PSU question.

[pepelepew]

Hello! I was wondering if my 550W will be able to handle this comp i want to build.

RAM: G.SKILL ECO Series 4GB http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231321

MOTHERBOARD: MSI 870A-G54 AM3 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130275

CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103808

GPU: GeForce GTX 465 (Fermi) 1GB 256-bit http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814133323&cm_re=GTX_465-_-14-133-323-_-Product

Will 550W be enough or you guy's think I'll be needing an upgrade on the PSU?

I also need DVD and HDD which ones would you guy's recommend that aren't so expensive for that motherboard?

 

[fharper]

Don't get the GTX 465. Get a 1GB GTX 460, which is better and cheaper for the most part. For a good HDD get a Spinpoint F3, 500GB or 1TB is up to you depending on how much space you need but they're both really good. Any cheap CD/DVD is all right, the 24X Sony Optiarc is only $20 and will be fine. And yes, the 550W will be fine.

 

[pepelepew]

hmmm i see well i got the 465 for $210, but 460 is better which i did not catch, i just thought the 465 for $210 was a good buy. Anyways I'm considering returning it but look at these two they basically have the same thing except the 1G is a little bit more expensive, 768 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130563 and 1G http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130568 which one would you go for? also is EVGA a good brand i don't know much about brand wise. thanks!!!

 

[fharper]

EVGA is a very good brand. Depending on your resolution you could get the 460 and not really notice a difference between them. If you're getting the 768 version I would get this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814130564 It's a little bit extra but you pay for the warranty, which for that one would be lifetime over the one you chose, which is 2 years. If getting the 1GB then the one you listed is nice, and has the lifetime warranty as well.

 

[4745454b]

550W what? Not all PSUs are made the same.

A quality 550W should be fine. You have a 125W CPU, round it up to 200W for the mobo, ram, drives, etc. The GTX465 is around 200W as well, so the full system draw is ~400W. This is worst case, most people don't stress their CPU and GPU to the max at the same time.