Is 480w enough for my gaming rig?

[MessiMagic]

I will soon be building the following system:

Gigabyte 965P-DS4 iP965 Mobo
Core 2 Duo E6600
2 gigs corsair ddr2 800 5-5-5-12
Leadtech 7950gt 512mb
2x Samsung Spinpoint 250gb (RAID 0)
2 DVD multi-format rewriters

I'm considering taking one of the scan "bundles of the week" (number 5)
which includes a coolermaster case and a 480w PSU.

Will this be enough?

(sorry can't post URLs - I'm supposedly not senior enough....)

[directhex]

simple answer: yes.

[WLC-1989]

Could I suggest you replace the Corsair with the GeIL equivalent, which is the same price, but has 4-4-4-12 latency.

Back on the matter at hand though, I'd have thought 480w would suffice, though I'd personally be inclined to look at slightly more powerful PSUs. As I say though, that should run ok on 480w.

[MessiMagic]

Could I suggest you replace the Corsair with the GeIL equivalent, which is the same price, but has 4-4-4-12 latency.

Back on the matter at hand though, I'd have thought 480w would suffice, though I'd personally be inclined to look at slightly more powerful PSUs. As I say though, that should run ok on 480w.

I can get the corsair for £145, how much is the GeIL?

Would 480w hold an overclocked E6600 though?

[Clunk]

thats a good price for the corsair, wheres that from?

[MessiMagic]

The RAM is from westavon-systems dot co dot uk It's somehow around £50 cheaper than Scan.

Once again, can't post the URL.....

[MessiMagic]

OK here's the URL now:

http://westavon-systems.co.uk/pd_2gb...pc6400_800.cfm

[Clunk]

looks good to me, good price too, looks like they havent updated it after the recent price rises, even better if they honour it

[Listy2021]

You can check whether a PSU is good enough using this link: http://www.extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

[Mama Sumae]

The RAM is from westavon-systems dot co dot uk It's somehow around £50 cheaper than Scan.

Once again, can't post the URL.....

dam i was buying that ram from scan but that price is unbelievable, it looks too good to be true.

[Chunkers]

I thought CAS4 G.Skill looked good value at Overclockers £149 +VAT, CAS4 but £145 for Corsair CAS5 sounds like a bargain.

Chz
Chnks

[kalniel]

Would 480w hold an overclocked E6600 though?

Yes.

[FrontSideBus]

Lol according to that link I need a 420w psu to run my rig. Im using a 360w Tt Got a 480 Tagan on the way though...