Which Power Supply?

[jg3220]

Ok, so I'm a novice at computer building, and I have a crucial question. How the heck am I supposed to pick a power supply? Here are my prospective specs for a future build:

ASUS M4A78LT-M LE (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131619)
AMD Athlon II x4 630 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103704&cm_re=AMD_Athlon_II_X4_630-_-19-103-704-_-Product)
G. Skill Eco Series 4GB (2 x 2GB) DIMM DDR3 SDRAM 1600 (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231321&nm_mc=AFC- C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID=)
Lite-On Lightscribe 24x SATA DVD+/-RW Dual Layer (http://www.amazon.com/Lite-LightScribe-Layer-Drive-IHAS424-98/dp/B002SIMPXM/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=I1X6E276W3QBGH&colid=314JAQ581OAFP)
Samsung Spinpoint 1TB (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822152185&cm_re=Samsung_Spinpoint_F3-_-22-152-185-_-Product&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-RSSDailyDeals-_-na-_-na&AID=10521304&PID=3463938&SID=)

So.....which power supply is going to give me what I need?

P.S. I do hope to add a tv tuner expansion card if I don't get it with my monitor.

 

[reccy]

Any decent 500-600 Watt PSU would suffice i believe, all depends what you plan on doing with the PC future useage?

Coolermaster, Corsair, XFX, Antec etc are all good makes.

 

[jg3220]

in the future, i plan on upgrading to a gaming atx pc with crossfire and everything, and that's not going to be for a while, so my current specs are going to suffice for now. do i really need 500w though? i dont have a dedicated gpu or anything...

 

[reccy]

No not really, just leaving room for future endevours.

With your build soloy on this above with no upgrades or dedicated GPU, then 350-400W i would personally go for.

 

[jsc]

[strike]Coolermaster,[/strike] Corsair, XFX, Antec etc are all good makes.

Add Seasonic and subtract CoolerMaster.

 

[Emperus]

The Corsair CX400 is the one you should get..

 

[reccy]

Add Seasonic and subtract CoolerMaster.

I take it you've had a couple of Coolermaster PSU's? Or just read reviews?

If you havent had one, how the hell can you say there not a good make when you have NO experiance in working with them? Ive got 2 and there perfectly fine.

So Yes, get a coolermaster i see no problem with them and wouldnt slant them so quickly..

Sigh...

 

[jg3220]

ok thanks for the input

 

[jg3220]

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