Power Supply Wattage Calculator

[FarFarAway]

Well I may be upgrading to 64 next year so an MSI nforce4 is not out of the question .

I like the abundance of features on the MSI board.

 

[Waffles_old]

Need help gauging what wattage PSU you need in your system? Check out this calculator to give you a rough estimage.

Also remember that not all power supplies are created equal, so in general try to stick to the following brands:

Antec

Enermax

OCZ

PC Power & Cooling

Tagan

u still reccomending tagan after wat happened xms???

 

[NickS]

what happened to xms?

 

[enVias]

what happened to xms?

http://www.overclock.net/showthread.php?t=12097

 

[NickS]

Holy s*it. Wow, dam, Tagan's suck.

 

[mrbeef]

that thing cant be accurate no 2 pci cards have a set power requirements and some require extra power connectors but its gd for a rough estimate just add a bit extra

 

[clive r]

Best to read a few reviews rather than rely on the manufacturers spec. What's written on the box is often a complete fantasy.

I'd go Seasonic S12 series.

The calculator works for me.

 

[FragTek]

Never go by what the box says unless it's from a top maker such as Antec, OCZ, PCP&C, Tagan, etc...

 

[newland]

I thought some motherboards or chips required a minium Watt powersupply espically AMD chips or boards. i think it was about 350 Watt minium.

Also i've heard that the higher Watt power supply you get the more reliable the system is. Anyone know if this is true?

 

[FarFarAway]

Bumpity bump for those of you wanting a decent PSU calculator

Check the first post

 

[pinkpig242]

wooo i got a 400watt enthermax and it recomends 530watt or something like that :S

hope its not that acrate

 

[Toxcity]

wooo i got a 400watt enthermax and it recomends 530watt or something like that :S

hope its not that acrate

Please check the dates on Threads before bringing them back up!

 

[pinkpig242]

im sorry just thought ill share my concerns with u ^^

 

[deathwish]

TBF it is a sticky

so isn't not the end of the world if someone posts

 

[Toxcity]

TBF it is a sticky

so isn't not the end of the world if someone posts

Ah, damn forgot it was a sticky!

Sorry matey! Bare dates in mind, anywhooo!

 

[simon11]

I find this calculator pretty accurate. I have an electronic watt meter which tells me the usage of my PC. Normal use is about 250W. When my 8800GTX is running hard I use 365 watts maximum. The calculator tells me 384 watts.

But this is what I am using. Not the size of the power supply that I require. The amps obviously also need to be taken into consideration but I only used the Lite version.

 

[xJonny]

I found this on a google and it's very useful!

 

[MontanaFX]

It says I need a 458watt PSU (Where can I find on of those, lol). And I am using a 430watt Antec that I purchased before I contracted the upgrading bug. I will probably get a 700watt PSU to safe gaurd me against any future upgrades.

 

[Toxcity]

It lies by the way.

 

[ThaClown]

Thanks for this, found out that I could save 40 euros on a less powerfull PSU for my HTPC...