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hi guys,
Just wondering how accurate are these things? I've been trying to decide what one to get for my up coming upgrade so i've been playing around a bit with the extreme power supply calculator to get a rough idea. Basically i should be looking at around a 400w psu (currently siding with the corsair cx400w as it has 30amps on the 12v rail).
But i just want to know, how accurate are these estimates? I've been very reserved with the calculations so the figure *should* be more than what will be my system. (ie, they didnt have 5050e on the list so i chose the 5200+EE, put down a 4830 although i am probably go for a 4770, everything is calculated to 100% load, etc etc). this came to 365W... which is cutting it close as i won't be expecting the corsair to be outputting at its maximum...
so yeah, would 400w be enough or should i go for something a little more juicy (i am on a tight budget )
thanks,
RK
Just wondering how accurate are these things? I've been trying to decide what one to get for my up coming upgrade so i've been playing around a bit with the extreme power supply calculator to get a rough idea. Basically i should be looking at around a 400w psu (currently siding with the corsair cx400w as it has 30amps on the 12v rail).
But i just want to know, how accurate are these estimates? I've been very reserved with the calculations so the figure *should* be more than what will be my system. (ie, they didnt have 5050e on the list so i chose the 5200+EE, put down a 4830 although i am probably go for a 4770, everything is calculated to 100% load, etc etc). this came to 365W... which is cutting it close as i won't be expecting the corsair to be outputting at its maximum...
so yeah, would 400w be enough or should i go for something a little more juicy (i am on a tight budget )
thanks,
RK