PSU compatibility

[thedudes1120]

Here is the computer i want to build but i wanted to know if the PSU is enough




Western Digital Caviar Blue WD5000AAKX 500GB 7200 RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s 3.5" Internal Hard Drive -Bare Drive

ASUS M5A97 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard with UEFI BIOS

SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6850 1GB 256-bit GDDR5 PCI Express 2.1 x16 HDCP Ready CrossFireX Support Video Card with Eyefinity

COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power Plus RS500-PCARD3-US 500W ATX12V v2.3 Power Supply

G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10666) Desktop Memory Model F3-10666CL7D-8GBXH

AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Socket AM3 125W Quad-Core Processor HDZ965FBGMBOX

 

[Guest]

please do not get that PSU it might not be a flaming brick like a diablotek but coolermasters make less than desirable PSUs

Power consumption
Our test system is based on a power hungry Core i7 965 / X58 based.
Measured power consumption one 6850 card

System in IDLE = 176W
System Wattage with GPU in FULL Stress = 278W
Difference (GPU load) = 102W
Add average IDLE wattage ~ 19W (ATI specified)
Subjective obtained GPU power consumption = ~ 121 Watts

CORSAIR Builder Series CX430 V2 $44.99
$24.99 after mail-in rebate card

will be just enough or for a little more room:

CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 V2 500W $59.99
$39.99 after mail-in rebate card

 

[thedudes1120]

Phew wow, i was so close to buying it too, lol thank you sooo much

 

[DavidY]

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/test-centre/pc-components/3361550/group-test-43-psus-from-500-700-watt-tested/

XFX Core Edition 550 watt (Seasonic) is the silver medallist in the above review. There is also a 450 watt model by XFX.

PC Power and Cooling Silencer Mk3S400 400 watt is another Seasonic. There is also a 500 watt model too.

Dave