is this an ok psu?
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The power drew from the psu at full load depends on ALL the components in your pc and how many are connected to the same rail , you will have to post your full spec for it to be worked out properly but in general unless you have like 5 hard drives and 10 fans etc 550w should be ok 
try it and see , if its running ok now and you overclock it wont draw too much more power from the psu
try it and see , if its running ok now and you overclock it wont draw too much more power from the psu
Given the price, ~£21, i doubt it. I am reading a few comments from a forums i can't link, OcuK rules and they are calling them names that i can't really repeat.
If you are putting it into a system that you don't really care about it might be worth risking but i wouldn't. If you can post some of the key hardware i can give you a better idea of what might run it. A psu is a key part of a system and really shouldn't be where you cut corners, if possible.
If you are putting it into a system that you don't really care about it might be worth risking but i wouldn't. If you can post some of the key hardware i can give you a better idea of what might run it. A psu is a key part of a system and really shouldn't be where you cut corners, if possible.
i already have the psu and ran it with a asus p5vdc-mx v2 with a pentium d 820, 2 x 1Gb Corsair PC4200 533Mhz RAM, 2 x 120mm case fans, 2x 250gb ide hard drives, 1 x ide dvd burner and 1 x sata dvd burner for the past year and a half
it's always been fine, and i've just bought a abit ip35 pro, a q6600 (g0 stepping one), and about to buy 2gb of Kingston HyperX tomorrow, with the same as the above hard drive and optical drive wise
that give you any better ideas?
ps, you can pm me that link if you want
it's always been fine, and i've just bought a abit ip35 pro, a q6600 (g0 stepping one), and about to buy 2gb of Kingston HyperX tomorrow, with the same as the above hard drive and optical drive wise
that give you any better ideas?
ps, you can pm me that link if you want
The antec earthwatts 380w should be enough and comes in at £35. Above that you have the corsair 450w at £43. You haven't mention you GFX card as i don't believe that board has an IGP. If you are going to use a ~100watt+ GPU then i would go with an 450w or higher, especially if you plan to overclock.
the gfx card is a HIS ATI Radeon 3450, sorry i forgot to mention this. i'm not a gamer so the gfx card does me fine
I only need to know if this will be suitable for my needs, i have no intentions of buying another psu unless it is REALLY neccessary.
I only need to know if this will be suitable for my needs, i have no intentions of buying another psu unless it is REALLY neccessary.
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the gfx card is a HIS ATI Radeon 3450, sorry i forgot to mention this. i'm not a gamer so the gfx card does me fine
I only need to know if this will be suitable for my needs, i have no intentions of buying another psu unless it is REALLY neccessary.
The psu's i mentioned as well as your own should run it so, however there is a higher chance that yours will fail and there is a much higher chance that it will take other parts with, like motherboard/ram/cpu/hard-drive, with it if it did fail.
cheers for the advice folks, i reckon i'd rather be safe than sorry -
would this psu be sufficient for my above hardware and needs -
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i'm sure i've seen links to other sites on this forum before though :S
would this psu be sufficient for my above hardware and needs -
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i'm sure i've seen links to other sites on this forum before though :S
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I'd suggest an Antec EarthWatts 380w which will be more than enough, or a VX450 if you want LOTS of headroom for the future.