My knowledge of power needs is non-existent , so I could use some help. Based on the following system specs, will the HX520 be enough, or would I be better of getting the HX620?
AMD Athlon X2 4600+
ASUS A8N-SLI Premium
2GB Crucial Ballistix RAM (4x 512MB @ 2.8v)
nVidia GeForce 8800GTX
Creative X-FI Extreme Gamer - PCI
Linksys Wi-Fi Card - PCI
Hauppauge WinTV-NOVA-T 500: Dual Digital TV tuner - PCI
2x SATA hard drives
2x IDE DVD writers
6x USB devices
3 or 4 case fans
Thanks for your help.
Corsair HX520 or HX620?
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Re: Corsair HX520 or HX620?
mtheuma:
I plugged all of the numbers into this PSU calculator and got the following result:
Typical max sustained total power consumption while gaming (watts): 239W
Typical 12V combined amps while gaming: 17.1A
Recommended PSU wattage for decent brand PSU: 361W
Recommended 12V combined amps for decent brand PSU: 24.7A
The HX520 will fit the bill quite nicely. Also, jolynsbass found the HX520 with a $20 MIR at Buy.com (link). If you prefer the larger sibling for whatever reason, ZipZoomFly is offering a $20 MIR of their own, bringing the final price to $123.90 (link).
I plugged all of the numbers into this PSU calculator and got the following result:
Typical max sustained total power consumption while gaming (watts): 239W
Typical 12V combined amps while gaming: 17.1A
Recommended PSU wattage for decent brand PSU: 361W
Recommended 12V combined amps for decent brand PSU: 24.7A
The HX520 will fit the bill quite nicely. Also, jolynsbass found the HX520 with a $20 MIR at Buy.com (link). If you prefer the larger sibling for whatever reason, ZipZoomFly is offering a $20 MIR of their own, bringing the final price to $123.90 (link).