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Fifth, how does one exactly calculate power consumption?
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You could do it using pen & paper (argh!), but there are online calculators that will do that for you if you input the parameters.
Take your pick:
http://educations.newegg.com/tool/psucalc/index.html
http://www.schrockinnovations.com/powercalc.php
http://www.vbutils.com/power.asp
http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
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I was planning on getting a quality 550W PSU 'just to be safe'. That is still safe, isn't it?
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Hard to say when you still haven't decided on the final configuration.
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Also, what graphical card would you recommend?
My first thoughts were to go with a single 8800GT, and perhaps upgrade when the next series matures.
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I'm still stuck with the Radeon 9600 that came with my rig in 2004, so can't give you any recommendations on the subject.