcreview.com/Recommended_PSUs

 

[alextheawesome]

Antec calculator is giving me 276W so a quality 550W should be plenty even if you are going to overclock and do SLI in the future.

 

[rockyjohn]

I don’t believe that silenpcreview has a very good list of PSUs. The ranges used are too wide, too few options are listed for such large ranges, and many good PSUs are not included.

The Fatality 700w provides a lot more power than you need even with your possible upgrades. However, a good option is to keep it and, for just a few dollars more, get a mob that will let you Crossfire later, thus substantially increasing gaming power by just adding another graphics card.

I would not get the mobo you selected – why get one that is engineered to support AM2 and AM2+ sockets when you are beyond that. Also I prefer the Gigabyte UD – ultra durable – boards.

http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gigabyte-ultra-durable,2094.html

If you want a single video card slot, I recommend this one for the same money:

GIGABYTE GA-MA770T-UD3P AM3 AMD 770 ATX AMD Motherboard – Retail - $70
Winner of Customer Choice Award - AMD Motherboards
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128392

But better to get this one if the budget allows:

GIGABYTE GA-MA790GPT-UD3H AM3 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard – Retail - $100
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128398