Reliable PSU Wattage Calculator

[OptiEng]

Hi,

I have tried a few PSU Wattage calculators, but not sure if I can trust the results. I thought I would get some input from others on this.

I am planning to build a PC with:

AMD Bulldozer 3.1Ghz 8 cores (See ebay link below)
16GB DDR3 RAM
1 GB Gaming graphics card
DVDR

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AMD-Bulld...oards_CPUs&hash=item2c66993cb6#ht_4209wt_1037

What wattage should I aim for and any suggestions on good deals at the moment?

Thanks

 

[wolfeking]

What specific graphics card is it?

A Corsair CX600 would be a good fit, dependent on the graphics card.

 

[OptiEng]

Thinking of the ATI Radeon HD 5450. But would like the option to upgrade in the future.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VTX3D-ATI...V_Cards_TW&hash=item231feafe06#ht_1383wt_1037

 

[wolfeking]

try something like this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Nvidia-ge...633?pt=PCC_Video_TV_Cards&hash=item3f0c632c41 it will be much stronger and a better match to your processor.

Anyway, for a plain old graphics card like this, just go for a corsair CX600 power supply.

 

[MMM]

If you think you might need to upgrade in the future plan for that too...
In my opinion go for a higher output if you can afford it otherwise go for what was advised to you.

 

[wolfeking]

A CX600 will run anything up to a GTX 680. It just will not run 2 cards.