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Hi Guys
I am building the following HTPC in my bedroom :
MOTHERBOARD ASUS P5K PL CM Intel G31 CHIPSET Micro ATX
RAM GSKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB)/G SKILL 240-Pin DDR2 800
DVD RW SONY-NEC OEM
PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Duo Wolfdale 2.66GHz
TV TUNER CARD Hauppage PVR 150 MCE KIT
KEYB+MOUSE Logitech EX 100 Black USB RF Wireless Cordless
HDD SEAGATE 500 GB SATA
GFX CARD XFX GeForce 8600 GT 512MB GDDR3 PV-T84J-YDF3
CABINET Antec NSK 2480
PSU 380 WATTS EARTH WATTS (Included with antec cabinet)
The asus manual mentions that the motherboard was tested on a 400 watts PSU. However the psu calculator available on antec's website suggest my total consumption of the above config is 318 watts (with 20% capacitor aging).
I believe the 380 watts PSU included should suffice.
Antec 500 watts EA is not available in my area..else I will have to purchase a 460 watts coolermaster and simply throw the stock psu.
Should I stick with 380 watts or go ahead with cooler master.
Thanks in advance.
I am building the following HTPC in my bedroom :
MOTHERBOARD ASUS P5K PL CM Intel G31 CHIPSET Micro ATX
RAM GSKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB)/G SKILL 240-Pin DDR2 800
DVD RW SONY-NEC OEM
PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Duo Wolfdale 2.66GHz
TV TUNER CARD Hauppage PVR 150 MCE KIT
KEYB+MOUSE Logitech EX 100 Black USB RF Wireless Cordless
HDD SEAGATE 500 GB SATA
GFX CARD XFX GeForce 8600 GT 512MB GDDR3 PV-T84J-YDF3
CABINET Antec NSK 2480
PSU 380 WATTS EARTH WATTS (Included with antec cabinet)
The asus manual mentions that the motherboard was tested on a 400 watts PSU. However the psu calculator available on antec's website suggest my total consumption of the above config is 318 watts (with 20% capacitor aging).
I believe the 380 watts PSU included should suffice.
Antec 500 watts EA is not available in my area..else I will have to purchase a 460 watts coolermaster and simply throw the stock psu.
Should I stick with 380 watts or go ahead with cooler master.
Thanks in advance.