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Power supply selection
Name: Death_Knight Date: October 6, 2005 at 08:30:45 Pacific OS: WinXP Pro CPU/Ram: 3.6Ghz/512
Comment:
Hi, I would like some suggestion on a Power supply. Mine fried last night I had a 460 watts PSU
Computer Spec 3.6Ghz Prescott Asus P5AD2-E Deluxe Motherboard 2 x 256 Kingston Hyper X DDR2 533Mhz 37Gig Raptor HD 250Gig SATA HD And a couple fans... Liteon DVD-RW
Name: avp_micro Date: October 6, 2005 at 09:55:52 Pacific
Reply:
I use 550W ATX power supply from ColorsIT has 2 fans Supports Intel P4 and AMD Athlon 64 platform Active PFC function Seperate 12v rails SATA power connector 4 x 5.25" connectors & 2 x 3.5" connectors 12 cm Silent PSU gives Very quiet operation at only 18 dB(A) under normal load
24 months Warranty
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Response Number 2
Name: Badboy Date: October 6, 2005 at 10:02:47 Pacific
Reply:
You didn't say what video card you have ... they can use a lot of power.
I run a similar system using the 350W PSU that came with this Antec case and have had no problems
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Response Number 3
Name: Death_Knight Date: October 6, 2005 at 10:03:37 Pacific
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I got a X700 pro PCIe video card
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Response Number 4
Name: Badboy Date: October 6, 2005 at 10:06:41 Pacific
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Do you think your 460W PSU fried because it was inadequate?
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Response Number 5
Name: Death_Knight Date: October 6, 2005 at 10:28:44 Pacific
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I don't think so... I am using my old 300 watts power supply now and it's fine. Haven't try gaming with a 300watt yet... Maybe I can get a case with the another power supply as well...
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Response Number 6
Name: Badboy Date: October 6, 2005 at 10:33:48 Pacific
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