280w psu attachments.

Im_legend

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i want to ask that how much a 280w psu can handle like hdds dvd roms rams graphic card etc currently i have two hdds one laptops 250GB and other pc's 80GB one gt 610 two ddr2 sticks and pentium dual core 2.7ghz. is that fine?
 
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Right now you're using in the ballpark of 170-220W. There isn't a lot of room for expansion on a 280W power supply. And if you were to spend money to get modern, energy efficient components you may as well upgrade the PSU too.

anxiousinfusion

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Right now you're using in the ballpark of 170-220W. There isn't a lot of room for expansion on a 280W power supply. And if you were to spend money to get modern, energy efficient components you may as well upgrade the PSU too.
 
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