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~ßïtzChiçk~
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      27th Jul 2004
Please could you advise on what determines whether you go for 300W or 400+W
psu when building a new computer

TIA
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      27th Jul 2004
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| Please could you advise on what determines whether you go for 300W or 400+W
| psu when building a new computer
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| TIA
| Regards
| Sheri
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Alvin Brown
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      27th Jul 2004
Hi

Well if your just going with a cpu, 1 cdrom and harddrive
then pretty much a 300w would do the job. But if your going
to have a dvd/cdrom rw/hd etc then your best bet is to go
with the larger ps 400w. In anycase just go with the 400w

Al


"~ßïtzChiçk~" wrote:

> Please could you advise on what determines whether you go for 300W or 400+W
> psu when building a new computer
>
> TIA
> Regards
> Sheri
>
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      27th Jul 2004
Carey Frisch [MVP] wrote:
> Power Wattage Calculator
> http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/


Thank you Carey, that's a handy site-I'll need 400W
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      27th Jul 2004
Alvin Brown wrote:
..> In anycase just go with the 400w

I will do. Thank you for your reply
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      27th Jul 2004
~ßïtzChiçk~ wrote:
> Please could you advise on what determines whether you go for 300W or 400+W
> psu when building a new computer
>
> TIA
> Regards
> Sheri
>

Whenever I build PCs I always put in an oversized PSU just in case. It
allows for future expansion and ensures that all of the devices have at
least the minimum power with room to spare. And I HIGHLY recommend
buying the best PSU you can find-there IS a difference. I prefer the
Antec Cool Blues. I leave my PCs on 24/7 nad have never had a problem
with the Antec PSUs. Good luck, Sheri.

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Les Herrman
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      27th Jul 2004
On Tue, 27 Jul 2004 14:10:31 GMT, "~ßïtzChiçk~"
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>Please could you advise on what determines whether you go for 300W or 400+W
>psu when building a new computer
>
>TIA
>Regards
>Sheri



Personally I would not go with anything less than a 400 to 450 watt PS
on even a barebones system.

A 300 watt PS is going to quickly be too small when adding any new
hardware to the system.


 
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      27th Jul 2004
Servo wrote:
> Whenever I build PCs I always put in an oversized PSU just in case. It
> allows for future expansion and ensures that all of the devices have
> at least the minimum power with room to spare. And I HIGHLY recommend
> buying the best PSU you can find-there IS a difference. I prefer the
> Antec Cool Blues. I leave my PCs on 24/7 nad have never had a problem
> with the Antec PSUs. Good luck, Sheri.


Thank you for the advice, Servo. Duly noted
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S.Heenan
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      27th Jul 2004
~ßïtzChiçk~ wrote:
> Please could you advise on what determines whether you go for 300W or
> 400+W psu when building a new computer



The answer isn't quite as simple as a 300W unit or a 400W unit. Many many
manufacturers rate their power supplys in a non-standard manner. On the
bench as well as in practice, a quality 300W unit may supply more current
than a shoddily made 420W unit.

Choose from an Antec, Enermax, Sparkle/Fortron Source or Enlight. Expect to
pay £55-60, for a good 400W unit.


 
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      27th Jul 2004
Les Herrman wrote:
> Personally I would not go with anything less than a 400 to 450 watt PS
> on even a barebones system.
> A 300 watt PS is going to quickly be too small when adding any new
> hardware to the system.


That's what I had originally thought, in terms of future upgrading
Thanks for your input
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