Will a no name psu kill my new system

[Kristers Darznieks]

I'm writing this on a pathetic computer that can barely handle this site. I'm planning on buying the following system next week:
G3258
Msi H81M-P33
Crucial 8GB kit (4GBx2) DDR3 Ballistix Sport PC3-12800

I'm planning on keeping my current case if it supports the micro ATX (not sure, current one is ATX, i hope it will fit), if not i will buy a cheap 13 eur one, power supply, hard drive,dvd rom.

I plan on use the integrated graphics untill i get enough money to buy a psu + video card.

My current psu is a cheap no name 350w power supply (http://postimg.org/image/9w6zuoagj/)

So what i'm asking is:

Is the psu good enough for the system?
Will the psu fit in a micro ATX case?
What's the chance of my current case supporting micro atx?

 

[tical2399]

I'm writing this on a pathetic computer that can barely handle this site. I'm planning on buying the following system next week:
G3258
Msi H81M-P33
Crucial 8GB kit (4GBx2) DDR3 Ballistix Sport PC3-12800

I'm planning on keeping my current case if it supports the micro ATX (not sure, current one is ATX, i hope it will fit), if not i will buy a cheap 13 eur one, power supply, hard drive,dvd rom.

I plan on use the integrated graphics untill i get enough money to buy a psu + video card.

My current psu is a cheap no name 350w power supply (http://postimg.org/image/9w6zuoagj/)

So what i'm asking is:

Is the psu good enough for the system?
Will the psu fit in a micro ATX case?
What's the chance of my current case supporting micro atx?

Never go with cheap power supplies. Hold out and get/build the new system til you can buy at least and 80+ bronze one from good vendor.

 

[lodders]

For budget computers, I always fit a Corsair CX 430, which in England costs £35.
I would not recommend anything less than this, as a failed power supply can destroy other parts of your computer as well

 

[lodders]

Also, I suggest you get a Gigabyte motherboard, should be almost the same price, but I have never had one fail on me..... unlike MSI

 

[tical2399]

MSI is a perfectly good brand. Any part you get from any maker has a chance to fail. My first board was an asus, my second was an gigabyte and my last 3 have been msi and none have failed. Its the luck of the draw with any batch.

 

[lifespill]

No name psu have one thing in common,if they fail(most of them will in small amount of time) they will take everything with them,so the 40-50 dollars you save from a cheap psu are becoming 300-400 for an entire system which burned.😛

 

[Kristers Darznieks]

No name psu have one thing in common,if they fail(most of them will in small amount of time) they will take everything with them,so the 40-50 dollars you save from a cheap psu are becoming 300-400 for an entire system which burned.😛

Did you guys even read what i wrote? The system is going to consist of a mobo, cpu and ram untill i get the the videocard, then i will add a new psu with it. The question is, will the psu not be enough to power a mobo, cou and ram without frying everything?

 

[Kristers Darznieks]

I'm writing this on a pathetic computer that can barely handle this site. I'm planning on buying the following system next week:
G3258
Msi H81M-P33
Crucial 8GB kit (4GBx2) DDR3 Ballistix Sport PC3-12800

I'm planning on keeping my current case if it supports the micro ATX (not sure, current one is ATX, i hope it will fit), if not i will buy a cheap 13 eur one, power supply, hard drive,dvd rom.

I plan on use the integrated graphics untill i get enough money to buy a psu + video card.

My current psu is a cheap no name 350w power supply (http://postimg.org/image/9w6zuoagj/)

So what i'm asking is:

Is the psu good enough for the system?
Will the psu fit in a micro ATX case?
What's the chance of my current case supporting micro atx?

Never go with cheap power supplies. Hold out and get/build the new system til you can buy at least and 80+ bronze one from good vendor.

Did you guys even read what i wrote? The system is going to consist of a mobo, cpu and ram untill i get the the videocard, then i will add a new psu with it. The question is, will the psu not be enough to power a mobo, cou and ram without frying everything?

 

[Kristers Darznieks]

For budget computers, I always fit a Corsair CX 430, which in England costs £35.
I would not recommend anything less than this, as a failed power supply can destroy other parts of your computer as well

Did you guys even read what i wrote? The system is going to consist of a mobo, cpu and ram untill i get the the videocard, then i will add a new psu with it. The question is, will the psu not be enough to power a mobo, cou and ram without frying everything?

 

[lodders]

It will probably work.
But it might fail.
If it fails, it might not damage anything else (I have had this twice)
It might fail, and take your motherboard and CPU with it (Other very sad people have had this happen to them)
Do you feel lucky?

 

[tical2399]

I'm writing this on a pathetic computer that can barely handle this site. I'm planning on buying the following system next week:
G3258
Msi H81M-P33
Crucial 8GB kit (4GBx2) DDR3 Ballistix Sport PC3-12800

I'm planning on keeping my current case if it supports the micro ATX (not sure, current one is ATX, i hope it will fit), if not i will buy a cheap 13 eur one, power supply, hard drive,dvd rom.

I plan on use the integrated graphics untill i get enough money to buy a psu + video card.

