Ok, first I just want to apologize since I know this has been asked before. I've done a fair amount of research (on these forums and elsewhere), and I am still a little confused. I am building my own pc for the first time (with some help from a friend), and just wanted to know what you guys thought..
I'm getting a GTX 260 vid card (http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0312750) by BFG, which states the psu requirement is 525 watts with 36 amps on the 12v rail.
The power supply I bought is an OCZ fatality 550 w (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022, was on sale over the weekend and was cheaper than this price), which says 2 +12v with 25amps per.
It sounds like I meet the requirements, but is it too close? I am not planning on doing SLI, so I figured this was enough, but I am a little paranoid as this is my first system I'm building. The rest of the specs are:
gigabyte GA-X58A mobo
i7 930 processor
1 tb wd black hd
6 gigs g.skill 1600 ram
1 dvd optical drive
Should i not even bother and send back the psu for a 600+ watt? Or am I pretty safe (as long as no dual vid cards) for the time being? Any input is appreciated.
I'm getting a GTX 260 vid card (http://www.microcenter.com/single_product_results.phtml?product_id=0312750) by BFG, which states the psu requirement is 525 watts with 36 amps on the 12v rail.
The power supply I bought is an OCZ fatality 550 w (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022, was on sale over the weekend and was cheaper than this price), which says 2 +12v with 25amps per.
It sounds like I meet the requirements, but is it too close? I am not planning on doing SLI, so I figured this was enough, but I am a little paranoid as this is my first system I'm building. The rest of the specs are:
gigabyte GA-X58A mobo
i7 930 processor
1 tb wd black hd
6 gigs g.skill 1600 ram
1 dvd optical drive
Should i not even bother and send back the psu for a 600+ watt? Or am I pretty safe (as long as no dual vid cards) for the time being? Any input is appreciated.
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