230V - enough?
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I currently have a 230V power supply. I want to upgrade my computer to something around an Athlon XP 1800+.
I'd be running 2 ( I can also just put one ) hard drives, a DVD AND CD-Rom drive, a simple sound card, and a Geforce 2MX 440 64MB.
So my setup isnt anything fancy, would the power supply be enough? I dont want to spend money on a new one...
I'd be running 2 ( I can also just put one ) hard drives, a DVD AND CD-Rom drive, a simple sound card, and a Geforce 2MX 440 64MB.
So my setup isnt anything fancy, would the power supply be enough? I dont want to spend money on a new one...
More about : 230v
Hell no.
Not only is that only a 230W PSU, i bet it is also an old and cheap 230W unit.
I bet big money that it will fail spectacularly or not work at all with the new system.
At the bare minimum i reccomend a quality brand name 300W psu... Antec, Enermax or Toptower are my suggestions. A 350W PSU or greater is advised for future upgradability.
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Not only is that only a 230W PSU, i bet it is also an old and cheap 230W unit.
I bet big money that it will fail spectacularly or not work at all with the new system.
At the bare minimum i reccomend a quality brand name 300W psu... Antec, Enermax or Toptower are my suggestions. A 350W PSU or greater is advised for future upgradability.
<b>Cogposto tomsa, ergo sum - <i>Descartes</i>
</b>Translation:<b> I post at Toms Hardware, Therefor I am. :smile: </b>
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