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Technical Help & Discussion => Self Building, Upgrading & General Hardware Help => Topic started by: Big_Boss on March 16, 2003, 20:31

Title: Power Supply
Post by: Big_Boss on March 16, 2003, 20:31

Hi

Ive just ordered a AMD 2600+ and new mobo. Ive already got a Geforce 3 Ti200. I only have a 300W power supply the now. Will this be enough or should i get a more powerful one?  :-\

Thanks

Big_Boss  :)

Title: Re:Power Supply
Post by: Adept on March 16, 2003, 20:40

I think it should be enough Big_Boss, as long as you don't have lots of internal drives or USB-powered peripherals.

Bat69 is the expert. I'm sure he'll be able to confirm it for you.

Title: Re:Power Supply
Post by: Big_Boss on March 16, 2003, 20:47

Hmm now lets see.

1x Hard-drive
1x Cd-ROM drive
1x DVD Drive
1x sound card
1x gfx card
1x usb adsl modem

Thats it  :)

Title: Re:Power Supply
Post by: Adept on March 16, 2003, 20:53

Give or take a few bits, that's what I have running off a 300W PSU.

I have an AMD Athlon 1.3 and a Geforce 4 MX440. I'm not sure it their power requirements are different from the 2600+ and the GeForce 3.

Title: Re:Power Supply
Post by: bat69 on March 16, 2003, 21:01

Hi Big_Boss

A 300W PSU should be ok ... best thing is to try it and monitor the voltages. If they are within tollerance, then all is well ... if the machine is a little tempromental, and the voltages are low, then you will need a bigger PSU

It all depends on what current the individual items draw, two 60gig hard drives from different manufacturers could draw entirely different currents.

I would normally go for 350W as a minimum for a current setup with all those peripherals, but as you have a PSU, give that a try  :)

Hope this helps

Title: Re:Power Supply
Post by: Big_Boss on March 16, 2003, 22:34

Thanks for the advice guys, ill see how it goes. :good:

If it turns out that the PSU aint powerful enough nothing is permantently going to go wrong. The PC will probably just crash?

Ive been looking at a 550W Qtec one anyway and it seems cheap so ill probably go for that if needed.

Big_Boss

Title: Re:Power Supply
Post by: Adept on March 16, 2003, 22:47

Quote from: Big_Boss on March 16, 2003, 22:34

If it turns out that the PSU aint powerful enough nothing is permantently going to go wrong. The PC will probably just crash?

Yes that's how I understand it. The machine will either not power on, not power on with certain peripherals connected or just crash randomly ::)

Normally, you'll be able to monitor the voltages from within the BIOS.

Title: Re:Power Supply
Post by: bat69 on March 16, 2003, 22:57

Your machine will probably just be unstable.

I'm currently using the Qtech 550W PSU ... is nice, no power switch, but that's how the price is cheap, no added extras. It keeps within voltage ok, although its prob only as good as a quality 450W PSU, but without the quality components.

Can't see why the QTech won't give you good service for the money tho  :)

Title: Re:Power Supply
Post by: Marshall 73 on March 17, 2003, 01:15

I run a 350 for 2 pcs, u will ask me how i run 2 pcs off 350, u i run the power for all pefs sepretlly, so really all the 350 is running is 2 mb's, and the vents