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600 watts enough?

Tokyudo

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Would a 600w power supply be enough wattage to power this:

eVGA 256-P2-N515-AX Geforce 7800GT 256MB 256-bit GDDR3 VIVO PCI Express x16

4x - Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3400832AS 400GB 7200 RPM 8MB Cache Serial ATA150 Hard Drive
(yes, that's 4 hard drives)

ASUS A8N-E Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 Ultra ATX AMD Motherboard

AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 1GHz FSB 2 x 512KB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core




I personally think it might not be enough. What do you guys think?
 
Tokyudo said:
Thanks. What would you say is the minimum wattage? 500?

Wattage is pretty useless what matters is proper amp distribution. A pumped up but useless 5v rail can skew the perceived usefulness of the wattage of a PSU.
 
Tokyudo said:
What do you suggest for a PS?

What is your budget? What do you want out of a supply? Quiet? Bling? Modular cables? Efficency?
 
Budget is pretty lenient, I'd say anywhere from 250 to 350. I'm looking for effiency and not too loud. Modular cables isn't a neccessity, unless it comes with SATA connectors (which could save me a little money from not having to buy them).
 
Then look at the Seasonic S12 series or the Enermax Liberty line.
 
That should run fine on a good powersupply of much lower than 600 watts. A Seasonic 430W powersupply should work.
 
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