300W or 400W psu advice

[~ßïtzChiçk~]

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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| 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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| well dance

 

[Alvin Brown]

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~]

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Thank you Carey, that's a handy site-I'll need 400W
Regards
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[~ßïtzChiçk~]

Alvin Brown wrote:
..> In anycase just go with the 400w

I will do. Thank you for your reply
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[Servo]

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]

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.

 

[~ßïtzChiçk~]

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
Regards
Sheri
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[S.Heenan]

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.

 

[~ßïtzChiçk~]

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
Regards
Sheri
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[~ßïtzChiçk~]

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

Thanks.I've been looking at the Antec ones
Regards
Sheri
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[Jim Macklin]

A power supply will deliver what ever current is demanded by
the load on the system. A poor PSU will over-heat and
burn-out while a good PSU will shut-down before it gets that
hot.
Further, the amperage will go up and the voltage will drop
when the unit is over-taxed, a 400 Watt PSU will live
happily giving 250 W 24/7/365 while a 250 W PSU (a cheap
one) will run hotter delivering the same 250 Watts and may
not perform as well under surge loads, such as starting all
the drives during the boot process.

Add the total loads expected, allow for growth, and then buy
a PSU that is at least 125% of that total.


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| ~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.
|
|

 

[S.Heenan]

Thanks.I've been looking at the Antec ones

GMTA
Good luck.

 

[~ßïtzChiçk~]

A power supply will deliver what ever current is demanded by
the load on the system. A poor PSU will over-heat and
burn-out while a good PSU will shut-down before it gets that

Thank you for the further information, Jim

Regards
Sheri
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as well dance


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[Jim Macklin]

You're welcome. A little reserve capacity goes a long way,
whether it is your heart or the PSU.


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"~ßïtzChiçk~" <[email protected]>
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| Jim Macklin wrote:
| > A power supply will deliver what ever current is
demanded by
| > the load on the system. A poor PSU will over-heat and
| > burn-out while a good PSU will shut-down before it gets
that
|
| Thank you for the further information, Jim
|
| Regards
| Sheri
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| Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are
here, we might
| as well dance
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|

 

[Broomstick]

I use 300W Enlight PSU and it beats the living cr*p out of a shoddy brand
450W PSU.