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This is a sweet page:
http://www.extreme.outervision.com/p...ulatorlite.jsp
pick your processor and put your components in. it'll tell you what size powersupply you'll need.
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most of the time you'll find you're using roughly 350 watts, but it depends a lot on your video card. you'll want to get a psu that has more than your max though, because while the computer will run you'll be pushing your psu a lot and it will have a greater chance of dying and supplying unstable power to your parts.
That's friggin cool. I top out at exactly 341 Watts. :doh no wonder my electric bill went up when I upgraded!
331 watts....that's awesome!
349 Baby w00t
link updated, found a much better calculator
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That is a very useful tool
The first picture is my machine and its estimated requirements taking into
account no over clocking, and usage for over 1 year +, as power supplies
tend to lose some of their initial peak wattage after a year.
http://www.lamerc.com/uploads/PSURATEING.JPG
The second one is my machine maxed out, with a Core 2 duo 3 Ghz processor, dual Sli
8800 GTX, and few other add ons. So, at this point it looks like I have power
enough for expansion beyond anything Im probably going to do for a while.
http://www.lamerc.com/uploads/PSURATEINGMax.JPG
I would say, if your going to build a machine,,, this page is real informative..
just make sure you read the notes at the bottom of the page so your are using the calculator to its fullest extent.
:)
updating this thread, newegg has a PSU calculator now too. not as advanced as the top post, but still usefull
http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html
haha 610 im pushing the envelope haha