Good PSU for a Radeon 5850?

Plague_Injected

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I'm thinking of finally ditching my crappy 8600GT and am thinking of getting a 5850, but I doubt my equally crappy Coolermaster PSU is up to the task.

What PSU do you think would be a good choice for a 5850, considering my system? System is in my signature. I'm currently thinking of a Corsair TX-650W but I'm worried it might be overkill. I do want some room to breathe though.

Thanks in advance.
 
Antec Earthwatts EA650 for $80 w/free shipping. You can't go wrong with this PSU. I like recommending this PSU because it is a good balance of power, reliability and value.

But, I dunno dude. No offense but, I wouldn't put a $300 video card with your current setup.
 
Yeah I know I'm going to be bottlenecked by the CPU. I'm hoping to upgrade that later on when I have more money. In the case that I can't, do you have a more appropriate choice of video card? And what sort of PSU would be best for that?
 
overclock your cpu to > 3 GHz and the bottleneck won't really be noticeable at 1920x1080 - especially if you crank up AA.

You can't go wrong with the corsair psu, either.
 
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