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Power Supply question
Name: AznLink Date: November 1, 2003 at 15:03:43 Pacific OS: Windows XP CPU/Ram: P4-2.66/1GHZ DDR
Comment:
Does anyone know what power supply i sould use if i am running a P4-2.66, an AOpen AX4SPE, CDRW, DVDRW, 1 gigahertz of DDR RAM, and an ATi 9800 all-in-wonder pro?
i have a 350 Watt power supply right now. is this enough? i was thinking about a 450 watt PS but i think that thats overkill.
Name: OtheHill Date: November 1, 2003 at 15:15:49 Pacific
Reply:
All PS are not created equal. A quality 350w will probably out perform a 450w junker. Go to a website for a quality PS like Antec and read the specs on it. Those are the watts & amps available on each rail. Then look at what you have. Some cheapos don't even break it down. As far as overkill, you don't necessarily use 450w just because you have it available. You computer is probably plugged into a 15Amp circuit. That means the max. not the min. Hope this helps.
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Response Number 2
Name: phil Date: November 1, 2003 at 15:36:06 Pacific
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If you aren't having any problems, it's enough.
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Response Number 3
Name: AznLink Date: November 1, 2003 at 18:25:36 Pacific
Reply:
I have a turbolink 350W. is that good enough?
sorry, i know nothing about power supplies.
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Response Number 4
Name: Ohno Date: November 1, 2003 at 19:52:15 Pacific
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