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| 633497 | 2008-01-24 05:51:00 | Another question for upgrade. What is the minimum wattage PSU I should use for a P4 system that is running an extra modem, sound card, two optical drives, a graphics card and possibly a tv tuner. |
nzjab06 (101) | ||
| 633498 | 2008-01-24 05:52:00 | minimum or one that will actually work well and not die ?? | tweak'e (69) | ||
| 633499 | 2008-01-24 05:54:00 | It is more important the PSU is a quality one. For example a quality branded 400W PSU is superior to a 500W cheaply made one. What sort of budget are you looking at? |
Jen (38) | ||
| 633500 | 2008-01-24 05:58:00 | $100 | nzjab06 (101) | ||
| 633501 | 2008-01-24 06:17:00 | Find one without a box lol . I got these cheap (Thermaltake 430w for $60), because they were as is . Didnt come in a package / box . I'm probably running the same as you 2 dvd burners, 1 SATA hdd, 1 tuner, firewire card, and videocard . Nothing has died or fried yet . |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 633502 | 2008-01-24 06:31:00 | If you can get it cheap and it works, why not?! | nzjab06 (101) | ||
| 633503 | 2008-01-24 06:40:00 | Sorry but i still want to know what would be a descent wattage from probably a no brand PSU. | nzjab06 (101) | ||
| 633504 | 2008-01-24 07:53:00 | No brand PSU I would probably stick to 400W+. Brand PSU you could probably go down to 300W safely. Do yourself a favour and don't go for a cheap, no-name PSU. They can be more trouble than they're worth. Silverstone make some good under $100 PSU's. | Mark Gribble (13074) | ||
| 633505 | 2008-01-24 08:51:00 | I would get 400w + for a P4. I wouldnt bother with 250 - 350W PSU's. |
Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 633506 | 2008-01-24 08:53:00 | 300-W is not recommended in the motherboard literature. 500-W will give you enough to run a big video card if you ever need to run one. 400-W ICute will do the job for about $54, off the WWW, delivered, here in N Z. |
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