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demde
05-29-2008, 06:02 PM
Im about to purchase the parts to build a new computer and i needed help choosing the power supply. I was wondering how many Watts would be safe to run the following.

Hard drive: Western Digital Caviar SE 320GB Hard Drive - 7200, 8MB, ATA-100, EIDE, OEM

Motherboard: Asus P5N-E SLI Motherboard - NVIDIA nForce 650i SLI, Socket 775

Proccesor: Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Processor BX80570E8400 - 3.0GHz

Video Card: XFX GeForce 8800 GT Video Card - Alpha Dog Edition

Case: Xion II Black ATX Mid-Tower Case

Optical Drive: Sony DRU190A 20X DVD Rewritable Drive

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Heartborne
05-30-2008, 02:22 AM
450w should be good, I'd go with 500w or higher for upgrade-proofing.

demde
05-30-2008, 06:23 AM
oh good i had my eye on a coolermaster 550 watt, guess ill stick w/ that