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Anpippin

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Ok so I haven't bought many power supplies before, and I'm wanting to buy a new one, but I need to know how many hard drives a good power supply can power because right now I have a 450 Watt power supply made by BFG Tech that can only power 2 hard drives. I want a power supply that can power a lot of hard drives because I have 4 hard drives, but can only use 2 of them at a time on this power supply. And I want a power supply that can power more than 4 hard drives because I will definitely be buying more hard drives. So if anyone has any info on where I can buy a good power supply for a really good price and that can power a lot of hard drives and power a high end graphics card then I'd appreciate any info you can tell me.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate 64-BitPentium D 2.80GHz LGA Socket 7754GB DDR2 800MHz Corsair Gaming MemoryNvidia 9600GT
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
CPU
Pentium D 2.80GHz LGA Socket 775
Motherboard
EVGA nForce 730i
Memory
4GB DDR2 800MHz Corsair Gaming Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600GT
Sound Card
Nvidia 9600GT SPDIF/Built in Monitor Speakers
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
250GB Western Digital, 300GB Western Digital, and a 500GB Caviar Green Western Digital
PSU
BFG 450 Watt
Case
Thermaltake Black Widow Soprano RS 101 PC Gaming Case
Cooling
Asus V60
Keyboard
Logitech G19, Logitech G15, and Steelseries/Ideazon Zboard
Mouse
Logitech G9x, Logitech G500, and Microsoft Wireless 5000
Internet Speed
DSL
You can always buy the 4 pin molexs to sata power connectors for your hard drives, assuming that they are sata.
 

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64INTEL CORE I5 750 180x20 all powersaving 1.168vOCZ 4GB DDR3 PC3-10666 (7-7-7-20-2t) @1.651vASUS 9800GT GLACIATOR FANSINK
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built/ Built by me, CR-48
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
INTEL CORE I5 750 180x20 all powersaving 1.168v
Motherboard
MSI P55-GD55
Memory
OCZ 4GB DDR3 PC3-10666 (7-7-7-20-2t) @1.651v
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS 9800GT GLACIATOR FANSINK
Sound Card
ONBOARD REALTEK ALC889
Monitor(s) Displays
VIEWSONIC VX924, VIZIO VS420LF1A
Screen Resolution
VX924: 1280x1024 75hz, VS420LF1A: 1920x1080 60hz(1080p)
Hard Drives
HITACHI Deskstar HD31000 IDK/7K 1TB 7200RPM 32MB CACHE SATA II
PSU
OCZ MODXSTREAM PRO 700 WATT SEMI-MODULAR
Case
ANTEC 900
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212+
Keyboard
Logitech K520
Mouse
LOGITECH M310
Internet Speed
CHARTER PIPELINE 15MB DOWN/ 3MB UP
Other Info
ROUTER: DLINK DIR-655, Netgear WNR3500L (SamKnows)
MODEM: MOTOROLA SB6120
HTPC: AMD Athlon II x2 255 C3, Pegatron M2N78-LA (Violet 3.02) , Galaxy NVidia Geforce 210, HP OEM 300WATT PSU, Zalman Z7 Plus, SAMSUNG 3GB PC2-5300, SEAGATE 80GB SATA, Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1800

