For my birthday/christmas i split the cost of building a new computer from scratch with my mom. But I've also never built a computer before. For now I think I have most things down on how to put things together, at least on the hardware levels. Software might be a different issue as I've never fiddled with the BIOS of a computer before, but I'll get to that when I get to it. Just got a quick question for those of you more knowledgeable on this type of subject.
The PSU was one of the pieces that I knew the least about for what I needed. I wasn't quite sure how much I needed or how to find that out. I kinda just looked at some people's setups and picked one that was commonly used. I bought a Corsair 750W PSU. I read now that for a computer with my specs (core i5 quad core, GTX260, 1TB hdd) I'd probably only need something like a 650W PSU. Now i know having one too low causes a problem of not being able to supply the needed power. Any problem in having a PSU that's higher? Or does that just mean I got room for expansion if say I want to go for an SLI setup in the future?
I'll probably use this thread for any other questions I have during my build tomorrow.
The PSU was one of the pieces that I knew the least about for what I needed. I wasn't quite sure how much I needed or how to find that out. I kinda just looked at some people's setups and picked one that was commonly used. I bought a Corsair 750W PSU. I read now that for a computer with my specs (core i5 quad core, GTX260, 1TB hdd) I'd probably only need something like a 650W PSU. Now i know having one too low causes a problem of not being able to supply the needed power. Any problem in having a PSU that's higher? Or does that just mean I got room for expansion if say I want to go for an SLI setup in the future?
I'll probably use this thread for any other questions I have during my build tomorrow.