Will 450W be enough juice??.....

[HookeyStreet]

Im doing a build for a friend of a friend (lol), his budget was originally £400 (just the case and contents) but weve gone slightly over budget by £50 (as he was offered a good 2nd hand c2d mobo that was practically new)

I picked most of the components but he wants a certain case for his sytem. The case he has picked comes with a 450W PSU but Im not sure if it will be enough power?? (I know generic PSU's are not the best thing in the world but Im trying to do his build on a budget and save him some cash)

These are the specs (bare in mind that he will not be overclocking at all and everything will be run at stock settings):

Case & PSU: http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=125284

CPU: http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=112704

RAM: http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...duct_uid=63618 x2

GFX Card: http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=118618

ROM: http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=116255

HDD: http://www.ebuyer.com/customer/produ...uct_uid=112227

MoBo: I cant remember what model exactly but Im sure its an ECS one.

So what do you think, will he have enough power??

[savillm]

if hes not overclocking prob yes

is this judas's mate?

ps y is my signature not showing?

[rhythmeister]

If it smells funny when under load put it in the bin and get a proper PSU, that cpu (mostly) and gfx card will like the juice I fear!

[Pinchy]

Na that PSU should be HEAPS if it has good amps on the 12V rail.

If i can run an X800XT PE (running @ higher than X850XT PE speeds) and a P4 2.6 @ 3Ghz on a 200W with 10A on the 12V rail, you can do this

[HookeyStreet]

Originally Posted by savillm

is this judas's mate?

Yep

[HookeyStreet]

Originally Posted by rhythmeister

that cpu (mostly) and gfx card will like the juice I fear!

That was my main concern I personally hate generic PSU's, you cant beat having a branded one

[tigger]

i have a 430watt seasonic s12,if you look at my specs this psu runs my system fine,even upto 3.9ghz.

[HookeyStreet]

Originally Posted by tigger69

i have a 430watt seasonic s12,if you look at my specs this psu runs my system fine,even upto 3.9ghz.

Cool, thanx for the info

[tigger]

if your thinking of using the psu that comes with the case,i would'nt.i would advise you to buy a quality psu and ditch the one that comes with the case.the case and psu is £30 so how good do you think the psu is gonna be?

[HookeyStreet]

Originally Posted by tigger69

if your thinking of using the psu that comes with the case,i would'nt.i would advise you to buy a quality psu and ditch the one that comes with the case.the case and psu is £30 so how good do you think the psu is gonna be?

Quite right m8, the cheap cases with freebie PSUs are usually crap

[savillm]

get the psu i got ocz modstream 520w

i love it

[KennyT772]

i would get a new psu as soon as possible but it should be fine for now.

[HookeyStreet]

Originally Posted by savillm

get the psu i got ocz modstream 520w

i love it

They are good PSU's (I had one myself) but Im not sure if he will spend the extra cash

[Grings]

one of my friends had his uncle build him a rig (should have asked me instead, the fool, how i lolled when i saw his 6800xt) with one of those cases, and the psu gave up after 3 months of instability (cue more lolling from me)

[Pinchy]

generic PSU's arent as bad as everyone makes them out to be. Remember, all products die and stuff....its just that generic ones have a higher likelyhood than a branded one. Ive run generic (since my latest rig where i dont wanna risk it) and they have never died on me or faled in any way...and im talking about a PSU and case worth $20 AUD

[rhythmeister]

Originally Posted by Pinchy

Na that PSU should be HEAPS if it has good amps on the 12V rail.

If i can run an X800XT PE (running @ higher than X850XT PE speeds) and a P4 2.6 @ 3Ghz on a 200W with 10A on the 12V rail, you can do this

The power supply may be able to run it but the Cap's may be useless, you get what you pay for remember!

Well done with the X800 etc on that 200W psu, I had a mobile XP 2500 running in an EQ3702a at> 2.4GHz with a 9800XT, 2 optical drives and 1Gb of HyperX with a 200W psu but it was an Enermax and I had no fear that it would pop a Cap' in the Soltek's ass I'd be VERY weary of running that gfx card at those sorts of speeds with that psu with it's 10A on the 12V rail, ask W1zzard about that-I reckon he'd also be concerned!

[Pinchy]

LOL its actually been running perfectly for a good 6 months now And the PSU is the one that came with the case (Abit digidice)

BTW - i game and benchmark on it too...hasnt crashed at all *touch wood*

Its got:
2.6Ghz @ 3.0Ghz
ABIT IS-50 mobo
1GB PC3200 RAM (@ like PC3500)
X800XT PE @ 540/600
80GB HDD (HAD a 40GB in there too...only took it out recently due to not needing it)
DVD burner
Card reader
HAD a TV tuner card which was taken out with the 40GB HDD
Nice sized LCD display on the front.

(Overclocks are only used when im having a LAN party/all day gaming day, or for benchies)

[rhythmeister]

http://extreme.outervision.com/index.jsp

http://www.journeysystems.com/power_...calculator.php

I suggest you low power lot check those links out, decent amps will be required for thirsty cards remember, I think about 18A on the 12v rail was recommended for the 9800 series back in the day but correct me if I'm wrong

[rick22]

i would say no..not sure why people want a nice computer but when it comes to the PSU they run out of money....get a good PSU ...