need a new psu?

[milkman37]

hello guys
my case is as follows
silver xdreamer case/w 350 powersupply(came with case)
my pc has the following components in it
a7n8x deluxe
barton 2500(i changed the multiplier to 12.5)
speeze falcon rock hs/f (cheapo one)
ati 9500 pro
liteon 52 cdrw
pioneer 16 dvd
4 x 80mm fans (coolermaster led ones)
2x80gig special edition hdds(7200 rpm)
with 2x pc3000 kinston hyper x ddr(256 modules)
my cpu temp is 38 celsius and jumps to around 43-45 under full load

my computer has been running fine but a good friend of mine stated that my psu is garbage and would cause me big problems soon
the only problem i have is windows lag while browsing through my computer
it will pause for 2 seconds before resuming whatever it was i was doing(ex..opening folders)
games run real smooth and everything else is perfect though

will a new bigger psu increase my system performance??
newegg has a special on an allied 400w for 33.99
it looks quite tempting but do i really need a new psu?
any advice at all appreciated



<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by milkman37 on 07/08/03 08:53 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[kinetic_tw]

A good power supply from a name brand such as Antec, Fortron, Enermax, etc is always reccommended. With that said, if it was my PC, I'd leave it alone unless it was causing me problems.

 

[svol]

Check if your voltage are within 5% of default and that they don't go up and down a lot. If they don't do that your PSU is fine.

I love my Delta 60HP 7000 RPM fan that puts out more dB then CFM

 

[milkman37]

ok this is what i get from asus probe under voltage monitor

12.672 +12v
4.838 +5v
3.36 +3.3v
1.712 v core


if u guys need additional information i can give it to ya

 

[svol]

Looks good... only the 12V is a tad high, but if weverything is stable then your PSU is doing good.

I love my Delta 60HP 7000 RPM fan that puts out more dB then CFM

 

[milkman37]

ok thanks for all the help svol
i also have one more question


i built a new pc about a month ago
using the following

aopen ak77-8xn
xp1700
cheap crucial pc 2700
speeze hs/f

i have never got this machine to turn on at all
i made a post about this a while back
i have just recieved the rma of the mobo from newegg today

same results
the machine will simply not turn on
im using a raidmax case
however i think the problem lies in my psu
i pulled it off a old pc

its an antec pp-303x
is this psu not good enough for a athlon xp?
additional drives are a 80 gig wdd and liteon 52x burner

any help at all appreciated because this has been blowing my mind for the past month

 

[Flinx]

Take the drive from your presently good system and try it on the other one.

That should tell you.

The loving are the daring!

 

[milkman37]

yes i was thinking about doing that BUT
i loomed all the wires/tubed everything
and that took me quite a while to get it the way it looks today

 

[svol]

Well if you use a GeForce4 Ti or similair or newer videocard the PSU is probably insufficient.

I guess you also coontrolled for shorts and if every wire was connected OK.

I love my Delta 60HP 7000 RPM fan that puts out more dB then CFM