Psu

[mitsman23]

I am a noob and I am teaching myself how to build. I ordered my hardware for my first build but I am a little confused about choosing a PSU. My first question is does it matter if you have more wattage than needed for your system if you plan to upgrade more down the line. I just wanted to start with just the bare essentials and go from there once i get the computer up and running. If anybody can help out it would be greatly appreciated. Here is a list of what I have so far to build my computer.

AMD Phenom II 1090T Black edition CPU
Gigabyte 890 GPA-UD3H w/ integrated ATI Radeon 4290 Motherboard
Seagate Barracuda 500 GB HDD
OCZ GOLD 4GB RAM x 4 (16GB)
Cooler Master HAF 932 ATX Full Tower Case
ASUS Black DVD/DVDR/CD/CDR drive....

Power Supply......?????
Any help is greatly appreciated I new right from the begining this was the part that was going to have me confused the most.

 

[mitsman23]

I forgot to mention I'm planning on using Windows 7 Ultimate 64

 

[StrangleHold]

Two parts.

If your never planing on getting a better video card and just use the onboard, you could get by with a quality 500/550W power supply. Antec/Corsair/Seasonic/OCZ/BFG/Silverstone/BFG/Xcilo.

If you do plan on getting a Video card later, what range card are you going for?

 

[mitsman23]

XFX HD-577X-ZNFC Radeon HD 5770 x 2
and a Hauppauge WinTV-HVR 1850 TV Tuner

 

[StrangleHold]

Whats your limit price wise for one.

 

[mitsman23]

about 100-150 max or i could just save up and buy a single card that's better

 

[StrangleHold]

No I meant for a power supply.
This is a really good deal that would cover a 5770 easy plus have some overhead.

10 buck off promo code
20 buck rebate
Free shipping
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139005

Edit
10% promo code.

 

[mitsman23]

I think that should have me covered I'll just have to bite the bullet later if I overclock and add alot of hardware later thanks stranglehold

 

[StrangleHold]

If you dont want to spend that much. Any of these would power it just fine, even with a 5770. But I would go with the Corsair if you might Crossfire later or end up getting a higherend card.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817702010

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341016

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817256061

 

[mitsman23]

Corsair has a good reputation and I think I'll trust their PSU with my hardware so i think that's the way to go

 

[StrangleHold]

Good Choice.

 

[valtopps]

i second that corsair makes one of the best psu.

 

[mitsman23]

testing hardware

Thanks for you advice on the power supply it's all hooked up now and all of my wires are organized. So I definately made a big mistake of not bench testing. I was wondering though I don't have the RAM yet but would it harm my system if I attempted to start it just to check to see what works because that's what I did today. The fans all worked, the HDD spun and the LED indicators lit up, the DVDR drive was recieving power and I was able to hit the eject and open and close it. I also got a multiple beep warning that kept going but would stop for an extra moment once in a while and then start back up. From what I read in similar questions they said that that's a good sign and it means you CPU is functioning. Is that right?