How powerful should my PSU be

[MaxwellFarrell]

Hi
I don't know a think about PSUs and wondered how powerful should it be for an atom 330 board and 4 HDDs.
Also how do you work out this sort of thing?
Thanks a lot

 

[shovenose]

http://antec.outervision.com/http://antec.outervision.com/

 

[shovenose]

oops sorry i accidentely did it twice
here's it again

http://antec.outervision.com/

 

[tecmo34]

Pick up a Corsair or Antec 400w PSU and you'll be just fine. Your system will not require more than 400w based on an Atom & 4 HDD's. If you are throwing in a GPU, your requirement may move up to around a 550w PSU.

 

[MaxwellFarrell]

oops sorry i accidentely did it twice
here's it again

http://antec.outervision.com/

Thanks that was really helpful, apparently i only need about 100W!

 

[JohnnyLucky]

The official Intel recommendation for an Atom based pc system is 75 watt or greater power supply.

tecmo34 - The Intel Atom 330 has an 8 watt TDP rating. It was designed for mini ITX form factor motherboards, mobile and small handheld devices. Considering the extremely low power requirements and the tiny form factor a 400 watt power supply is overkill.

If I'm not mistaken the high end version of the Intel Atom maxes out at 22 watts. Most versions use 5 watts or less.