PSU watt calculator?

[GodofCats]

Is there an up-to-date PSU wattage calculator? Reason I ask is because I'm getting a new motherboard, CPU and RAM for my computer, and want to know if my current Power Supply Unit will be enough to handle it all. I've searched google and could not find one that provided for Core i7 CPUs. Thanks in advance.

[joshrogoff]

What exact PSU are you currently running?

[Alaron]

This is one we have in the PSU Sticky thread. It includes Core i7s. http://www.extreme.outervision.com/p...ulatorlite.jsp

[glc]

550 watts is plenty for an i7 with that video card, but there are other factors - quality, rail amperages, available connectors, etc. Please post the exact brand and model of your PSU.

[joshrogoff]

Originally Posted by glc 550 watts is plenty for an i7 with that video card, but there are other factors - quality, rail amperages, available connectors, etc. Please post the exact brand and model of your PSU.

Is there a parrot in the tread?

[glc]

Originally Posted by joshrogoff Is there a parrot in the tread?

You didn't explain WHY that information is important.

Admin note - please review forum rules 2 and 7. You are getting kinda close to the edge.

[joshrogoff]

Originally Posted by glc You didn't explain WHY that information is important. Admin note - please review forum rules 2 and 7. You are getting kinda close to the edge.

Just a little humor glc, i didn't see anything in the forum rules about that....

[glc]

Humor does not always come across in the typed words. To me, that was an insulting comment. Sit back and read it again and think for a few minutes, please.

[joshrogoff]

Sat back, thought about it, still funny...to each is own i guess...its a bit too serious around here lately, we all just need to relax and laugh a little...my own 2 cents

[glc]

Please confine the humor to the general discussion forum. Thank you.

[GodofCats]

Originally Posted by Alaron This is one we have in the PSU Sticky thread. It includes Core i7s. http://www.extreme.outervision.com/p...ulatorlite.jsp

Thanks for the link, I am pretty sure I'll be OK for now. When I upgrade the video card (hopefully soon), I'll upgrade the power supply.

@both other posters: I'm not sure what the exact model is for my PSU, would it not be able to handle it if it was say a bad brand + model? I know it's not a higher end PSU, even for the watts it can handle.

Also, when I do upgrade my power supply, which brands and models would you recommend? I'll probably have around $150-$200 to spend in early May on one, maybe more.

P.S.: sorry I bumped this from kind of far down, been busy lately

[glc]

Can't you open the case and read the label off the PSU?

To keep it simple, you cannot go wrong with a Corsair power supply. There are plenty of other good brands, but Corsair's whole line is top quality.

Here's how it is. Substandard brands are underbuilt. The manufacturer can pretty much put whatever wattage rating on it that it wants. It's not the watts that are important, it's how much *clean* power it can put out under load. You have to look at rail amperages too. I have seen tests where cheap 600 watt power supplies roll over and die or start zapping components with dirty power when the load is cranked up long before a quality 400 watt unit does the same - and the quality units just shut down, they don't go crazy or blow up.