Soleron on 26 April 2009
| Domo-Kun said: No, I mean 450 according to Newegg, which is why I was confused. Newegg states, and I quote "System Requirements:450 Watt or greater power supply recommended (550 Watt and two 6-pin connectors for ATI CrossFireX technology in dual mode)" Not saying this is accurate, but that's what I was basing my calculations off of. I just assumed Newegg knew what they were talking about. |
Newegg overestimate considerably because they assume you have a rubish PSU with poor efficiency and worst-case-scenario on the other components. Taking into account your CPU, your system will typically use about 180W under load. So, even with overclocking and a safety margin then a 350W PSU would be fine as long as it's a good make.
