September 21, 200520 yr oh my word!im gonna be upgarading to a 200gb sata drive, at the mo i got 2 IDE drives, i want to be able to still use them with my new sata with windows on it...first take a look at my system...AMD Athlon 3200+ | 200FSB | 1GB RAM PC3200 5-2-2-2 | GeForce 6600GT 128MB | Creative Audigy | x2 DVD ROMS (one writer) | ASUS K78NX Deluxe Motherboard | one Maxtor 60GB | one Samsung 80GBright...i looked at my PSU....max output...250 Watt.......any thoughts?
September 21, 200520 yr Time for an upgrade, no?I'm surprised the system is running on 250W in the first place. I would put that system at 400W at least (with 2 HD and 2 optical drives).
September 21, 200520 yr new psu aint expensive nowadays, u can get 400-550 watt psu's for about £30 dependin on where u shop
September 21, 200520 yr Author yeh, i mean its just a PSu iv'e moved from case to case, lol, its an Aopen one, had it years! im really surprised it runs the way it does! lolcheap stores for PSU's? psu recomendation?
September 21, 200520 yr Author i double checked, it is a 250 watt! lol, running that hardware, plus 6 fans and a neon light...i can't believe it myself!Ive seen a Tagan 370W for £44....
September 22, 200520 yr i double checked, it is a 250 watt! lol, running that hardware, plus 6 fans and a neon light...i can't believe it myself!<{POST_SNAPBACK}>What make is that 250 watt?
September 22, 200520 yr dont skimp on the psu.. it could explode and then youll be needen a whole new compas for good brands:oczantecenermaxtangenpc power & coolingandtecs that come in antec cases
September 22, 200520 yr you'd honestly be surpised how much/little power your computer uses. My system (components below) uses about 175watts. You want to use only about 50% of your power supply's rating so it can handle power spikes (drive spinning up, etc..), so a 400 would be fine.
September 22, 200520 yr I just blew a 450 but it was the standard cheapo that came with a tower.Getting a 600 on the first.
September 22, 200520 yr Author the PSU is a Aopen one i had with a case a few years ago, just stuck with it when i changed cases!looking at a tagan one...
September 22, 200520 yr dont skimp on the psu.. it could explode and then youll be needen a whole new compas for good brands:oczantecenermaxtangenpc power & coolingandtecs that come in antec cases<{POST_SNAPBACK}>I'd like to add Seasonic and Fortron/Sparkle to that list.
September 26, 200520 yr You could cause damage to your computer by useing an inadequet power supply. Probably between 400 and 500 watts should be fine for you. Alot of namebrand OEM computers come with small wattage power supplys.
October 1, 200520 yr I'd go with 400 at minumum. More power can't hurt.My old computer had 100 watts. Yeah, it wasn't very stable.
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