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Aug 15, 2004, 04:51 PM
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PSU Question
I am in the planning stages of building a new computer for myself, and I have some concerns about the PSU I plan on using with this computer. The PSU I currently am using is the same one I plan on using with my new rig. The PSU is a Vantec "Stealth" 520W. Will this PSU be enough to handle all power needs on my new rig. Below is the probable pieces for my new computer.
OS - XP Pro SP1 Case - Kingwin KT 436B-WM PSU - Vantec "Stealth" 520W Processor - AMD Athlon 64 3800+ Heatsink - Thermalright XP-120 120mm fan MB - Epox EP-9NDA3+ Nforce3 Ultra (Socket 939) Ram - Twinmos Twister PC3700 (2x512mb) Video Card - Gigabyte X800 XT PE (256 MB) HDD- 2 Seagate SATA Barracuda 120 GB 7200.7 rpm OD - Liteon SOHN-1213S 12x DVD/RW Comments and suggestions would be greatly appreciated.  drwho  
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Aug 15, 2004, 04:54 PM
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DriverHeaven Extreme Member
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dude ur PSU is really over the top... 520watts is more than enough! I got a 480watt PSU and have 5 fans running in my PC plus a modded 9800 pro and all and I'm fine... So you should have NO problems...
And your PC is great... But for more or less the same price, you could maybe get a FX53 instead of the 3800+... And some more ram wouldn't ever hurt but that's just me... I love ram
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Aug 15, 2004, 07:29 PM
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confutatis maledictis
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short answer: Yes.
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Aug 15, 2004, 07:30 PM
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ein Krieger
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no no! it's not enough! get a new one and give me your old psu...or we could trade
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Aug 15, 2004, 07:31 PM
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HardwareHeaven News Mod
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no problems....more than enough power needed.
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Aug 15, 2004, 07:36 PM
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That is seriously gonna be a kick ass system... I want it
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Aug 15, 2004, 10:58 PM
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HardwareHeaven Senior Member
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 Im kinda anxious to get this thing put together myself, but I will have to wait for awhile. I'm gonna be working plenty of overtime in the next couple of months, and I gotta do something with the extra cash, I can't let my wife spend all of it.  As for you guys wanting this system, after I get it built, your more than welcome to come over and borrow it. I was thinking just this morning about mabye upping the anty and going for the FX 53, I might just do that. Thanks for the replys, troops. drwho ______________________________________ It's about time, it's about space. XP Pro SP 1 Kingwin KT 436B-WM w/Vantec "Stealth" 520 W NF7-S rev 2.0 B 18 XP 3200+ slk-900A w/TMD 70mm Tmos Twister PC3700 (2x512) Tyan Tachyon G9700 Pro Maxtor 30 GB Dbak Plus (system) Maxtor 60 GB Dbak Plus 9 (storage) Liteon DVD 16x Liteon 48x12x48 cd-rw Last edited by drwho; Aug 15, 2004 at 11:04 PM. |
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