I'm considering a 550 watt ps. I'll have an athlon 2100, two hard drives, a high end video card, maybe five fans (including cpu and case fans), sound card and 512 megs. Is it possible to have too much power? I'm guessing the more watts the better. Is this a "newbie" assumption?
Yep. But on the other hand, not necessarily "the more volts the better". I've tried running a 12v fan at 17 volts. I was wearing eye protection at the time, too.
I use a 500watt psu. It's no enermax (silent), but it's a stable supply. The fans are quiet, and I picked it up for $74 including s/h.
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