Power Supply Help/Advice

[Gunz16]

Hi,

Currently my system is:

Antec Earthwatts 430w
Asus P5Q-E
C2D e4300 (Soon Q6700)
BFG 8800GTS 320
4 x 1gb OCZ Platinum
2 x 320gb Sata Seagates
1 x 500gb IDE Seagate

I know I am probably going to have to upgrade as soon as I get my Q6700? What PSU would you suggest for this system without it being an overkill?
Thanks.

[Soultribunal]

VX550 from Corsair or at most HX650.

If non Corsair is more your thing, a Thermaltake TR2 or TRX 650W should suffice for sure. ALways give yourself some headroom so your not running the Unit at max capacity.

Regards,
ST

[Zero82z]

You don't need to change your PSU. The 430W Earthwatts is plenty.

[misterd]

Originally Posted by Zero82z

You don't need to change your PSU. The 430W Earthwatts is plenty.

Agreed. You're coming close if you're maxing both the video card + cpu at the same time. If you were going to upgrade your video card too then maybe I would consider it.

[Gunz16]

Alright - thanks for the advice guys.

[Arinoth]

Only reason to upgrade your PSU would be if you were to go SLI or put in a much higher end graphics card into the system, since you're only doing the processor you should be fine

[Soultribunal]

I still would feel better with that Rig knowing at least 550W were behind it, espically if OC'ing it.
People underestimate how Power Hungry those GTS's are, Lemonlime knows first hand...

And that is a High POwer Consumption 65nm Quad Core...

Your Hardware, your Choice Ultimately but I wouldn't do it myself.

ST