How much Power?

[camieabz]

Abit BX133 RAID
PIII 1GHz
ATI Radeon 64Mb DDR
3 x Quantum Fireball AS 30Gb (RAID 0+1)
Yamaha CRW2100E
Creative Player 5.1
CD-ROM
Additional case fans etc.

Miniumum recommended wattage PSU please!

Cheers!

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[Arrow]

IMO 300w as a bare minimum, more is better.

Rob
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[novice]

Is it worth buying a 350w PS Enermax Dual Whisper Fans over a 300w Enermax Single fan comes from the case? I heard the Enermax 350w Whisper PS is really good. But it will cost me $63 more. The case is about $75 including the 300w Single Fan PS. <A HREF="http://www.phamcomputer.com/enermax/a1qx06/a1qx06-01.html" target="_new">http://www.phamcomputer.com/enermax/a1qx06/a1qx06-01.html</A> :frown:

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by novice on 05/17/01 11:38 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[TheFlamingCow]

I have exactly that same question, actually...

Thanks for asking it for me.

I hope someone can give some advice.

Moo.

 

[camieabz]

So what do you think of this PSU?

I am from UK, so the voltage factor for the 300W won't be a problem.

<A HREF="http://www.quietpc.com/psu.html" target="_new">http://www.quietpc.com/psu.html</A>

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[Arrow]

If you plan on future upgrading and adding components to your system, or maybe plugging in a couple of USB devices and such, the 350w is probably the way to go - if you want convenience. But the $63 difference - I don't think I would go for it if 300w would suffice.
I suppose the 350w will be quieter? (not 100% sure though)

Rob
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[Arrow]

I myself haven't seen that PSU. Hopefully someone else has had experience with it and can give you some advice

Rob
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