Is my 400w psu enough???

nolifer112 · Jan 26, 2010

Hy, I have a computer that has C2D E6300(old 1,8Ghz version), 2Gb 667Mhz RAM, ATI HD4650 videocard, 250Gb Samsung HDD 7200rpm. Now I'm planning to install WD3200AAKS 320Gb HDD and I want to be shure that 400w is enough. Shure there is somebody smarter than me :laugh:

InTeL-iNsIdE · Jan 26, 2010

nolifer112 said:
Hy, I have a computer that has C2D E6300(old 1,8Ghz version), 2Gb 667Mhz RAM, ATI HD4650 videocard, 250Gb Samsung HDD 7200rpm. Now I'm planning to install WD3200AAKS 320Gb HDD and I want to be shure that 400w is enough. Shure there is somebody smarter than me

Well if its been running the above specs for any amount of time with no issues a hdd will add very little extra wattage to that overall system, tho what make is it?

jjFarking · Jan 26, 2010

Agreed with Intel_Inside :toast:

As long as the PSU isn't a yum cha variety, you should be fine

Bo$$ · Jan 26, 2010

look at his specs
Ezcool is an awful make, should be fine with those specs though

nolifer112 · Jan 26, 2010

Hy, I was just looking for some PSU calculators...how reliable are they?

nolifer112 · Jan 26, 2010

Bo$$ said:
look at his specs
Ezcool is an awful make, should be fine with those specs though

Yeah, this computer that I'm running right now is some 4 years old, that I upgraded a year ago and I kept this 500w EZcool because it worked fine and was powerful enough.

Bo$$ · Jan 26, 2010

nolifer112 said:
Yeah, this computer that I'm running right now is some 4 years old, that I upgraded a year ago and I kept this 500w EZcool because it worked fine and was powerful enough.

4 years might be pushing it, if you notice wierd instablility or stuff like that, immediatly change the PSU Ezcool are Notoriously Unreliable

nolifer112 · Jan 26, 2010

I just found Thermaltake Dr. POWER thingi that I havent seen before, Is it even mine..anyway I'll see what It shows me.

nolifer112 · Jan 26, 2010

everithin else was fine, only -5V shows instablility!

assaulter_99 · Jan 26, 2010

It will be ok for it, but I'd invest in a better psu, you never know. I was a victim on a shiite psu once, I dont' want it to happen to you!

xBruce88x · Jan 26, 2010

is this system a different one from the one in your specs? a few things are different in your specs then what is listed is why i ask...

i found this on WD's site...

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Electrical Specifications	
Current Requirements
	12 VDC
	Read/Write	395 mA
	Idle	380 mA
	Standby	6 mA
	Sleep	6 mA

	5 VDC
	Read/Write	660 mA
	Idle	532 mA
	Standby	180 mA
	Sleep	180 mA

	Power Dissipation
	Read/Write	7.80 Watts
	Idle	7.20 Watts
	Standby	0.97 Watts
	Sleep	0.97 Watts

from what i see, at the most is uses about 8watts and .4A on the 12v and .7A on the 5v

if you really want to you can look up the power usage specs of the hardware, total it up and compare it with the max output rating sticker on the power supply... to compensate for "wear and tear" and efficiency of the power supply, i'd subtract 20-25% of those values from the sticker label...

tbh though... you should be fine.

kurosagi01 · Jan 26, 2010

If you are looking into buying new PSU i would suggest getting either the corsair CX400W or the corsair VX450W,it be perfect for your rig,if you want change video card you can get any card that only requires a 1 6-pin power connector.

