[kostisr]

Hello guys, just wanted to ask if a 500w which i currently have on my pc will be enought for my new update.

Getting a GA-P35C-DS3R motherboard http://www.gigabyte.com.tw/Products/...e=GA-P35C-DS3R

new ram's (1bgx2)

new cpu INTEL - Core™2 Duo Desktop Processor E6750 - 2.66GHz

and new graphic card which will probably be GIGABYTE - GEFORCE 8800GTS 320MB - http://www.computercitycy.com/e-shop...d05606d9cf04f8

I want your thoughs. And for the notes, i dont know **** about PSUs :P. I hope i dont have to get a new psu though cos i am already very high on my bill. Thx in advance

[psd99]

how many hard drives?

any optical drives? such as dvdrw or cdrw?

[kostisr]

1 very old 80gb hard drive
1cdr and 1 cdrw

[Adywebb]

A 500W PSU will likely be fine, if its of good quality


What is the make/model of the PSU you have?

[kostisr]

just wanted to know, what will hapen if my psu aint good? like not enought wats or so. Any of my parts will be in danger or they will just not start?

And btw here it is :P http://www.qtec.info/products/product.htm?artnr=13981

[Adywebb]

OK, I can't find any reviews on your PSU, but thats not the greatest make in the world, and at around £20-£25 retail it doesn't inspire me to be honest.

You need to get out of your head that its all about how many watts PSU's have - its more down to how it can deliver the power in a stable and reliable fashion.

For example, a good quality make 400W PSU is likely to power a system more stably than a generic 600W piece of junk.

The bottom line is, try your current PSU and see how it performs - it won't damage anything, things just won't work properly if it isn't up to the job, or starts to fail - then go get a 500W PSU from a good make such as Corsair, Enermax, Seasonic, OCZ etc

I can highly recommend the Corsair HX520

[kostisr]

thx for the awnsers guys

Btw check at those prices from a local store at my place.

http://www.computercitycy.com/e-shop...d05606d9cf04f8
and
http://www.computercitycy.com/e-shop...d05606d9cf04f8


a E6750 cheaper than E6600... WTF?
(1cyprus pount = 0.57eu)

Anyway that should be a mistake like 100% but what will hapen if i order that? :O

[Adywebb]

Hmm, interesting prices - I'd go order that E6750

[floppybootstomp]

Q-Tec PSU's are rubbish.

Consider Tagan, Corsair, Enermax, even Jeantech.

500 watts will probably be ok but you're right on the limit.

The system in my sig wouldn't run correctly with a 480W Tagan PSU, running fine with a Jeantech 700W.

Ok, all you lot sniggering at the back there, I know PC World sell Jeantech, but Google - there's some very favourable tech reviews out there and it's served me fine for quite some months now

[psd99]

edit ...

Sorry, without sourcing "information" to backup your bold statement I have no option but to delete it ...

... stick to facts.


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