Best PSU/Watts for my setup

[NZLove]

What is the best psu for my setup?

CPU: Intel Core i5 3550 Ivy Bridge 3.3ghz
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-Z77X-D3H
GPU: HIS Radeon 6950 2GB GDDR5
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8gb DDR3 1600mhz
HDD: Western Digital Blue Edition 1TB 3.5" SATA3 Internal HDD 7200RPM 32M CACHE
DVD Drive: Asus DRW-24B3ST SATA Black 24x DVDRW
Case: Raidmax Atlas

I was also wondering if a 650watt psu would be good enough for this setup?

 

[dudewitbow]

a 500-550w psu of good quality is fine, you just have to be sure that it has 2 6 pin connectors.

 

[ofekfischer]

you can run this setup for 450w, but i recommend you buy a 650w psu, due to capacitor aging, and future upgrades

 

[NZLove]

The HIS Radeon 6950 says that it requires 500 watts minimum and thats excluding the other things, im sorry im new to building pc's i just dont see how this would work i am worried that it might blow up or something lolz.

 

[NZLove]

ofekfishcer what brand would you recommend?

 

[dudewitbow]

The HIS Radeon 6950 says that it requires 500 watts minimum and thats excluding the other things, im sorry im new to building pc's i just dont see how this would work i am worried that it might blow up or something lolz.

the amd site statistics is just a safety measure, its usually very off as certain cards labeled 500w can easily be run off on 430 and 380w, it really depends on the quality of the psu build. a 500-520w psu of quality will suffice in a build, a common psu off the top of my head would be the 520w seasonic m12ii

the most important part of a psu is not the wattage, its the quality of the 12v rail and how much amperage it can supply continuously.

 

[NZLove]

Oh i see thanks for clearing that up i wasnt really sure what to believe XD, i have been looking at a certain psu and was wondering if this would be compatible with the graphics card and if its a good quality one.

Here it is

http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6642

 

[dudewitbow]

note that coolermaster gx series is a pretty bad series except for the 450w one.

 

[NZLove]

ok thanks for your help

 

[NZLove]

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