Will a 750W PSU be enough?

[i5Ethan]

Now, I know this isn't exactly a question related to OSx86, but,
Will this 750W CiT PSU Be enough to power:
-Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3
-Intel Sandybridge i5-2500K
-Corsair 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 Vengeance Kit
-Two 250.0GB SATA HDD's (As you can see, its a tight budget!)
-One LG 24x DVDRW
And eventually I will upgrade graphics to 6870 AMD Radeon HD.

Any help is appreciated, thanks!

 

[shibirian]

That's plenty of power! A 460W PSU would probably be overkill already. (With the 6870 taken into account already, of course.) So if you can save yourself the dollars go for a weaker PSU.

My 2cent on this.

 

[Sasquatch00]

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp


I think that's overboard, but if you plan on adding more HDD in the future, it might make sense.

I have 5 fans, a gtx 480, 5 hdd, a cd burner, 16gb RAM and so on, on an 850w and I only use about 670w.

 

[Mate94]

Now, I know this isn't exactly a question related to OSx86, but,
Will this 750W CiT PSU Be enough to power:
-Gigabyte Z68X-UD3H-B3
-Intel Sandybridge i5-2500K
-Corsair 8GB 1600MHz DDR3 Vengeance Kit
-Two 250.0GB ATA HDD's (As you can see, its a tight budget!)
-One LG 24x DVDRW
And eventually I will upgrade graphics to 6870 AMD Radeon HD.

Any help is appreciated, thanks!

The ATA HDD's won't work.

 

[shibirian]

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp


I think that's overboard, but if you plan on adding more HDD in the future, it might make sense.

I have 5 fans, a gtx 480, 5 hdd, a cd burner, 16gb RAM and so on, on an 850w and I only use about 670w.

I have 6 fans, a 6850, 2 hdd, 2 ssd. a dvd burner, 16gb RAM, overclocked q6600, and I use 105W idle and 178W full power...!

oO' where do your use 670w on you full rigg?? does the 480gtx use 450w???

 

[Gravewyrm]

The best way to decide if a PSU is going to be adequate to support your hardware, is to look at the minimum requirements for each piece of hardware.

Example, the 6870 requires a 500w PSU minimum.
Each HDD uses 30-50w a piece, depending on type *SATA 1,2, or 3*
CPU uses 100w max.
RAM uses 10-15w each stick
DVD dives generally use 15-30w max.

Add those up. once you have a final figure ,toss another 50 watts on top, to give you some head room. Thats the number you want for your PSU.

This is just a general guideline that i have used for over 20 years of computer building, and its never let me down.

~~Grave

 

[i5Ethan]

That's plenty of power! A 460W PSU would probably be overkill already. (With the 6870 taken into account already, of course.) So if you can save yourself the dollars go for a weaker PSU.

My 2cent on this.

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp


I think that's overboard, but if you plan on adding more HDD in the future, it might make sense.

I have 5 fans, a gtx 480, 5 hdd, a cd burner, 16gb RAM and so on, on an 850w and I only use about 670w.

Haha, the thing is, I had just bought it off amazon for £16, so I thought I'll would just buy it just because of the low price (Used - Like New)
At the moment I have a 400W CiT PSU (In my old system) but for £16 I can't complain!
And yes i will eventually I will buy an SSD, lcd fan controller and the PSU calculator all came up to 460W minimum.
Thanks for the help guys

 

[Sasquatch00]

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp


I think that's overboard, but if you plan on adding more HDD in the future, it might make sense.

I have 5 fans, a gtx 480, 5 hdd, a cd burner, 16gb RAM and so on, on an 850w and I only use about 670w.

I have 6 fans, a 6850, 2 hdd, 2 ssd. a dvd burner, 16gb RAM, overclocked q6600, and I use 105W idle and 178W full power...!

oO' where do your use 670w on you full rigg?? does the 480gtx use 450w???

That's what the PSU calculator told me. Whatever it is, it's way less than my PSU can handle, so I'm fine with it. I'm also fine with having a ton of room to add even more!

 

[hacman]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6817139027 ,best for the price