Yesturday i recieved my new x1950 Pro 512. However, i only have a 400W X-Pro PSU with 20amps on the 12v rail. It says on the box "450W+ and 24amps on 12v rail or more recommended"
At the moment i have my processor (which i want to overclock quite a bit back up to 2.6ghz), 2 standard IDE DVD-RW and CD-ROM drives, 1xIDE 40GB Hard Drive, 1x250GB SATA Hard Drive and a floppy.
This has me worried that the PSU could blow at any minute, so i was wondering if i could use and older PSU (X-Pro 350W) to power the 2 CD-Drives and the one hard drive (or both if i can find the sata power adapted for the PSU). My only concern is that these items of hardware will take a risk with them not being connected to the main motherboard and could be dangerous and have little protection if anything does go wrong.
Can it be done safely?
Many Thanks.
At the moment i have my processor (which i want to overclock quite a bit back up to 2.6ghz), 2 standard IDE DVD-RW and CD-ROM drives, 1xIDE 40GB Hard Drive, 1x250GB SATA Hard Drive and a floppy.
This has me worried that the PSU could blow at any minute, so i was wondering if i could use and older PSU (X-Pro 350W) to power the 2 CD-Drives and the one hard drive (or both if i can find the sata power adapted for the PSU). My only concern is that these items of hardware will take a risk with them not being connected to the main motherboard and could be dangerous and have little protection if anything does go wrong.
Can it be done safely?
Many Thanks.
