PSU Wattage?

[qwertz323]

My build is composed of the following, how many watts should I look for in a PSU?

Case - Cooler Master HAF 912
CPU - Intel Core i5-2500k
MB - ASRock Z77 Pro4
GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 480
RAM - Patriot 2x4GB DDR3 1600
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200rpm
Optical Drive - LITE-ON DVD Burner

 

[WR2]

Hello qwertz323;

A quality 600W power supply with 1x 6pin and 1x 8(or 6+2)pin PCI-e power connectors.

 

[qwertz323]

Would the Corsair CX600 work ok?

 

[WR2]

Yes it will. Has 2 x 6+2-Pin PCI-e connectors which will work nicely with the GTX 480.

 

[WR2]

Antec EarthWatts EA-650 GREEN 650W ATX12V v2.3 SLI Ready CrossFire Certified 80 PLUS BRONZE Certified Active PFC Power Supply $55 a/r and free shipping.

 

[egilbe]

My build is composed of the following, how many watts should I look for in a PSU?

Case - Cooler Master HAF 912
CPU - Intel Core i5-2500k
MB - ASRock Z77 Pro4
GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 480
RAM - Patriot 2x4GB DDR3 1600
HDD - Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200rpm
Optical Drive - LITE-ON DVD Burner

The amps on the 12v rail(s) is more important than the watts. Look at that first. And yes, the PSU's listed so far are all good.

 

[ko888]

For a system using a single GeForce GTX 480 graphics card nVIDIA specifies a minimum of a 600 Watt or greater power supply that has a combined +12 Volt continuous current rating of 42 Amps or greater and that has at least one 6-pin and one (6+2)-pin PCI Express supplementary power connectors.

Total Power Supply Wattage is NOT the crucial factor in power supply selection!!! Total Continuous Amperage Available on the +12V Rail(s) is the most important factor.

 

[xXmjzXx]

i use this for my pc and its plenty for what i do

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3276574

 

[RetiredChief]

480 power
Card/System
Idle - 51 / 190 Watts
Load w/Furmark - 94 / 420 Watts

So Yes any quallity 500->650 Watts is good for single card, If thinking of going SLI then consider 650 Watts as Min.

Hoping that the 480 performs better than a 6870 as total loaded system power (i5-2500k) is only around 350 Watts.

 

[hellfire24]

other said,550w is enough,i would suggest xfx pro 550w-
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817207013&Tpk=xfx%20550w