BF2S Forums How much power do I need for this setup?

Yeah I've always had a good experience with Tt supplies. Love them. Just need to know if 500W is plenty... I'd like some more opinions. Not that I don't value yours scott, I just want some more thoughts on this

Thermaltakes can be randomly unreliable. I've had to RMA 3 of them so far, but never with Enermax. But if you get a good one, it's a good one.

Last edited by unnamednewbie13 (2007-01-27 06:58:21)

It all depends what sort of 8800 it is. If it's a GTS then 500W is fine. If it's a GTX you're gonna need a bigger PSU (about 600W).

I can't believe no one has asked this yet!

I agree that Enermax are better than Thermaltake too, although Seasonic are better than either.

I just built a system very similar to this, which was basically:

E6600 Core 2 Duo w/ standard cooler
XFX 8800 GTS
Asus P5B Deluxe mobo with o/board sound and wi-fi
Seagate 250GB SATA
G Skill 2GB of RAM (one stick was faulty and had to be replaced under warranty)
A Coolermaster case with about 3 stock fans
2 x LG DVD-R/RW

This was entirely and reliably powered by a Antec NeoHE 500W, (after I'd immediately removed and binned the Hairong that came with the case) which I loved because of the modular cabling, which made for a far cleaner case.

Forgot the link, here's the product:
http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=28500

Last edited by <BoTM>J_Aero (2007-01-27 07:17:09)

Hurricane wrote:

Yes it's a GTS. And wow, all these suggestions are uber expensive =S What about this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817153042

I know some folks don't reccomend it and some do, but I'm trying to make this thing as cheap as possible while being current-gen.

Yeah that'll do nicly, 500w would probably cope just about, but you need to be thinking of future upgrades too.

I looked up a Hiper one, seems good:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817128002

It'll work right? Saw complaints about a 4 pin instead of 8 pin 12v connector... that won't pose a problem will it??

The brand "be quiet" doesn't exist in US, no?

But well, a 500W high-quality piece will easily handle your system.
Also, if you're going for a new one, quality-wise your choice would have to be Enermax.

Hurricane wrote:

Yes it's a GTS. And wow, all these suggestions are uber expensive =S What about this one:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817153042

I know some folks don't reccomend it and some do, but I'm trying to make this thing as cheap as possible while being current-gen.

500W will be absolutely fine. I run a similar system :

E6300@3GHz (use more power than an E6600 at stock and due to high OCs inadequate power would cause instability, that I have yet to experience)
8800GTS@660/1010 (yet more power above stock)
500GB WD striped RAID HDDs.
3 additional HDDs.
2 optical drives.
Audigy 2.
Additional fans.

My 520W PSU handles all this with ease. You certainly don't need a 600W PSU or anything like that.


A 500W PSU will be ample. You could probably get by on a 400W, though I wouldn't recommend getting less than a 450W supply. The manufacturer is very important when it comes to PSUs though, with more than 90% of PSUs failling to produce the amount of power they are specified to produce.

I'd recommend something like this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6817151024

Last edited by Bertster7 (2007-01-27 09:46:20)

Bertster7 wrote:

leetkyle wrote:

According to Outervision's PSU Calculator > http://extreme.outervision.com/PSUEngine

You need at least 512W. Although that PSU probably has a peak of around 550.

I'd recommend a 580-600W minimum.

How do you figure that?

Especially since that site does not list the 8800GTS as an option, only the GTX.

Even stranger... I have that site bookmarked and input the same specs.  The number came up to 382W despite that I was using a 8800GTX as a video card.

Additions I made when calculating: 2x 80mm fans, 1x 120mm fan.  I do not know if he's going for SATA or PATA but to be safe, I went with PATA 7200RPM HDD x1.  And the rest I've already accounted for.

I'm actually surprised the estimated power requirement is just that much.  So in theory, 500W should definitely suffice if there's enough amperage to power the 8800 card.  My rig currently runs on 600W from Seasonic and so far, it's been rock solid.  Then again, I run an Athlon64 X2 3800+ o/c'd to 2.4GHz.  So it's not exactly an apple to apple comparison.

I'm going with a 550W supply for my new system in case I want to upgrade later, but if you want to keep it cheap I guess you go with the cheapest. Keep in mind though that a slightly larger PSU it's that much more, and it may mean you don't have to buy a new one down the track.

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Last edited by cospengle (2007-01-28 02:24:36)

scottomus0 wrote:

Thats enough power yeah, also becuase its thermaltake.

thermaltake supplies are really good. hence they list the rated power....... the peak on that 500w would prob be around 650w... other supply makers frequently list the peak power... so stick with thermaltake......
it will be good enough.   so  brand x has a 600w psu for $100 thermal take have a 500w psu for $100.... thermaltake Will generally be better.

Last edited by claor (2007-01-28 03:37:35)

i would say get a 600W one incase u want to get another somthing and that way u know 4 shure that u have a tone of power to go around