I had another question. I'm considering getting an SSD drive for dual-booting.
Now I know that my PSU can manage that, but my question is with 320 W, if I upgraded from 8 GB RAM to the full 16 GB drive, can my PSU manage that as well as the SSD drive?
Here is what I have:
Computer: HP Compaq 6000 Pro Microtower
OS: Windows 7 Professional
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo e8400 at 3.0 GHZ
Memory (now): 8 GB DDR3 1333
Optical Drive: DVD Writer/Burner/player (SATA)
Hard Drive: Western Digital 2 TB
External Hard Drive via USB: Seagate 3 TB
Motherboard: Hewlett-Packard 3048h (XU1 PROCESSOR)
Integrated Video Graphics and Sound: Intel Q45/Q43 Express Chipset (HP)
PSU: 320 W BTX
Will the RAM 4 sticks at 4 GB each be too much for the PSU? Can I manage upgrading both a hard drive and memory so I don't have to do it for a while? I was looking at going for Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, but I think that the dual installation will end up being Linux Mint 19.2 XFCE. My computer seems to love it even on a VM. So does anyone have an idea if it's OK to have both the SSD and the memory and that my PSU "budget" can afford?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you for your time and patience.
Sincerely yours,
Katherine "Maghdalena" Logan
Now I know that my PSU can manage that, but my question is with 320 W, if I upgraded from 8 GB RAM to the full 16 GB drive, can my PSU manage that as well as the SSD drive?
Here is what I have:
Computer: HP Compaq 6000 Pro Microtower
OS: Windows 7 Professional
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo e8400 at 3.0 GHZ
Memory (now): 8 GB DDR3 1333
Optical Drive: DVD Writer/Burner/player (SATA)
Hard Drive: Western Digital 2 TB
External Hard Drive via USB: Seagate 3 TB
Motherboard: Hewlett-Packard 3048h (XU1 PROCESSOR)
Integrated Video Graphics and Sound: Intel Q45/Q43 Express Chipset (HP)
PSU: 320 W BTX
Will the RAM 4 sticks at 4 GB each be too much for the PSU? Can I manage upgrading both a hard drive and memory so I don't have to do it for a while? I was looking at going for Windows 8.1 or Windows 10, but I think that the dual installation will end up being Linux Mint 19.2 XFCE. My computer seems to love it even on a VM. So does anyone have an idea if it's OK to have both the SSD and the memory and that my PSU "budget" can afford?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thank you for your time and patience.
Sincerely yours,
Katherine "Maghdalena" Logan