Thanks guys. I opted to go with the original hard drive I picked out and since it was 'free' I stayed with the power supply that came with my case. I figure I can always buy the suggested one if that one fails. Other than that I went with krj's suggestions. I'll let you know how it turns out after I put it together this weekend. Thanks again guys. ^_^
do not use that psu. if it fails it can take the whle computer with it. always go with a high quality psu. also the one you chose has the bare minimum of 25 amps on 12v rail which might not be enough for the 8800gt.
No offense, but that's a VERY bad idea. If the one you have 'fails' it will take the rest of your components with it - suddenly that replacement unit is much more expensive. Additionally, cheap PSUs can also catch fire. You might think this is a scare story, not so, it's happened to more than one member here, myself included.
Uh, sorry guys I think I wasn't clear about the situation with the psu. I have three options (including the one krj gave me) and the one that came with the case is not the one I listed originally or even at all on this board, mostly because I haven't really looked at it yet. The one that comes with the case I have no idea what the specifics of that one are other than that it generates 480w. I'll did the case out of the attic tomorrow before work and post the stats up here.
Ok..here's the PSU that's currently in my case. Now that I've found it and held it up to the corsair I can see your right about corsair being the better choice. I'm just a little worried the lower wattage will effect my computer. PSU
It won't - even with two graphics cards, high end gaming PCs rarely draw more than 350W, at the mains, meaning they barely draw 300W out the PSU.
Alas, Corsair do not make 400W units, so it'll be an HX520. They do make a 450W VX, but if stressed, they're not as quiet as the HX units.
