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Hi, I'll be setting up a new C2D system.

Here is what I plan:
E6400 OC to around 3.2 - 3.4Ghz
2GB of DDR2 800 RAM
Gigabyte DS3
2-3 HDs
2 DVD drives
2-4 Fans
A future midrange-highend Graphics card.(Maybe an 8800GTS when the price comes down)
I will never use SLi or Crossfire

This is what I want from a PSU:
Stable
Slient or extremely close to it
Long-lasting
Enough juice to power my rig with a DX10 GPU
Quality parts
 
Seasonic s12, maybe the 600 watt

PC Power & Cooling Silencer...750 is nice, but you could do less.
 
Do you think the 550 Seasonic can run a highend card after the 8800GTX generation like a 9800GTX?
 
Impossible to see now. But, if GPU's go the way of CPU's and go down in power consumption, you should be ok.

I'd worry about next gen, next gen.
 
I might just pick up a Seasonic 550. Anymore recommendations? I'd like modular cables too but its ok if I don't get it.
 
The S12-EP 550 or HX 520 are perfect; the HX is by Corsair, and it's modular. You can't go wrong with either choice.
 
For that rig even Seasonic S12 380W would be just fine. Take S12 430W if you want additional headroom for eventual 8800GTX upgrade, but that's it.If for some reason you think you need 500W Seasonic take it, but anything higher than that is just waste of money, You won't be able to use that power even under highest loads (even with 8800GTX, 4GB ram, Q6700 , 4-5 hard disk etc.). Average consumer computers today use around 150-200W, while even power hungry beasts rarely exceed 400W.
 
That's true, but there's no telling how much power the generation of cards after now will take. That, and future headroom, and the fact that the S12-EP 550 isn't much more than the 430, and offers a lot more power, and upgradability... no brainer.
 
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