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Ok, so with everyones help, this is what I came up with. Please tell me if its no good, or I am missing something, etc...
Case: Thermaltake Chase Mk-1 w/ TR2 500W power supply
MB: Z77 1155 G1 Sniper M3
CPU: Intel I3-2125
MEM: 8GB Kingston HyperX
HD: Corsair SSD Force 3 90GB + (2) Seagate Barracuda 2TB drives for storage
& LG Drive Blu-Ray Writer w/ 3D support
Yes/No? Problems? Concerns?
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Even if you add a GT430 later, the power supply is way too much.
What case did you decide on?
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the case/power supply was a recommendation from my brother actually
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2012-06-27, 21:28
(This post was last modified: 2012-06-27, 21:28 by Dougie Fresh.)
I have a 6 x 3.5" HDD server and it doesn't even use 100W at startup. The rest of the time it's cruising along at 50W. You might use 120W-150W with a bigger CPU than I have but most of the time you'll be hanging around 50W-60W tops while watching video. That's not even 10% of load. Ideally you want to run in the 20-50% range.I think a smaller PSU would be better, something 300W, which would still give you tons of headroom for a GPU card later.
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ok. he is a comp gamer and you guys know a lot more about this than he does (nothing) so i will listen to you guys... 300W it is!
