Power supply sizing for a new Athlon X2 2700 system

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I haven't built a system from scratch for years. I want a "better"
desktop system for Photoshop and to run VMware VMs for servers that
are modest by today's hardware speeds. No games, no heavy 3d. I know
that 4GB memory is enough for what I do.

In addition to the mobo, I plan on
up to 3 SATA drives,
a Blue-Ray
a CD/DVD burner.
A couple fans.

Is this an approprate PSU? Any other comments are welcome.

PSU: Antec earthwatts EA500 500W ATX12V v2.0 SLI Certified CrossFire Ready
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371007&Tpk=Earthwatts%20500W

CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 7750 Kuma 2.7GHz 2 x 512KB L2 Cache 2MB L3 Cache Socket AM2+ 95W
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103300

MOBO: ASUS M3A78-T AM2+/AM2 AMD 790GX HDMI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131331

MEMORY Memory (4 GB total)
OCZ OCZ2RPR10662GK 2gb kit (1gb x 2) pc2-8500 1066mhz 5-5-5-15 240-pin ddr2

VIDEO: on-board video with option to put one mid-range Video card in
without stressing the PSU.


Thanks.


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