[NCLUG] power supply size

[Michael Wailes]

Matt,

I just installed one of these into my development box: 
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/searchtools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2937372&csid=_23

Couldn't be more happier with it. It is a little bit more costly than 
others out there, but the modular cabling is such a nice feature.

Matt Rosing wrote:
> I need to replace my power supply but I want to get one that I can use
> in a new machine that I'll build in a few months. The last one I got
> was 450 watts and it was complete over kill at the time. Now I look
> and 450 watts is small. If I get something with an Intel core2 quad
> running 2.5-3Ghz with 2 GB DDR3 memory, two sata drives, and nothing
> special for a video card, what's a reasonable sized power supply? I
> can get a nice, quiet 450 watt power supply for a reasonable price but
> the price goes up fast for 600 watts and up.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Matt
>
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