Is this Intel CPU good enough ?

[wuweiz]

My current PSU is 430W ... do I need to change ?

Eh.. You using GTX 660 or GTX 760?

760 eat more power..

Personally not comfy at 430W.. Prefer go 500W and above..

 

[iKoori]

Eh.. You using GTX 660 or GTX 760?

760 eat more power..

Personally not comfy at 430W.. Prefer go 500W and above..

500-600W should be better for GTX760 due to higher power consumption.
I personally prefer Corsair(Seasonic manufacture their PSUs)/Seasonic for PSU but it won't be cheap.

Cheaper options could be FSP/CoolerMaster/Silverstone/Enermax, just don't get those unfamiliar brands.

 

[wuweiz]

500-600W should be better for GTX760 due to higher power consumption.
I personally prefer Corsair(Seasonic manufacture their PSUs)/Seasonic for PSU but it won't be cheap.

Cheaper options could be FSP/CoolerMaster/Silverstone/Enermax, just don't get those unfamiliar brands.

Not all Corsair line is good wor.. Forgot which ones are.. Need to google..

I think Coolermaster psu not really that well-received..

Again, personal preference is Seasonic..

 

[iKoori]

CX, TX, AX should be good gua the rest not sure le >.<, yeah Seasonic X series is good.
CoolerMaster/FSP seems to be common in budget builds.

 

[jason]

Is this accurate ?

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. -Support- Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator

 

[wuweiz]

Is this accurate ?

ASUSTeK Computer Inc. -Support- Recommended Power Supply Wattage Calculator

Can use as a general guideline. Gpu eat only around 200+ to 300W on average. The rest of the power for ur other hardware inside ur case

 

[shadow84]

If like that, gtx 770 + i5-3330 needs 600w??

 

[wuweiz]

If like that, gtx 770 + i5-3330 needs 600w??

I take back what I said. Didn't see properly.

That web is crap.

Try this one instead: eXtreme Power Supply Calculator

 

[iKoori]

There is such thing such as PSU degrading but from what I know it won't be a big factor here but I would recommend maybe getting a 50-100W above your system usage.

System use 400W at load, maybe get a 500W (it will be more efficient too, but the money saved in electricity bills won't be significant.)

Conclusion: Get a PSU around 10%-20% more power than what your system needs.


P.S. If anything thing I said is wrong please correct me! I couldn't remember where I have read this or does this still applies in current PSUs.

 

[rAcEr]

a good solid 450w PSU is enough for i5 and 7970 assuming u dont overclock. So theres really no need to get a PSU bigger than 500w.

Personally I wont buy Haswell now cos I dont think there is a real world difference...rather save the S$50-S$100 on something else.

I'm using Asrock and it is actually a very good and reliable motherboard brand...

 

[Ark Law]

Can use as a general guideline. Gpu eat only around 200+ to 300W on average. The rest of the power for ur other hardware inside ur case

If like that, gtx 770 + i5-3330 needs 600w??

I take back what I said. Didn't see properly.

That web is crap.

Try this one instead: eXtreme Power Supply Calculator

There is such thing such as PSU degrading but from what I know it won't be a big factor here but I would recommend maybe getting a 50-100W above your system usage.

System use 400W at load, maybe get a 500W (it will be more efficient too, but the money saved in electricity bills won't be significant.)

Conclusion: Get a PSU around 10%-20% more power than what your system needs.


P.S. If anything thing I said is wrong please correct me! I couldn't remember where I have read this or does this still applies in current PSUs.

Use this as reference: Power requirements for graphics cards | MSI HQ User-to-User FAQ

Do take note of the minimum ampere ratings

 

[jason]

If I wan to play COD,Battlefield such 3D games .. shall I remain at Win7 or install Win8 ?

 

[rAcEr]

i would stay away from Win 8 even if it is cheaper...