My Power Supply enough

[bigdaveberg]

Hello, i am pretty sure that my PSU is enough for what i am doing but i would like a little reinsurance that i am correct, as my boss is a comptia cert but has not built his own custom computer enough offer any good advice and i see that the sensible thing would be to ask here,
Anyways i will be gaming but hard core. I plan on buying a 5770, wanted a 5870 but ..... anywho just read my sig and you can see my specs, and i triple checked my power needs with 25% capacitor aging and no OCing of anything, as i never OCed before, the power supplu calcs all say i would need a recommended 429w. is that correct.
I plan on putting too hdds in it after i get my RMA from newegg. I also have dual cold cathods, 120 mm ld fan, 140mm fan, 140mm led fan, pci solt cooler fan, and maybe 2 devices using power from system, dlinw draft n usb wifi

[Dark Mantis]

Personally I wouldn't go anywhere near as low as 429w I would be looking at installing a quality 650w at least. The calculations I wouldn't actually argue with but in reality it just wouldn't be enough. Most people get into this trap and spend a good amount on all the other components and then skimp on a cheap PSU. It will either just not work properly or will end up frying your hardware. Expensive learning curve

[absic]

I agree, I'm using a Corsair 620 Watt Modular PSU and although it is rock solid I wouldn't want to go any lower.

[bigdaveberg]

So do you think i should send the 550 back and get a 650? or keep the 550 as a spare and buy a 650?

Okay so i looked on newegg, and found http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005
and a http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341018

Both look great and i have used OCZ before, and nice results, but that corsair is lookng real purtty.... nice reviews and a 81% rate on 5 egg rate

[Dark Mantis]

Personally I would go for the Corsair. Call me biased if you like but I see a lot of problems with the OCZ gear and very few, if any with the Corsair.

[bigdaveberg]

K corsair it is, i will keep the OCZ and try selling it at FragFest, here becaus ei know some gamer will need one, no point and spending 15 bucks for shipping it back and not having my comp during that time. I really should have checked out the PSU more but. Okay so i will order that corsair.

[autotech]

I have the 650tx and the 750 tx made by coaisair and both work great in my rig i use a silverstone 1000. The main thing in PSU to look for is amps on the 12 volt rail. To be safe and for future proof for a few years stay at or above 40 amps.

[Dark Mantis]

Totally in agreement. I tried using a Zalman 750 and even though it was 80 amps it was spread over four twelve volt rails and I couldn't get it to work properly with my new setup (UD7 and i7) so I bought a new Corsair HX850 and no problem from then on.

[bigdaveberg]

So based on the information here i would conclude that as long as http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005 has a single 12v rail at 54Amps then this would be great buy? I mean looking at it with that ampears it is almost like my stick welder.. amps wise...

[Dark Mantis]

Yes great buy. Corsair are really good power supplies and that should be big enough for your requirements.
I guess that you only have a small stick welder then

[bigdaveberg]

Well kinda, the settings allow me to chose amps-volt, and the lowest one i believe is 70A.
Anyways, getting off topic, these beast will allow me to do what i need when i need, and not wimp out. Perfect. Now if i had only looked at the amps per rail before hand. Ok so i need to wait for my bank to see the refund money from newegg, then this puppy and i will most likely say that vapor-x will be mine.

[Dark Mantis]

Well kinda, the settings allow me to chose amps-volt, and the lowes one i believe is 70A

Yes only joking, mine is a MIG welder. 160amps. max

[bigdaveberg]

Well kinda, the settings allow me to chose amps-volt, and the lowes one i believe is 70A

Yes only joking, mine is a MIG welder. 160amps. max

Oh lol