TIA...
ATX to ATX12V Cables?
Started by
estople
, Jul 08 2005 02:30 PM
#1
Posted 08 July 2005 - 02:30 PM
TIA...
#2
Posted 08 July 2005 - 03:05 PM
hmm what other parts do you have?- graphics card especcially...a 300W powersupply for a p4 2.8 is very weak and you might be running on a thin wire
#3
Posted 08 July 2005 - 03:34 PM
Fairly minimalist right now, 256 Mg RAM, 80 Gig WD HD, CD burner, D845PESV mobo, and a Radeon 9250 w/ 128 Meg. I plan on jumping the RAM to 768 Meg or 1 Gig along with the processor bump. PCI boards include NIC, dual parallel and V.92. This things not even breathin' hard yet.
#4
Posted 08 July 2005 - 03:54 PM
haha...well IMO i would def. find another PSU- there not that expensive, and always just stay on the safer side, as long as your not runnin too hard then right now you should be fine but with more ram, a better CPU and if you plan to upgrade your video card, def. make the move
#5
Posted 08 July 2005 - 04:59 PM
Your current PSU is adequate from experience people tend to think you need more than you do you can get away with surprisingly little power.
#6
Posted 08 July 2005 - 05:02 PM
agreed with warriorscot- im running a 64 3400+ with a geforce fx5700 with only a 350W psu but as i was saying before...i am looking to get a 400 or 450W PSU
#7
Posted 08 July 2005 - 05:06 PM
Yeah its always nice to have a margin of error and exceptional requirements but my new rig would probably manage on 300W, you are hard pressed to build a system that wont run on 350W. Its not worth the bother if it isnt giving you any trouble.
#8
Posted 08 July 2005 - 08:37 PM
OK, guys, thanks! No plans to upgrade video card right now, this machine isn't for serious gaming. I'll stick with the 300W PS for now and keep an eye on the voltages with each upgrade.
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