Do I need an upgrade?

[Mavicator]

System specs:

AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Asus A8V Deluxe Mobo
1024mb Corsair XMS PC3200 RAM (2 x 512mb)
2 x WD 80gb 7200rpm HDs
BFG GeForce 6800 OC 128mb
Promise TX2000 IDE PCI Raid COntroller
Win-TV PCI Card
Kenwood 72x CD-Rom
Sony DVD-Burner
Floppy
10-in-1 Internal Card Reader

I'm running a 2-year-old Enermax 465 Dual-fan PSU. Is it enough or should I upgrade? I just built this system as an upgrade of the old and the next day my mouse slowly died, and I'm getting the occasional popup of "Windows has recovered from a serious error". Did I starve the system of power?

If upgrade is needed, what's the best reasonably-priced model of Enermax PSUs right now? Thanks!

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[RichPLS]

no, your psu should be good, check the voltages.

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[cheepgeek]

that is a hefty system power-wise, but a 465 Enermax should do the trick. the errors could be anything from heat to dying RAM to a bad spot on the HDD to a virus. under-powered is just another option

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2x256MB PC3200 2-2-2-5 - WD 74GB Raptor
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[etp777]

That Enermax should be more than enough for your system.

 

[Mavicator]

Thanks guys. I did fail to mention 3 case fans (Lian-Li) but it sounds like that doesn't make a difference. I remember having the "serious error" popups before on a previous system and there turned out to be a patch for it. Just can't remember what system it was on and where the patch came from.

I started getting nervous when those popups started showing and then the mouse died a painful death over the course of a couple hours. (Really annoying when you're trying to enjoy the long-awaited HL2 and the mouse keeps turning on and off!)

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