Home system for multiple years
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Lately I've been looking for a new PC and I though, the heck with it, I'll just get a whole new experience and build my own. I've pretty much got most of the parts I want but I'm really a little lost as to the PSU... No clue what's best there...
I've got the following parts already:
Asus M4A79XTD EVO + Phenom II 955BE (AMD 790X)
€ 224,90
$ 317,92
Asus EAH4350 Silent/DI/1GD2 (Retail, VGA, DVI, HDMI, CrossFireX)
€ 39,99
$ 56,52
Western Digital WD10EARS (Bulk, Caviar Green) Boxed? (do I need this?)
€ 74,90
$ 105,88
Arctic-Cooling Alpine 64 GT (Retail)80mm CPU fan
€ 7,99
$ 11,29
Tacens Aura (Retail, Zwart/Wit, 3-pins)120mm Case fan
€ 8,99
$ 12,71
Cooler Master Elite 331 (Retail, Black/Zilver)
€ 32,99
$ 46,63
For the ram I can either buy:
2 Dual-kits of 4GB OCZ obsidian 1600MHz DDR3 RAM for $ 205
8gb kingston 1066MHz DDR3 from some local around here for $ 190
a quad-kit of Kingston HyperX 1333MHz for $ 296,71 from the same shop as all the other stuff listed above
Which to pick?
As far as I could find all this is compatible with each other but I need a PSU... And I really have no clue how much power I need...
FYI this system is to last for another 5 years (as my current 512MB RAM onboard VGA core 2 duo from 2003![:D]( ":D")
) and not for hardcore gaming.
If anyone could help me out a little, or push me in the right direction that'd be awesome =)
Toon
I've got the following parts already:
Asus M4A79XTD EVO + Phenom II 955BE (AMD 790X)
€ 224,90
$ 317,92
Asus EAH4350 Silent/DI/1GD2 (Retail, VGA, DVI, HDMI, CrossFireX)
€ 39,99
$ 56,52
Western Digital WD10EARS (Bulk, Caviar Green) Boxed? (do I need this?)
€ 74,90
$ 105,88
Arctic-Cooling Alpine 64 GT (Retail)80mm CPU fan
€ 7,99
$ 11,29
Tacens Aura (Retail, Zwart/Wit, 3-pins)120mm Case fan
€ 8,99
$ 12,71
Cooler Master Elite 331 (Retail, Black/Zilver)
€ 32,99
$ 46,63
For the ram I can either buy:
2 Dual-kits of 4GB OCZ obsidian 1600MHz DDR3 RAM for $ 205
8gb kingston 1066MHz DDR3 from some local around here for $ 190
a quad-kit of Kingston HyperX 1333MHz for $ 296,71 from the same shop as all the other stuff listed above
Which to pick?
As far as I could find all this is compatible with each other but I need a PSU... And I really have no clue how much power I need...
FYI this system is to last for another 5 years (as my current 512MB RAM onboard VGA core 2 duo from 2003
) and not for hardcore gaming.If anyone could help me out a little, or push me in the right direction that'd be awesome =)
Toon
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With that PSU, it's not the 430Ws that would worry me, it's the quality. Don't get me wrong, it may be top notch. But there's a reason you usually see the same brands recommended: Corsair, Antec, PC Power & Cooling, Seasonic, etc.
Many of the lower power PSUs claim an output they can't meet - or worse, they cannot meet with any stabilitiy and consistency. A couple of good sites to do PSU research are:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/
http://www.jonnyguru.com/
Many of the lower power PSUs claim an output they can't meet - or worse, they cannot meet with any stabilitiy and consistency. A couple of good sites to do PSU research are:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/
http://www.jonnyguru.com/
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