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Power Supply

by sbaig Dec 31, 2004 8:49AM PST

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=11-129-117&DEPA=1
I like this case, but it comes with a 300W Antec Smart Power PSU.
I currently run an Apex case with a 350W PSU Cheapo(Generice PSU).

Will the Antec case with the 300W PSU Antec Smart Power be able to handle my components? Right now the 350W PSU randomly restarts and this is not due to my oc cause the Prime 95 ran for 18 hours before I turned off my comp.

Abit AA8-Duramax
P4 520 2.8 @ 3.73
2 x 256 DDR2 Kingston VRam
WD Caviar SE 160 GB
Maxline Plus II 250 GB SATA
Optorite DVD +/- RW
LG 52x CD-ROM
Seagate 36.6 GB SCSI U320
LSI Logic U320 Controller
Sapphire Radeon X600 Pro
Floppy Drive

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I wouldn't.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Dec 31, 2004 9:09AM PST

Even if it worked today, the load on the PSU is far too close to its maximum total Watts as well as you would have to research what maximum Amperes each part will require. This is not as simple as it seems since a new 300Watt PSU can likely deliver 300 Watts. But in as little as a year be hard pressed for 200 Watts.

This is only one reason I oversize the PSU by about double the number of Watts I total up.

40 Watts for Abit AA8-Duramax
100 Peak Watts for P4 520 2.8 @ 3.73
20 each or 40 Peak for 2 x 256 DDR2 Kingston VRam

20 for each drive on average peak...
WD Caviar SE 160 GB
Maxline Plus II 250 GB SATA
Optorite DVD +/- RW
LG 52x CD-ROM
Seagate 36.6 GB SCSI U320
LSI Logic U320 Controller

100 total for drives and controllers.
Sapphire Radeon X600 Pro

Tend to get in the 50 Watt region.
Floppy Drive 1 Watt...

That's about 310 peak watts. Since we can't get the exact Amperes for each supply line, I'd get the 450 Watt PSU to keep out of trouble.

Bob

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by sbaig Dec 31, 2004 11:55AM PST

Abit AA8-Duramax
P4 520 2.8 @ 3.73
2 x 256 DDR2 Kingston VRam
Maxline Plus II 250 GB SATA
Optorite DVD +/- RW
LG 52x CD-ROM
Sapphire Radeon X600 Pro
Floppy Drive

This is my actual system. I was adding random parts to the desc. to see how it would hold up.

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Random reply.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Dec 31, 2004 1:18PM PST

Never bear more than one trouble at a time. Some people bear three kinds - all they have had, all they have now, and all they expect to have.
-
Edward Everett Hale (1822 - 1909)

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