How many watts required

[jackson-taliana]

What is the recommended amount of watts for a power supply with the following

 

intel core i5 4690

gtx 960

1tb hard-drive

msi gaming 3 z97 motherboard

8gb ram

optical drive 

stock cpu fan

 

thank you 

 

[BobyTheDragon]

About 500 watts? Could be wrong

[ReturnOfCzex]

500W. Get a good unit from XFX, SeaSonic, or EVGA (GQ, G2, P2),

[connorpiper]

500W - 550W PSU. EVGA recommended. 

Your system will use much less than that, but 550W models are usually high quality and have a low price. 

[STRMfrmXMN]

8 minutes ago, jackson-taliana said:

What is the recommended amount of watts for a power supply with the following

 

intel core i5 4690

gtx 960

1tb hard-drive

msi gaming 3 z97 motherboard

8gb ram

optical drive 

stock cpu fan

 

thank you 

 

The entire system will use around 200W under load so use that however you may. I'd suggest a Seasonic S12. Good enough for your system and should work well.

[papapoi]

http://pcpartpicker.com/p/Kx3yD3 estimated wattage upper right corner

 

http://outervision.com/b/VG72oE another site

 

500w maybe even a 430w, but better to keep some room in case you decide to upgrade to a better card and/or overclockable cpu since you have a z97 board but not a k-series chip

agree with the evga, g2 if possible, though most evga psu's are fine just dont buy an off brand just cause its cheap