500 Watt PSU

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DoubleHogarth

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I was thinking i bought the case and it came with a 500Watt PSU... I'm not to sure since it is stock. Would it be sufficient enough with these specs? Especially if i Overclock the CPU?

Motherboard: ASUS P5Q Pro Turbo LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel

CPU: Intel Pentium E5200

Videocard: Powercolor AX4870 512MB

RAM: Crucial 2GB DDR2/800 upgrade 4GB

Hard Drive: Western Digital Caviar SE

WD3200AAJS - upgrade 1 TB

Optical Drive: Samsung SH-S223F

Case + Power Supply: Rosewill TU-155 II

500 Black (check)
 
Will it power it? Probably. Will it last you more than a month or two and not fail taking out other components?Probably Not if its a cheap one that comes with a case,As thsoe are just cheap power supplies and when a power supply fails it usually fails catastrophically.Personally i would just spend the cash and get a halfway decent power supply and not chance a case one. Something like this at minimum:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139008
(20% off with the promo code listed there)

or more preferably something like this:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341022
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341019
 
Totally agree with bomberboysk, cheap PSU are a waste of money, sell the one that you get with the case on ebay and use that money {plus a lil more} to get a decent one {750watt}
 
Any recommendations about it? I already got the case should of researched more i didn't even factor into it.

Does this mean i can't have a 120mm power supply or that i cant just have a 120mm fan?

Cooling System
80mm Fans 1 x 80mm Blue LED Rear Fan
120mm Fans No
Side Air duct Yes
 
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Thats just referring to the case itself not having a 120mm fan. THe fan size on the power supply means pretty much nothing. Your case supports ATX power supplies, so the power supply will fit. Also, if your case only has 1 80mm fan you might wanna think about adding another 80mm to the front of the case where there is an available space for one in that case;)(More airflow=better temps)
 
oh thanks! It's because my friend decided he wanted to build his own computer too and he was asking someone else questions and he showed them a link to the case and the person said this

"I would tend to stay away from that Rosewill case as it holds those noisy 80mm fans and looks like you cant fit 120mm ones in their place...
Most cases come in three sizes: Mini tower, Mid tower, and Full tower. I suggest the Full size as they have more room for airflow and hold larger quiet fans."

Which I wasn't sure what to think about it.
 
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