What power supply wattage to get?

elo_86

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Hello,
I am wondering what power supply wattage to get. It is my first time building a computer. My specs are as follows:

Intel i7 3770k cpu
Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H mobo
Western Digital Caviar Blue WD10EZEX 64MB 1TB hdd
Lite-On iHES212 cd drive
Kingston HyperX DDR3 PC12800/1600MHz CL9 4GB (KHX1600C9D3/4G) x2 (may get more) ram

 

elo_86

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it for video editing and a bit of gaming
 

elo_86

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yea i think I may get the 16gb ram but I use the ati hd 5450 card, but I upgrade to better card in future
 

JJ1217

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16 GB is recommended for i7 CPU's, you should go for 16GB minimum. I would also recommend just a newer graphics card, but not an expensive one. Just enough to get you through and be able to do things, such as a 650 or a 7770.
 

elo_86

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what ram would you recomend?
 
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it helps to know what country you are at . . .
 

luciferano

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Can you chose the graphics card that you want to upgrade to? Without knowing it, a PSU recommendation isn't easy. Or, you could give us a set amount of wattage to work with for graphics.

For example, 50-100W, 100-150W, 150W-200W, 200-300W, or any other range for a graphics card that you think you'd buy. I recommend either the first or the second, depending on how much gaming performance you want. The third or higher than it is for high-end gaming and you don't seem like you'd want to spend several hundred dollars on a graphics card.

Also, would you mind if we ask what software you'll be using in particular? I'd like to make sure if it is GPGPU acceleration-compatible. If it is, then you might benefit from getting a specific graphics card family more than the others.