Building Gaming PC - PSU help

newguy90 · 05-23-2008, 09:47 PM

I am building a gaming pc and so far I think I am going to get these:

1.NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI mobo

2.Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0Ghz CPU

3.NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512mb GPU

4.G.SKILL 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 800 SDRAM

I need suggestions for a good power supply and wattage amount.
If anyone has any other suggestions relating to the rest of the build please dont hesitate to post. I want to be able to play hi end games, or whatever, like Crysis. Thanks

magnethead · 05-23-2008, 10:03 PM

The Thermaltake Toughpower 650,750,850 are all good units. I have the 650 with my system (see sidebar). For insurance, you might plan ahead and look closer to the 750 or 850's. All I suggest is modular- I wish mine was.

magnethead · 05-23-2008, 10:04 PM

The Thermaltake Toughpower 650,750,850 are all good units. I have the 650 with my system (see sidebar). For insurance, you might plan ahead and look closer to the 750 or 850's. All I suggest is modular- I wish mine was.

Tumbleweed36 · 05-24-2008, 04:21 AM

I agree that a 750 or larger would be great for you. Consider one of the following brands:

Seasonic - any model
Corsair - any model
Thermaltake - "Toughpower" series only
Coolermaster - "Real Power Pro" series only
PC Power & Cooling - any model
Silverstone - any model

05-23-2008, 09:47 PM	#1 (permalink)
newguy90 Registered User Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 12 OS: XP SP2	Building Gaming PC - PSU help I am building a gaming pc and so far I think I am going to get these: 1.NVIDIA nForce 780i SLI mobo 2.Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0Ghz CPU 3.NVIDIA GeForce 8800GT 512mb GPU 4.G.SKILL 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 800 SDRAM I need suggestions for a good power supply and wattage amount. If anyone has any other suggestions relating to the rest of the build please dont hesitate to post. I want to be able to play hi end games, or whatever, like Crysis. Thanks

05-23-2008, 10:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
magnethead Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 2,026 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Building Gaming PC - PSU help The Thermaltake Toughpower 650,750,850 are all good units. I have the 650 with my system (see sidebar). For insurance, you might plan ahead and look closer to the 750 or 850's. All I suggest is modular- I wish mine was. __________________ AIM me: MAGNET794 For proper support: what are you running? video card, cpu, m/board, ram, power supply, brand, wattage, any error message? PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER

05-23-2008, 10:04 PM	#3 (permalink)
magnethead Tech Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: TX Posts: 2,026 OS: XPH, 2K My System Blog Entries: 2	Re: Building Gaming PC - PSU help The Thermaltake Toughpower 650,750,850 are all good units. I have the 650 with my system (see sidebar). For insurance, you might plan ahead and look closer to the 750 or 850's. All I suggest is modular- I wish mine was. __________________ AIM me: MAGNET794 For proper support: what are you running? video card, cpu, m/board, ram, power supply, brand, wattage, any error message? PCI-E requires 26 amps at 12 volts. That's a 650W PSU. Power Supply Info and Selection . Info on thermal compounds & application . TEST PSU USING MULTI-METER

05-24-2008, 04:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tumbleweed36 Asst Manager Hardware Join Date: May 2005 Location: USA Posts: 14,090 OS: XP Professional	Re: Building Gaming PC - PSU help I agree that a 750 or larger would be great for you. Consider one of the following brands: Seasonic - any model Corsair - any model Thermaltake - "Toughpower" series only Coolermaster - "Real Power Pro" series only PC Power & Cooling - any model Silverstone - any model __________________ ----------