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I am finally retiring my old p4 northwood 2.4 400mhz.
I have a 2 year old Antec case with a 350w Truepower ps.
My new computer will be:

MSI K9N NEO-F AM2 NFORCE 550MCP
AMD SEMPRON 3600+ AM2
OCZ GOLD 2X512 DDR2 800
EVGA 7600GT 256MB PCIE
ONBOARD SOUND
1 WD 80GB 7200 8MB HARDRIVE
1 SONY DL DVDRW

Thats it, there is no other hardware. Would I be ok to try the old powersupply out or do I absolutely have to buy a new one to put this thing together next week. I dont ever plan on sli or anything. Thanks.

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hey, the psucalc is updated w/ am2 - cool

Quote :

System Type: Single Processor
CPU: AMD Sempron 64 3600+ 2000 MHz AM2 Manilla
CPU Utilization (TDP): 100% TDP

RAM: 2 Sticks DDR SDRAM
Video Card: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
Video Type: Single Card

SATA HDD: 1 HDD

DVD-RW/DVD+RW Drive: 1 Drive

Fans
Regular: 2 Fans 80mm;

Motherboard, keyboard and mouse: Yes

PSU Utilization: 100% (peak utilization)

Total: 191 Watts

That truepower PSU should have quite a few more years of service behind it...

Reply to doolittle

I have a 350 watt antec myself and I run

7800 GC
msi nforce 2 fsr
3200 xp
2 gig ram
2 dvd burners
tv tuner card
sata 160 gb
modem

Reply to lordslashstab

Yes it should power it okay. I have a older rig with Pentium D 840 and 7800GT and sound card and the 350Watts PSU runs it all fine. I positive that your PSU should be able to handle those components.

Reply to chuckshissle

D, your 350 PSU will be okay for now. ...and you can likely safely base your new rig on it...but. That's right, "but". I believe in slight overkill, just to feel more comfortable. You can get a higher-rated modular PSU and annihilate the clutter of those unused connections while leaving more room for growth. If you're on a budget though...and, in answer, to your initial ?...your 350w should fit the bill fine for now.

Reply to halcyon

Thanks, everyone for your input. I feel comfortable doing it now.

Reply to MrsD

It will work fine. But why the Sempron; you can get an A64 3200+ (socket AM2) for $140 on newegg. Just look here. On newegg, that Sempron is $149.

Reply to angry_ducky

Well I can get the Sempron 64 3600+ retail for $120 w/ free shipping at monarch. Newegg isnt always the cheapest. :?
I want to go cheap, this system will be upgradeable for some time. I can get a dual core later for cheap.

Reply to MrsD

heres what that trusty 350w will do for u

http://www.overclockers.com.au/article.php?id=455012

now if it cna handle that ur PC is a walk thru the park for it

Reply to pengwin

Thanks. :lol:

Reply to MrsD

np prob at all.

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