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Here is a power supply similar to the ones I got for my two home-built systems:
Newegg.com - Antec EarthWatts EA650 650W Continuous Power ATX12V Ver.2.2 / EPS12V version 2.91 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready 80 PLUS Certified Active PFC "compatible with Core i7/Core i5" Power Supply
The key features are the Active PFC (active power factor correction) and the 80 PLUS Certified (more than 80% efficient). It's likely you'll use a a third less power and it will run cooler. A power supply being rated for 650 Watts only means it's capable of supplying 650 Watts on demand, it has little to do with how much it's using at any given moment.
Bye.
I got the new power supply installed. its nice and quiet. im converting hd .tivo files to mpg4 h.264 files right now and my cpus are at 100% use and it is still quiet:) using about 160 watts of power on the kilowatt meter:)
Also my video card has a setting called inverse telecine. should this be disabled. when
playing dvds