Enough Power to supply the monitor ?

[Guest]

I just bought a new computer with a 300W power supply on a full tower case. The 19" monitor has its own individual power plug which I can use. But there's also the option of drawing the power from the computer's 300W power supply. Will my computer power supply be able to supply enough power to this 19" monitor if it has the following parts in it ?

Athlon TB 1.2 Ghz
Asus A7V
256 MB RAM
45GB HDD
16x DVD ROM
8x4x4 CDRW
1.44MB FDD
32MB GeForce 2 MX card
Creative SB Live! Value
Two (2) network cards.
Keyboard & Mouse both using PS/2 ports
Canon Scanner (the very thin and light one)

Thanks

 

[HamsterSlayer]

I think it should be possible to run your monitor of the PC's power supply. I'm doing it myself, only with a 17" though.
I don't see why it shouldn't work for you.
A monitor does consume a lot of power, but not more than a 300W PSU can handle.

 

[Kerbear]

I looked it up here and for the 1.2 gig athlon they suggest these power supplys. http://www1.amd.com/athlon/npower
Now they range from 250 w power supplies to 400 watt. I'd just go to this link and take a look at what they recommend. If you feel your system is at the maxing on power witht he current components then I'd use the monitor on it's own power. You decide, and I hope this helps.

Kerbear!!!

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by kerbear on 02/08/01 09:06 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[Guest]

If you are referring to the female connector on the back of your power supply then don't worry about it. It is only a pass through connector that is turned on with the power supply. None of the Wattage from the power supply is used on your monitor. It has its own builtin power supply.