I have a question about power supplies. I actually need an answer rather quickly because the sale will run out. This may seem like a dumb question but I would always rather have too much power then be on the border and maybe not have enough.
I know in my current build I am doing that I probably only need 400-450 watts of power for my system to run efficiently. I am currently planning on putting in a 550 watt PS. Right before I was going to purchase it, I see a very good deal on a 850 watt power supply for only $10 more which to me to get more power and maybe a better PS would seem like a no brainer.
My question then is what would it matter to get the bigger PS? Is it just power consumption, weight, etc. or is their a reason everyone seems to put the bare minimum of power in their build.?
Note: I dont plan on adding a video card for a long time if ever, and I am not sure I will ever need the extra power in this build but I just thought a better PS may be good. Games will not be played on it.
Here are the 5 PS I was looking at. I can get the highest PS for $59.99, with the rest being $49.99 or less. The 430W will be $24.99 after rebates. I just am not sure I want to be on the edge with power with the 430W.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007657%2050001459%204802&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=58|17-371-034^17-371-034-TS%2C17-371-016^17-371-016-TS%2C17-371-049^17-371-049-TS%2C17-139-027^17-139-027-TS%2C17-139-026^17-139-026-TS
Here is my build.
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827135204
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129042
2 Drives to make a RAID to back up work.
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136284
Logitech MK520 USB RF Wireless Ergonomic Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6823126192
AFT PRO-35U All-in-one USB 2.0 Card Reader
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820176015
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131730
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115072
Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2CCA 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820148448
Will buy 2 of these for a total of 8GB.
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231313
Any and all help would be appreciated.
I know in my current build I am doing that I probably only need 400-450 watts of power for my system to run efficiently. I am currently planning on putting in a 550 watt PS. Right before I was going to purchase it, I see a very good deal on a 850 watt power supply for only $10 more which to me to get more power and maybe a better PS would seem like a no brainer.
My question then is what would it matter to get the bigger PS? Is it just power consumption, weight, etc. or is their a reason everyone seems to put the bare minimum of power in their build.?
Note: I dont plan on adding a video card for a long time if ever, and I am not sure I will ever need the extra power in this build but I just thought a better PS may be good. Games will not be played on it.
Here are the 5 PS I was looking at. I can get the highest PS for $59.99, with the rest being $49.99 or less. The 430W will be $24.99 after rebates. I just am not sure I want to be on the edge with power with the 430W.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Productcompare.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007657%2050001459%204802&IsNodeId=1&bop=And&CompareItemList=58|17-371-034^17-371-034-TS%2C17-371-016^17-371-016-TS%2C17-371-049^17-371-049-TS%2C17-139-027^17-139-027-TS%2C17-139-026^17-139-026-TS
Here is my build.
ASUS DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS Black SATA 24X DVD Burner - Bulk - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6827135204
Antec Three Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811129042
2 Drives to make a RAID to back up work.
Western Digital Caviar Black WD1001FALS 1TB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6822136284
Logitech MK520 USB RF Wireless Ergonomic Desktop
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6823126192
AFT PRO-35U All-in-one USB 2.0 Card Reader
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820176015
ASUS P8Z68-V PRO LGA 1155 Intel Z68 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard with UEFI BIOS
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813131730
Intel Core i5-2500K Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz (3.7GHz Turbo Boost) LGA 1155 95W Quad-Core Desktop Processor BX80623I52500K
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115072
Crucial M4 CT128M4SSD2CCA 2.5" 128GB SATA III MLC Internal Solid State Drive (SSD)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820148448
Will buy 2 of these for a total of 8GB.
G.SKILL Ripjaws Series 4GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model F3-12800CL9S-4GBRL
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6820231313
Any and all help would be appreciated.