enough power for my components???

[dortmund371]

i have a rosewill 500watt psu with one 12+ 16a and one 12+18a
can it power these:
3800+ athlon 64
a 250 gb 7200rpm Seagate barracuda
a 7600gt pcie x16
a micro atx motherboard
a combo drive
a gig of ram
with all of the required fans and case fan

thanx

 

[dcs90]

I was also planning on ordering this psu for my system.
Could someone tell me if it is enough to power my new system?

e6600 (plan on overclocking)
Gigabyte DS3
1 SATA 250gb HDD
1 ATA 200gb HDD
Geforce 7600GS
2 gigs of PC2 6400 OCZ RAM
2 DVDRW drives

Thank you.

 

[doolittle]

If it is the RP500-2 model then that should work w/o a hitch.

 

[doolittle]

If you get a rosewill 500w unit make sure it's the RP500-2 model. Check out jonnyguru's review it actually lives up to the specs on the label. The RS/RE/RD model #'s are junk.

 

[dortmund371]

i guess i have the junk model with the adjustable fan. how do i measure if my psu is dying without purchasing anything

 

[xela]

I would feel stupid starting a new thread asking if my current PSU will be enought for the new setup so i will ask that here

I am planning to buy:

Patriot Dual Channel 2048MB PC6400 DDR2 800MHz Memory
EVGA GeForce 8800 GTS Superclocked / 320MB GDDR3
2 X Seagate / Barracuda 7200.10 / 500GB /
MSI P965 Platinum Intel Socket 775 ATX Motherboard
CP2-DUO-E6600 :: Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 2.40GHz

+ 5 Fans and 2 Dvd-RW's in my case and maybe one more harddrive.

I have a 480W Tagan U1 with a singe +12V * 28A rail (I did read the PSU threads but got lost somewhere in the middle of PSU 2)
Review @ http://www.doomedpc.com/?q=node/17

I would also like to get a new creative soundcard but it was outside of my budget.. now that intel has droped cpu prices I can get it or get a new PSU instead. If you think that my PSU won't cut it please advice on what to get intead (max price of +/- 200 $ @ Newegg.com) and if you have any suggestions on the rest of the hardware I would gladly listen.

I will buy all the parts on my trip to US since they are asking 520 Euro for a single 8800 320 MB / 450 euro for 6600 Core Duo etc. where I come from.

THX

 

[doolittle]

Well if it is a RE501/502 it has very similiar specs (and similiar label) to my old aspire/apevia 500w unit with a single +12v@+34A rail rated as peak. Mine lasted in my fileserver for about 18 months and it just shut down one day and didn't come back. I would guess anything under 60% / 20A would be a safe bet. Your 3800/7600gt/1hdd/1dvd system will be very light +12v@~13A or less so that unit should work well, I would not worry much.

I was running my crappy 500w unit as a 24x7 fileserver so that's why it didn't last very long. I had a PCP&C 510ATX server pull I am using now so I have much more confidence in it's reliablilty 8)

 

[dortmund371]

i also have a cpu fan not stock zalman vga cooler and an antec case fan. thanks for the reassuring words. i just hope the psu wasn't causing my vga problems i think it was my crap asrock mobo. i just got a new one a micro atx hope it solves my problems

and to the guy who wants to post on MY thread go away nobody likes you

xela is a noob one post what a baby nobody likes selfish noobs on e post hahhahhaha i dont have a lot but i actually try to help others

 

[doolittle]

By all means, post your own thread next time it is not a big deal. Forums are for discussion, right

anyhow I guesstimated your setup +12v@20A so the tagan should do well. The mpilchology is quite the epic, it is written with the laymen in mind however I understand your confusion completely.

We were all noobs once

 

[SuperFly03]

Using the PSU calculator pro (great idea for anyone) it comes out to 26.1v on the 12v rail at 100% load with the following hardware:

Single Processor: E6600
Mobo: Highend Desktop
RAM: 2 Sticks DDR2
HDD: 3 SATA Hard drives
Optical: 2 DVD-RW Drives
video Card: 8800GTS 320
USB Devices: 3 (Keyboard, mouse, and something else assumed)
Fans: 5 120mm
Sound card: Audigy (just in case you upgrade )


Load: Assumed 100% load across the board

Rail Results: 3.3v = 7.2a, 5v = 14.3a, 12v = 26.1v

Disclaimer: This calculation assumes 100% load on all components at the same time which doesn't necessarily reflect reality, but is a good guide to PSU choice.

At 80% System load the results are as follows

3.3v = 5.7a, 5v = 11.5a, 12v = 20a (right on with doolittles estimate)

Your current PSU should be adequate, but be mindful of close you are getting to the limits of it, the 28a is peak, not sustained load.

 

[byrddogg77]

PSU Calculator

 

[xela]

Thx for the help

And dortmund371, You act like I pissed on your lawn or something, many moderators ban from forums for posting double posts and ours would have the same names

How is calling me names right if I ask "if my current PSU will be enought for the new setup" in the topic called "enough power for my components???" ? I will start my own thread next time anyway

 

[SuperFly03]

Thx for the help

And dortmund371, You act like I pissed on your lawn or something, many moderators ban from forums for posting double posts and ours would have the same names

How is calling me names right if I ask "if my current PSU will be enought for the new setup" in the topic called "enough power for my components???" ? I will start my own thread next time anyway

You are welcome.

Dortmund371 is just being an ass. There was no problem with you continuing the thread the way you did. Problems come when you hijack a thread with something that is irrelevant and keeps the OP from getting an answer. Just ignore him.