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rottenmilk2go   02-11-2003 at 01:51:45 AM

Is 300 watts enough?

Ive got an

XP 2100+
MSI Nforce2
G4 Ti4200
1 40 gig HD
FDD
CD 52x and a DVD burner
2 x 256 PC 2700
1 case fan

I have a 300 watt power supply, all 4 of my 4 plug molex's are used and only 1 4 pin for a FDD is not. I havent started it up, I want to be sure this is enough power.

So will 300 watts be enough for this setup? Im not interested in OC'ing or anything. Just want to know if it will run.

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4ryan6   02-11-2003 at 03:06:38 AM
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You,re at the minimum required wattage for the 2100+ and the GF4. A way to tell is by ear, have it powered up and listen to the sound of the CPUs cooling fan, put a CD disk in the CDROM drive, that you know autoruns wait for the CDROM to spin up and listen for a lag in the sound of the CPUs cooling fan, if you don't hear a lag in the fan speed don't worry about it, if you do increase by about 50W.

Details, Details, Its all in the Details, If you need help, Don't leave out the Details.

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upec   02-11-2003 at 04:01:26 AM
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It should be enough.

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lhgpoobaa   02-11-2003 at 06:15:25 AM
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300W from a quality brand name PSU maybe... 300W from an el-cheapo generic PSU NO.

get a decent one please.
Antec, enermax or toptower by prefrence.

<b>Anyone claiming they can see the difference
between 450 and 500 FPS in Quake3 deserves to
be severely beaten with a rock. :smile: </b>

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rottenmilk2go   02-11-2003 at 05:57:16 PM
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Hi Im not sure about that. I bought the case from MilwaukeePC (local HW store) and dont know brand. I could look into it. I think its an enermax, brand stripped.

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svol   02-11-2003 at 06:35:42 PM
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If it is a decent quality PSU then 300W will be enough.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dimms when I turn it on :eek:

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ThorH   02-12-2003 at 10:49:28 PM
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Go buy yourself a bigger one, but dont go cheap. When you decide to upgrade in the future you wont have to be pinched for power. A good rule of tumb is find out how much power you need, the multiply by 1.5, thats how much you need. Its better to have too much than to be underpowered and drag your computer.

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rottenmilk2go   02-13-2003 at 02:08:22 AM
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Hi thor. I will take your advice and get a 350.

Could you elaborate on the 1.5x thing tho? Multiply what?

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upec   02-13-2003 at 02:19:49 AM
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If you are getting a new PSU I would recommend Enermax PSU.

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svol   02-14-2003 at 05:04:24 PM
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I think he means that you need to calculate the max power consumption in watts and then multiply that with 1.5x to get the amount of PSU power needed.

Not that I agree with this, as it isn't needed for all PCs. But extra power can always come in hand when you plan to OC or add more hardware.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dimms when I turn it on :eek:

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