Power Supply Question
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.
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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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.
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
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