Processor	Intel Core i7-3820 @ 4,5Ghz
Motherboard	MSI X79A-GD45 8D
Cooling	Corsair H60 Liquid
Memory	Kingston 4x8Gb 1600Mhz
Video Card(s)	2x EVGA GTX670FTW 2Gb
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256Gb
Display(s)	LG 23" IPS FullHD
Case	Corsair 600T
Audio Device(s)	Integrated HDaudio
Power Supply	CHIEFTEC ATX Turbo series 750W/ 80PLUS
Software	Windows 7 PRO 64Bit

System Name	Frankenstein C3
Processor	AMD Phenom II X4 965BE C3
Motherboard	Asus M4A79T DeLuxe
Cooling	Aywun A1-V10
Memory	Corsair XMS3 DDR3 (2x2GB @ 1333MHz)
Video Card(s)	XFX HD 5850 @ 775/1125
Storage	Seagate 250gb/500gb/1tb
Display(s)	BENQ E2200HD
Case	Thermaltake Element S (VK60001W2Z)
Audio Device(s)	X-Fi Elite Pro
Power Supply	Zalman ZM600-HP
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit

System Name	Desktop \| Server
Processor	Intel i7 2700k @ 4.6GHZ \| AMD 5350 @ 2500MHZ
Motherboard	Asus P7Z77-V Pro \| Asus AM1I-A
Cooling	Corsair H60v2 \| Stock Air
Memory	Crucial Ballistix 2x8GB CL8 1600MHZ \| Corsair Vengence 2x4GB CL9 1600MHZ
Video Card(s)	EVGA GTX 1060 6GB \| PNY GTX 750Ti
Storage	Samsung 840 EVO 250GB + 4TB WD Red \| 2x Seagate Barracuda 2TB
Display(s)	Samsung S27D390H + Asus VE276Q \| Headless
Case	Fractal Design R5 \| CM Elite 110
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar D1 w/Otone Stilo 5.1 and Creative Fatal1ty headset
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova 850 G2\| Corsair CX430M
Mouse	Razer Imperator 2012
Keyboard	Corsair K90
Software	Windows 7 SP1 X64 \| Ubuntu 16.04LTS

Processor	Intel Core i7-3820 @ 4,5Ghz
Motherboard	MSI X79A-GD45 8D
Cooling	Corsair H60 Liquid
Memory	Kingston 4x8Gb 1600Mhz
Video Card(s)	2x EVGA GTX670FTW 2Gb
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256Gb
Display(s)	LG 23" IPS FullHD
Case	Corsair 600T
Audio Device(s)	Integrated HDaudio
Power Supply	CHIEFTEC ATX Turbo series 750W/ 80PLUS
Software	Windows 7 PRO 64Bit

Processor	Intel Core i7-3820 @ 4,5Ghz
Motherboard	MSI X79A-GD45 8D
Cooling	Corsair H60 Liquid
Memory	Kingston 4x8Gb 1600Mhz
Video Card(s)	2x EVGA GTX670FTW 2Gb
Storage	Samsung 840 Pro 256Gb
Display(s)	LG 23" IPS FullHD
Case	Corsair 600T
Audio Device(s)	Integrated HDaudio
Power Supply	CHIEFTEC ATX Turbo series 750W/ 80PLUS
Software	Windows 7 PRO 64Bit

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Motherboard	GA P35 DS3L
Cooling	Xigmatek Dark Knight S1283v
Memory	4gb Kingston DDR2 @ 900mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 9800GT 512MB
Storage	SAMSUNG 320gb
Display(s)	VIEWSONIC vx2260wm
Case	HAF 922
Audio Device(s)	Realtek (on board) + Logitech x540
Power Supply	CM 550w
Software	W7 Ultimate 64

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Video Card(s)	RX 560D 4GB / Navi II 8CU
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Case	Gateway / Valve LE
Audio Device(s)	Gateway Diamond Audio EMC2.0-USB 5375U ($15 a long ass time ago), Valve
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Mouse	Purple Walmart special, 1600dpi. Black desk mat
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Storage	1TB Dell supplied NVME + Samsung Evo 1TB NVME
Display(s)	AOC Gaming CU34G3S/BK
Case	Alienware X16
Audio Device(s)	onboard/Speakers: Logitech G560
Power Supply	Alienware/Dell battery + 330W charger
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