trekrider
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 Posted: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 20:43:14 Post Subject: |
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Not too long ago its was said that, nothing less than a 300watt PSU was needed to provide enough power to run (stable) all the various items associated with a modern Personal Computer.
Times change. I think that todays systems should be powered by nothing less than a 400watt PSU (even with lower CPU requirements), or more if your system has multiple HDD's, DDR memory, CD rom's, CDRW/DVD drives, Sound cards, VGA/AGP cards, fax modems..........
With what you list for your system, I would suggest at least a 350watt PSU. However, you should also be concerned with a PSU that supplies a STABLE current on all 3 rails (+3.3, +5 & +12v rails). Fluctuating current can induce in-stability into the normal operation of any modern system (this can be compounded if you overclock).
You should get a BRAND NAME PSU like Enermax, Antec, ThermalTake and the like. These PSU's have proven themselves time and time again. Get the highest wattage you can afford, modern PSU,s SHOULD last for a long time allowing you to carry over the unit over to the next build in the future.
Someone else here may have a link to a site that displays the power requirements on newer systems. There was one floating around the 'net a while back.
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