how many watts?

[andrewbadlose]

I was woondering what kind oif wattage i would need for this sys to run perfectly stable as i have a good 400watt that limits me to one hd...
System...
AXP 2400-->2800+
Chaintech nforce 2
512 ddr 400
geforce 4 4200 128mb
1 X DVD
1 X burner
2 X 5400 rpm hard drives raided
1 X 7200 Hard drive
6 X case fans
1 X 1394 hard drive powered by the buss

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[Civilized]

you could get by with as little as an 350W enermax 365AX-VE (FMA) which would give you plenty of power on all of your voltage rails and would easily outperform higher wattage generic crap. But if you want a 433watter the 465AX-VE (FMA) is my suggestion

 

[upec]

I agree. I also have good experience with Enermax PSU.

 

[lhgpoobaa]

An Enermax, Antec or Toptower PSu of 300W bare minimum. 350W or greter prefered.

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[4Ryan6]

With everything you've got listed I'd set my minimum at 400W.



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[dhlucke]

You might want to consider a better case if you need 6 fans to keep that cool.

If you want to see some estimates of what components pull, go check out pcpowerandcooling.com under their powersupply section. Shoot for using 70% of the juice provided for maximum stability.

My advice....350W or better. If you have a 400W, use it.

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[andrewbadlose]

A freind Gave me his old enermax 350watt it had slightly better specs thna my generic 400... the onloy one that runs alittle low now is the 5v... line
voltages
vcore1.65--->1.62
+3.3-->3.4
+5--->4.9
12v-->12.5

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[svol]

That +5V line voltage is within spec... it is normal if they are within 5% range.

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