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how do i know if my PSU is enought or not?

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dxl   03-07-2004 at 01:45:46 PM

how do i know if my PSU is enought or not?
i'm afraid my zelman 400W isnt enought for my setup
i'm gettign anothe tc-powercoer next week, i hope the power is enough for it

ASUS A7N8X
xp3200+ (211x10.5) 1.65v
two KINGSTON HYPERX PC3500 512MB 184PIN(211mhz, at 2 3 3 7) 2.6v
segate 120g 8mb 7200rpm ATA100
segate 200g 8mb 7200rpm ATA100 or 80G 2mb ATA100
UAD-1
creamware pulsar 2
audigy2zs
radeon 9800pro 128mb
ZALMAN ZM80C-HP FANLESS VGA HEATPIPE with optional fan
LG 16X BLACK DVD-ROM
LG GCE-8520B BLACK CDRW 52X24X52
1.44MB BLACK 3.5IN FLOPPY DRIVE
zalman 400w power
ZALMAN CNPS7000A-ALCU (@ 1850RPM)
two VANTEC STEALTH CASE FAN 80MM (at 1450RPM)
ANTEC LANBOY case
SUNBEAM 12INCH BLUE COLD CATHODE LIGHT
Cubase SX2

anyone know?

ASUS A7N8X, xp3200+ (217x10.5, 2.65v), 2xKINGSTON HYPERX PC3500 512MB(217mhz, at 2 3 3 7, 2.6v) segate 120g 8mb ATA100 segate 80g 2mb ATA100, Creamware pulsar2, ATI9800pro 128mb, audigy2zs

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ric449   03-07-2004 at 04:45:10 PM
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400W is usually enough for most people, as long as you use a quality power supply 400W should be enough.

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Boilermaker   03-07-2004 at 05:06:48 PM
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<A HREF="http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/" target="_new">power supply calculator</A>, a tool to get the general idea.

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upec   03-07-2004 at 09:22:32 PM
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You PSU is good enough for your system.

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Crashman   03-08-2004 at 12:37:39 AM
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You have a great power supply, it's enough for the parts you have, and then some.

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dxl   03-08-2004 at 05:07:40 AM
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i hope so.....................
thankz anyway ppl!

ASUS A7N8X, xp3200+ (217x10.5, 2.65v), 2xKINGSTON HYPERX PC3500 512MB(217mhz, at 2 3 3 7, 2.6v) segate 120g 8mb ATA100 segate 80g 2mb ATA100, Creamware pulsar2, ATI9800pro 128mb, audigy2zs

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addiarmadar   03-10-2004 at 08:04:07 PM
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Also if you hear your fan noise going up and down, assuming you dont have auto regulators, then you need a better and/or bigger PSU.

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Asus A7N8X Dlx 440 FSB
1gb Geil GD pc3500 Dual Channel (2-3-3-6)
Segata 80gb SATA 8.5ms seek
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AxionTech   03-11-2004 at 06:12:06 AM
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Not all PS are created equal. Zalman makes a good product and gets good reviews. So yours should be adequate. It's the one component I see skimped on the most. Why? It's rhetorical question.. it's the one thing that makes everything work, but go figure when people are looking to save a few bucks. I've seen multi disk scsi vaults with 10+ hard drives running way less than 400W, but I guarantee the PS in those units (yes sometimes redundant) are high quality. Go for quality around 400W and it'll run the majority of systems out there. I've run plenty of 3 to 4 hard drive systems and fast XP systems with Antec 350s. I'm not saying it's not pushing it, but it goes to show what the quality of PS can do.

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TastySHeriff   03-11-2004 at 10:27:49 AM
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Its been my experience that the fans are the first to show low power, but its hard to tell cause theyll seem quieter. Basically youll know if uve run outta power if your harddrives lose power at startup (when they usually spinup simultaneously). Thats when ur PC uses most power, aside from doing something like video conversion on a raid setup with 4 drives or something else insane. Anyway, u should b e fine for awhile as long as they dont all run simultaneously

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