Power Supply Question

This is a discussion about Power Supply Question in the Windows Hardware category; I currently have a 300watt on a P3 500mhz and 256mb ram. Im gettin a new mobo and a AMD XP 1900+ and 512mb ram, and was wondering if my current power supply could handle the new hardware or should i move up to a 400watt.

Windows Hardware 9627 This topic was started by RavishingRocket, 2002-04-20 18:25

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RavishingRocket

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#81175

2002-04-20 20:25

I currently have a 300watt on a P3 500mhz and 256mb ram. Im gettin a new mobo and a AMD XP 1900+ and 512mb ram, and was wondering if my current power supply could handle the new hardware or should i move up to a 400watt. Thanx

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sapiens74

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#81176

2002-04-21 09:20

to be safe go with a name brand 350 - 400

Brian Frank

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#81177

2002-04-21 09:23

If the 300W is a good brand, like Antec or Sparkle, you might be able to get away with it, depending on your total configuration. Of course, a 350 or better can't hurt. I'd personally make way for a newer PSU, but if you only have 1 optical and 1 hard drive, you could try it with the 300W.

pmistry

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2002-04-21 16:45

Try the 300-watt first, if you don't have problems then its all good. If you have problems get a higher watt one.

Alien

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2002-04-21 19:17

I have a Macron 300w PSU & my system [see below] seems to be doing fine [though I wouldn't mind an Enermax dual-fan 431 or 550 ].

Fortrex "Magic" MG-780 ATX Full Tower
Macron MPT-300 PSU
Athlon XP 1900+ [1.6Ghz]
Abit KT7A-RAID v1.3
384MB RAM [3x128MB PC133]
IBM 75GXP 30GB
ATI Radeon 64MB DDR ViVo
Sonic Vortex 2
Lite-On LTR 12101B [12x 10x 32x]
BTC BCD24XHM 24x CD ROM
3.5" & 5.25" floppy drives [1 of each]
Antec EzUSB
Realtek RTL8029 based NIC
MRi PCI1456 56K modem
Kensiko translucent blue PS2 keyboard
Logitech USB Optical Wheelmouse
Motorola Surfboard 3100 cable modem
Eizo Flexscan 9400 20" monitor