Is my power supply good enough?

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:37 am

As I'm getting ready to rebuild my pc, I completely forgot about the power supply. I currently have a 300w, and it's been running an Acorp board with a PIII 1GHz cpu with 512 megs of ram. In this old system, the components are:
1. 2 IDE hard drives
2. 1 SCSI Plextor burner
3. 1 SCSI Plextor CD reader
4. 1 IDE DVD reader
5. 1 3½ Floppy drive
6. 1 Sound card
7. 1 NIC
8. 1 9600 Radeon video card
9. 1 Adaptec SCSI card
10. ~ 3 fans
11. 512 megs of pc133 ram (2 sticks)

In the new system, I'll be running an Asus P4PE mobo with a 2.4 Intel cpu. I plan to have the following devices:
1. SCSI 10k rpm boot drive
2. 2 IDE hard drives
3. 1 SCSI Plextor burner
4. 1 SCSI Plextor CD reader
5. 1 IDE DVD reader
6. 1 3½ floppy drive
7. 1 sound card
8. Using built in NIC
9. 1 9600 Radeon video card
10. Tekram SCSI adapter
11. 1 gig of pc 2700 ram (2 sticks)

Do you think my 300w power supply will be OK with some of this new stuff?

renovation · Post by **renovation** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:44 am

it will run it but you be better off getting a stronger power supply !

dadx2mj · Post by **dadx2mj** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 12:49 am

I think that is a little questionable but check out the link below it will help you calculate what size Power Supply you need.

http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 7:12 am

I don't consider a 300 adequate for a power user's system anymore (and you've certainly got a power user's system there).

I would recommend at least a 430 watt PSU. I HIGHLY recommend Antec TruPower series for voltage stability. Don't sell yourself short on the PSU - a cheap PSU could haunt you with annoying motherboard glitches.

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 10:36 am

OK thanks for the info. I'll get a 430 Antec TruPower. I was going to order it on Antec's site, but they want $99 for it. Can anyone recommend a good dealer with possibly a cheaper price? If not, then I'll order it from Antec.

I guess my weekend project will be delayed until I get a better power supply.

nexus_7 · Post by **nexus_7** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 10:46 am

neweeg or svc

Greg

Executioner · Post by **Executioner** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 11:53 am

Thanks again. I got it at Newegg for $69 with free shipping, but I still had to pay state tax.

Post by **FlyingPenguin** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 1:57 pm

Newegg is where I always get them. ALSO remember that Newegg honors the manufacturer warranty themselves, so if you ever have a problem with it send it back to newegg. Less hassle - you fill out a form on their website, takes 1 minute, and you have your RMA.

MegaVectra · Post by **MegaVectra** » Fri Sep 24, 2004 11:00 pm

Cheap power supplies are just that, cheap. I was in the middle of loading xp on a newly built system, when all of a sudden I heard a loud pop, orange sparks and smoke came out of the PS. It killed the mobo.

The_Frapster · Post by **The_Frapster** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 12:59 am

Directron.com has some inexpensive ps's called ttgi. Nice units for hella cheap. Had mine now for three years no probs

Viperoni · Post by **Viperoni** » Sat Sep 25, 2004 10:45 pm

An Antec 380, Sparkle 350, or other good 350w PS will be fine. You can go with a 400w to get that warm and fuzzy feeling. The p4 2.4 doesn't draw a lot of power, and neither doest he 9600.