My current psu is a cheap no name 350w power supply (http://postimg.org/image/9w6zuoagj/)

So what i'm asking is:

Is the psu good enough for the system?
Will the psu fit in a micro ATX case?
What's the chance of my current case supporting micro atx?

Never go with cheap power supplies. Hold out and get/build the new system til you can buy at least and 80+ bronze one from good vendor.

Did you guys even read what i wrote? The system is going to consist of a mobo, cpu and ram untill i get the the videocard, then i will add a new psu with it. The question is, will the psu not be enough to power a mobo, cou and ram without frying everything?

Did you read what we said? Don't use the cheap power supply with ANY of your new parts. PERIOD.

 

[Kristers Darznieks]

Sorry, I should have probably mentioned the parts i'm using right now are:
AMD athlon 64 3200+
nvidia geforce 8600gt (512mb)
2 sticks of 1gb ddr1 ram
2 sticks of 512mb ddr1 ram

I'm pretty sure my old rig draws mower power (used http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator) than the new parts i want to use and my current pc has no problems with the supply, will the upgrade be just as safe or will the new parts be alot more demanding or something?

 

[lodders]

Your power supply should be OK for power.... BUT using old / cheap power supplies is like playing russian roulette with your computer.
If you feel lucky, give it a try.

 

[tical2399]

Sorry, I should have probably mentioned the parts i'm using right now are:
AMD athlon 64 3200+
nvidia geforce 8600gt (512mb)
2 sticks of 1gb ddr1 ram
2 sticks of 512mb ddr1 ram

I'm pretty sure my old rig draws mower power (used http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator) than the new parts i want to use and my current pc has no problems with the supply, will the upgrade be just as safe or will the new parts be alot more demanding or something?

Its not the power that the system draws,s that those cheapo power supplies usually cant even put out what they say on the box. They also tent to power voltage spikes due to poor voltage regulation. Look seems like you already made up your mind to use that power supply with the new set up and just want us to confirm what you've already decided.

I'm telling you this, if you've bought new parts, DO NOT use them with that power supply period. I don't care how crappy your current computer is, keep using it and just suffer through it until you get the money to buy a good power supply THEN put your new system together, NOT before. That's my advice, take it or leave it.

 

[Kristers Darznieks]

Sorry, I should have probably mentioned the parts i'm using right now are:
AMD athlon 64 3200+
nvidia geforce 8600gt (512mb)
2 sticks of 1gb ddr1 ram
2 sticks of 512mb ddr1 ram

I'm pretty sure my old rig draws mower power (used http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator) than the new parts i want to use and my current pc has no problems with the supply, will the upgrade be just as safe or will the new parts be alot more demanding or something?

Its not the power that the system draws,s that those cheapo power supplies usually cant even put out what they say on the box. They also tent to power voltage spikes due to poor voltage regulation. Look seems like you already made up your mind to use that power supply with the new set up and just want us to confirm what you've already decided.

I'm telling you this, if you've bought new parts, DO NOT use them with that power supply period. I don't care how crappy your current computer is, keep using it and just suffer through it until you get the money to buy a good power supply THEN put your new system together, NOT before. That's my advice, take it or leave it.

Getting a power supply means it won't be cheap since i want to overclock the cpu in the future and get a decent gpu. Something among the lines of a saphire 250x vapor OC or 750 ti. Any suggestions on cheap psu's? The one listed above costs 5 eur less than the cpu itself. I was thinking about this http://datori.dataleks.lv/lv/item/psu-barosanas-bloki:114068, but will the wattage suffice my needs in the future?

 

[tical2399]

This site is used to get an estimate of what you system will use as far as power. It says about 330 watts is what it would pull so a 430 watt unit would be fine I think, however my person opinion is 500 watts is better since you said you want to oc. Seasonic is a good brand and that unit is probably fine. I havent seen any reviews to tell you for sure though.


http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

 

[Kristers Darznieks]

This site is used to get an estimate of what you system will use as far as power. It says about 330 watts is what it would pull so a 430 watt unit would be fine I think, however my person opinion is 500 watts is better since you said you want to oc. Seasonic is a good brand and that unit is probably fine. I havent seen any reviews to tell you for sure though.


http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

I'm going to do that. Also, is it true, that since i'm going to go with the intergrated graphics i should go with 2x4 dual channel memory rather than 1x8. I've heard intergrated graphics needs that extra bandwidth. Will it hurt me alot of i just go 1x4 and add another stick later down the line, to shrink the costs, since i wasn't counting on that PSU being a huge problem?

 

[g-unit1111]

This site is used to get an estimate of what you system will use as far as power. It says about 330 watts is what it would pull so a 430 watt unit would be fine I think, however my person opinion is 500 watts is better since you said you want to oc. Seasonic is a good brand and that unit is probably fine. I havent seen any reviews to tell you for sure though.


http://outervision.com/power-supply-calculator

Wow that's actually a pretty accurate PSU calculator, that might be one of the best I've seen outside of PC Part Picker. Definitely bookmarking that one.