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Old 04-23-09   #1 (permalink)
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Question Gaming Rig Power Requirements Heeelp!
hey guys i wanna know if my existing power supply Corsair VX550W will be enough for my gaming rig here are the stuff in it
CPU: Q9550 2.8GHZ (planning on OC to 3.8)
Mboard: Gigabyte EP45-UD3R
VGA: Gigabyte 9800GTX+ 1GB
HDD: WD Caviar Blue 500GB, WD MyBook 500GB on firewire, and a 500GB on LAN
RAM: OCZ Fatal1ty 4GB DDR2 800
2X DVDRW (Planning on adding a blu ray drive)
Case fans: 2x12CM, 2X9cm
2X Cold Cathodes
A rail with 4 bright LEDs
PSU: Corsair VX550W
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Q9550 @ 3.8GHZ http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=561523


System: My Beast
CPU
Q9550 @3.825		 Motherboard
Gigabyte EP45-UD3R		 Memory
OCZ Fatal1ty 4GB DDR2 800 @ 900 		Graphics Card
Geforce 9800GTX+ 1GB
Hard Drive
2XWD 500GB & WD 500GB Firewire		 Sound Card
Realtech 7.1 HD Audio		 Power Supply
Corsair VX550W		 Case
Thermaltake Soprano Medium Tower
CPU cooling
Xigmatek Red Scorpion		 GPU cooling
Stock		 OS
Vista Home Premium 64bit		 Monitor
Benq E2200HD 21.6 Full HD
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You should be just fine.

Its a little close.

Full load, I'd say around 475watts full draw.
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500gb 7200.12 Seagate and 80gb Samsung for backup		 Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio		 Power Supply
OCZ StealthXStream 600watt		 Case
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CPU cooling
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Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit		 Monitor
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92% of teens have moved on to rap. If you are part of the 8% who still listen to real music, copy and paste this.


Q9550 @ 3.8GHZ http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=561523


System: My Beast
CPU
Q9550 @3.825		 Motherboard
Gigabyte EP45-UD3R		 Memory
OCZ Fatal1ty 4GB DDR2 800 @ 900 		Graphics Card
Geforce 9800GTX+ 1GB
Hard Drive
2XWD 500GB & WD 500GB Firewire		 Sound Card
Realtech 7.1 HD Audio		 Power Supply
Corsair VX550W		 Case
Thermaltake Soprano Medium Tower
CPU cooling
Xigmatek Red Scorpion		 GPU cooling
Stock		 OS
Vista Home Premium 64bit		 Monitor
Benq E2200HD 21.6 Full HD
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