Help Calculating PSU Wattage Needed!
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I am currently in the process of constructing a gaming desktop, and I'm quite new to the computer world. I need advise as to what wattage power supply I need. My PSU powered computer components are:
-GIGABYTE AM3 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
-WD VelociRaptor 300GB 10,000RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
-AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Callisto 3200 MHz 80W Dual-Core Processor
-PowerColor Radeon HD 4650 1GB 350W min. Video Card
-x2 Patriot 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1333 Memory Model
-COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 120mm CPU Cooler -ASUS 18X IDE DVD-ROM Drive
-x4 120mm LED Case Fans
-GIGABYTE AM3 760G Micro ATX AMD Motherboard
-WD VelociRaptor 300GB 10,000RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive
-AMD Phenom II X2 555 Black Edition Callisto 3200 MHz 80W Dual-Core Processor
-PowerColor Radeon HD 4650 1GB 350W min. Video Card
-x2 Patriot 2GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM 1333 Memory Model
-COOLER MASTER Hyper 212 120mm CPU Cooler -ASUS 18X IDE DVD-ROM Drive
-x4 120mm LED Case Fans
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Another user (jaquith) posted a useful link to one of my threads: http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html
It should provide a decent starting point. For some of your components you can download the manufacturer's data sheets and provide a more accurate estimate. For example I'm using low power Seagate and WD drives which use about half the power alloted to 5400 RPM drives.
HTH,
hank
It should provide a decent starting point. For some of your components you can download the manufacturer's data sheets and provide a more accurate estimate. For example I'm using low power Seagate and WD drives which use about half the power alloted to 5400 RPM drives.
HTH,
hank
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
Just select all your components in respective fields and select 100% System load and 30% Capacitor Aging.
Just select all your components in respective fields and select 100% System load and 30% Capacitor Aging.
@Hank: Thank you so much! I tried to find a power supply calculator but none of the ones I found were any count. I didn't know NewEgg had one! Also, it never occurred to me to check out the original manufacturers' specs. Thanks!
@Mars: Thank you for the tips and extra calculator. Now I can average out the results.
@Mars: Thank you for the tips and extra calculator. Now I can average out the results.
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