Thread: How Accurate is This?

Wattage really isn't a very good metric for determining what power supply you need. Amps are what really matter. Anyone that tells you that you need "600..700w" without looking at the load out of Amps per rail etc is guessing, just like the calculator is.

Originally Posted by srsinternets

because otherwise what would be the point of PSU's above, say, 500W besides being used in a server?

The point is that people are wasteful and buy things they really don't need. Very few people actually need more than a good 500w (with 40-50A), but end up with ridiculous PSUs because the listened to some idiot enthusiast. I'm currently running a Q6600, GTX 280, Xonar DX2, BD-R and 5 drives on a Corsair 650. (I would've been fine with their 520 but got that on sale for the same price.)

Originally Posted by bananallama!

No but seriously. I would go with at least 650W if not more. I personally recommend Thermaltake power supplies, even though i had to eRMA one a little while back.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817153038

Ignoring the fact that Thermaltake makes subpar PSUs, your claim that he needs a "650 if not more" is ridiculous. How are you even making this determination? He has a fairly basic setup with a 45nm/96W CPU, 1 disk, 1 optical drive and a couple case fans. There's no way he'd ever need more than something like this, even if he added a ton of disks (given a liberal assumption of .5A per disk). He'd probably be fine with their 450.



TL;DR - Get this PSU. It's cheaper and higher quality than the Thermaltake, and still overkill for your system. I'm only suggesting this over the 450 because the latter may be tight for future upgrades. If you don't plan on upgrading then the 450 should be more than enough.

Originally Posted by ephekt

The point is that people are wasteful and buy things they really don't need. Very few people actually need more than a good 500w (with 40-50A), but end up with ridiculous PSUs because the listened to some idiot enthusiast.

QFT. I have a classmate who had built his computer over the course of 8 months (why not all at once? Insert Starving College Student clause here), and he had a 1KW PSU in his. I doubt he was coming anywhere near close to that. He did have an SLI system with water cooling (3 pumps), but still. Hell I'm happy with my 450VX. It can't handle anything more than a GTS 250, but I can live with a decent one card setup. Now just to buy a GTS 250...