Power supply

[Michael Tait]

What power supply is recommended for the following system:

Gigabyte GA-8Ik1100 Mother board
Intel P4 2.6 Ghz HT
1 CDRW/DVD combo
1 SATA HDD
512 Mb RAM
Geforce FX 5200 graphics card

Is a 300W power supply enough? or is 350W+ recommended?
Also, what would the symptoms of a system with a power
supply that is too weak be?

Thanks

 

[Nathan McNulty]

A 300 Watt Power Supply will suffice for that system, though I would
suggest at least a 350 if not a 420 Watt Power supply. Three companies
I would recommend looking at are Antec, Enermax, and Vantec. These
three make excellent power supplies. Oh, and that system sounds sweet
for a little overclocking, so make sure to use google and do some
research on reviews of Power Supplies you are looking at. Plan on
spending around $40 to $60 for a good power supply. The most crucial
thing you want to check is how high the 3.3 volt rail is out of the box

Nathan McNulty

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Power supply wattage calculator
http://www.adecy.com/psu/

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|
| What power supply is recommended for the following system:
|
| Gigabyte GA-8Ik1100 Mother board
| Intel P4 2.6 Ghz HT
| 1 CDRW/DVD combo
| 1 SATA HDD
| 512 Mb RAM
| Geforce FX 5200 graphics card
|
| Is a 300W power supply enough? or is 350W+ recommended?
| Also, what would the symptoms of a system with a power
| supply that is too weak be?
|
| Thanks

 

[Yves Leclerc]

If you are planning to add a new Geforce 6800 video card later, I would
consider a 450 watt power supply as the starting level.