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Windows 7 Ultimate x64Intel i5-2500k16GB2x Radeon HD7970 Crossfire
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64
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Intel i5-2500k
Motherboard
ASUS P8Z68-V Pro/GEN3
Memory
16GB
Graphics Card(s)
2x Radeon HD7970 Crossfire
Sound Card
On-Board / Logitech G930
Monitor(s) Displays
3x Dell u2412m
Screen Resolution
5760x1200
Hard Drives
Toshiba thns064gg2bbaa SSD
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 ST31000528AS 1TB
Intel RST SSD caching enabled
PSU
Corsair AX850
Case
Corsair Obsidian 650D
Cooling
Corsair H100
Keyboard
Logitech Illuminated
Mouse
Logitech M510 Wireless
Internet Speed
1Mb/s
kurahk7 said:
You can always buy the 4 pin molexs to sata power connectors for your hard drives, assuming that they are sata.
Click to expand...
Yes they are all Western Digital Sata drives, but I need a new Power Supply because mine doesn't have enough watts for what I wanna upgrade my system to.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate 64-BitPentium D 2.80GHz LGA Socket 7754GB DDR2 800MHz Corsair Gaming MemoryNvidia 9600GT
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Build
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit
CPU
Pentium D 2.80GHz LGA Socket 775
Motherboard
EVGA nForce 730i
Memory
4GB DDR2 800MHz Corsair Gaming Memory
Graphics Card(s)
Nvidia 9600GT
Sound Card
Nvidia 9600GT SPDIF/Built in Monitor Speakers
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster 22"
Screen Resolution
1680x1050
Hard Drives
250GB Western Digital, 300GB Western Digital, and a 500GB Caviar Green Western Digital
PSU
BFG 450 Watt
Case
Thermaltake Black Widow Soprano RS 101 PC Gaming Case
Cooling
Asus V60
Keyboard
Logitech G19, Logitech G15, and Steelseries/Ideazon Zboard
Mouse
Logitech G9x, Logitech G500, and Microsoft Wireless 5000
Internet Speed
DSL
Anpippin said:
kurahk7 said:
You can always buy the 4 pin molexs to sata power connectors for your hard drives, assuming that they are sata.
Click to expand...
Yes they are all Western Digital Sata drives, but I need a new Power Supply because mine doesn't have enough watts for what I wanna upgrade my system to.
Click to expand...

Oh, in that case, you should look at the requirements of the hardware that you are planning to get in deciding your power supply. Generally, a 650 watt power supply with a 80+ efficiency rating should be sufficient. Newegg.com - Computer Hardware,Computer Cases,Power Supplies,601 - 700W
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Ultimate x64INTEL CORE I5 750 180x20 all powersaving 1.168vOCZ 4GB DDR3 PC3-10666 (7-7-7-20-2t) @1.651vASUS 9800GT GLACIATOR FANSINK
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom Built/ Built by me, CR-48
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64
CPU
INTEL CORE I5 750 180x20 all powersaving 1.168v
Motherboard
MSI P55-GD55
Memory
OCZ 4GB DDR3 PC3-10666 (7-7-7-20-2t) @1.651v
Graphics Card(s)
ASUS 9800GT GLACIATOR FANSINK
Sound Card
ONBOARD REALTEK ALC889
Monitor(s) Displays
VIEWSONIC VX924, VIZIO VS420LF1A
Screen Resolution
VX924: 1280x1024 75hz, VS420LF1A: 1920x1080 60hz(1080p)
Hard Drives
HITACHI Deskstar HD31000 IDK/7K 1TB 7200RPM 32MB CACHE SATA II
PSU
OCZ MODXSTREAM PRO 700 WATT SEMI-MODULAR
Case
ANTEC 900
Cooling
CoolerMaster Hyper 212+
Keyboard
Logitech K520
Mouse
LOGITECH M310
Internet Speed
CHARTER PIPELINE 15MB DOWN/ 3MB UP
Other Info
ROUTER: DLINK DIR-655, Netgear WNR3500L (SamKnows)
MODEM: MOTOROLA SB6120
HTPC: AMD Athlon II x2 255 C3, Pegatron M2N78-LA (Violet 3.02) , Galaxy NVidia Geforce 210, HP OEM 300WATT PSU, Zalman Z7 Plus, SAMSUNG 3GB PC2-5300, SEAGATE 80GB SATA, Hauppauge WinTV-HVR-1800
Another great resource into the workings of PSU's would be PC Power and Cooling...
Very informative...and a ton of material...
 

My Computer My Computer

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Vista Ultimate X64/ Windows 7 Dual-bootQ66004G OCZ PC2 8500 PlatinumEVGA 8800GTS Vid Card
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Self-Built
OS
Vista Ultimate X64/ Windows 7 Dual-boot
CPU
Q6600
Motherboard
ASUS P5K
Memory
4G OCZ PC2 8500 Platinum
Graphics Card(s)
EVGA 8800GTS Vid Card
Hard Drives
500G Seagate SATA
200G Seagate SATA
100G WD Caviar SATA
80G WD Caviar IDE
PSU
OCZ Elite 800W PSU
Case
RaidMax Smilodon Case
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