Question

Kiera is building a new computer and wants to make sure she has an adequate power supply for all the new equipment she is purchasing. She will be installing three HDDs, with each using 25 watts. The processor she is using will need 125 watts. The motherboard will use 80 watts. RAM will require 3 watts for each of the four DDR3 DIMM modules. Her video card will need 400 watts to run at the maximum level. She wants to keep the cost as low as possible for the power supply. Which power supply would you recommend?

1. 600W power supply
2. 700W power supply
3. 800W power supply
4. 900W power supply

Answer 1

2. 700W Power Supply

Step-by-step explanation:

The 700W power supply would be adequate. A high power rating can either be wasted power or damage the components.

Answer 2

700w power supply is very adequate