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AKM880   04-18-2009 at 05:13:51 AM

Hello, these are my system specs below.

Pentium 4 S478 2.4GHZ CPU - Replacement for the 2.66GHZ P4 that broke.

1.0GB DDR RAM

HD 3650 AGP - Ater 3HRS or installing I finally got it lol.

2 DVD Burner/Reader

1 CD ROM

2 System Fans 80mm

Diamond XS71 7.1 Sound Card PCI - Amazing sound!

Firewire + USB hub, PCI.

250GB HDD

All this powered by a FSP (older one) PSU, 400W with two 12V rails. 18A on each. Is this enough for my system? Thanks. Also I might be getting a BD drive.

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JohnnyLucky   04-18-2009 at 05:26:55 AM
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A single HD 3650 video card only uses about 52 watts and about 4.5 amps at full load. All of the other components will not draw that much either. You should be just fine with the FSP 400 watt power supply.

Interesting.....FSP is a manufacturer that makes power supplies for other companies. They are sold under various brand names.

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AKM880   04-18-2009 at 05:28:19 AM
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Really? I was told by another member that a FSP was a OEM company and that they make their own?

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theAnimal   04-18-2009 at 05:34:57 AM
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AKM880 wrote :

Really? I was told by another member that a FSP was a OEM company and that they make their own?



Yes, they make their own as well. They also sell under the name Sparkle.

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JohnnyLucky   04-18-2009 at 05:41:32 AM
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Yes, they make their own, for example the FSP Everest 700 watt and 900 watt models. I'm just not used to seeing their own brand name psu's mentioned here.

They also make them for other companies, for example FSP made a variety of power supplies for Antec. Antec also uses other manufacturers to make psu's for them, especially for their high end. It's a common practice.

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theAnimal   04-18-2009 at 05:53:12 AM
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JohnnyLucky wrote :

They also make them for other companies, for example FSP made a variety of power supplies for Antec.



They still make Antec Basiq.

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AKM880   04-18-2009 at 07:11:33 AM
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Yes I see, because on my PSU it says FSP Sparkle Power.

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