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kahchye   02-14-2003 at 07:53:58 PM

i've got a athlon 1800+, radeon 9500 pro, maxtor 7200 60gb hard disk, plannin to get a reasonable sound card, hav some other cards like modem, LAN. So how much watt is enough when shoppin for a new casing?

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jankphil   02-14-2003 at 11:31:55 PM
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i would think 350w would be more than enough. i would suggest at least 300w though.

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UsHeR_564   02-14-2003 at 11:48:31 PM
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You'd be surprised at some of the PS that I see in some of the "cookie cutter" computers. Worked on a HP 4440 the other day (AMD 350MHz) with all the normal stuff and it had a whopping 100 Watt power supply in it! Also worked on an Emachines about 6 months ago with a 145 Watt PS, go figure! Anywho, a 300 runs both my NoCase computers fine. When NoCase Too was in the Aluminum case, it had dual hard drives and a CD burner.
Bottom line is that if money is no object, bigger is always better................:-)

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upec   02-15-2003 at 06:08:10 AM
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I would also recommend a 350 Watt PSU.

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14Dx   02-15-2003 at 06:58:32 AM
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lol, thats almost exactly the same system i have.

If its not broken, you're not trying hard enough.

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svol   02-15-2003 at 12:59:48 PM
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300W as minimum, preferably 350W.

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

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