I currently have a TR-500W Thermaltake and my build is going to include the i3-2100, ATI 5850 1GB, 4GB Vengeance ram, (possible) Full ATX board, 4-5 120mm case fans and one 1TB traditional HDD, It seems the power supply should be enough but just want to make sure.
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