Hi all, got a quick question on PSUs...
How much power do you actually need? What I'm aiming at is a Core i7 920 (overclocked), 12Gb RAM, 2 new HDDs (and two old from a previous system), with either a 4870x2 or two 4890s or maybe two GeForce 260/275's (I may stick to a single card to start with, but definitely want the ability to go to two). I've been assuming that I'd need to get a pretty big PSU (800 - 850?) but I'm not sure how to go about calculating what I need.
I'd like to keep the cost as low as possible (to ensure that my budget does allow me to get the more interesting bits), but at the same time I definitely want something of quality (so I will let the spec of the system suffer if it needs to to ensure I get a PSU that's up to the task).
With that in mind what PSU would you recommend (makes and sizes)?
The motherboard question is simple: Asus P6T Deluxe V2 or Gigabyte EX58-UD5? They seem similar in many ways and I'm leaning towards the EX58, but I'd be interested in people's thoughts on these two, particularly if you've had direct experience of both.


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