430W PSU good enough?

[beanz003]

Antec True Power Trio 430W powering:

Q9400 @ 3.2Ghz
4GB DDR2 800 ram
2x 250GB SATA HD
Nvidia 9800GT
5x 120mm Fans
DVD-RW SATA
4ch Fan Controller

 

[Hurshai]

Try this out

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp

It can even help you factor in overclocking.

 

[CruisD64]

you probably want to step it up a bit. I used to skimp on power supplys, but you have some good hardware and should back it up with a good PSU. Corsair's are great! I'd go 550 or higher for some decent headroom.

 

[davidhammock200]

A little lite, especially if you are OC'ing, but that Antec is a trooper

 

[beanz003]

I was a little worried that it wouldn't be enough. Don't want to risk it. Thanks for the input.

 

[Dangman]

If you don't overclock at all, that TP3 430 will be enough for that system. But if you really want to overlclock, then get a larger but still good quality PSU. Some recommendations:
//BFG Tech LS-550 550W PSU - $68
Corsair 650TX 650W PSU - $100

 

[beanz003]

I am planning on overclocking so I will definitely upgrade. Thanks.

 

[Valset]

I am planning on overclocking so I will definitely upgrade. Thanks.

actually the 430 will work, at least their earthwatts will. but I like having more headroom then that myself.

 

[CruisD64]

before my corsairs, i had a neopower 480 which was LOUD with a lesser setup than yours. Even though the system was stable at 3.8, you could tell the PSU was sweating the whole time.

Be safe. Get a PSU that yawns at your full load setting.

 

[thecomputeraddict]

The system in my sig, has a 400w powersupply, So the 430w should run it fine as long as your not ocing.

 

[Zero82z]

I agree with Danny's suggestion. For overclocking, you would definitely want something better. Although the True Power Trio line is manufactured by Seasonic, they are definitely on the lower-end side of things and I wouldn't trust one with handling a system like yours while overclocked.