psu good enough?

acesausage · 13 Jun 2007 at 16:13

Hey all,

Im runnning a core 2 duo rig with a 450w OCZ modstream but have been experiancing a few problems with vista not waking up sometimes and no signal to the moniter. Is this PSU sufficient for the below rig? ive been running it for some time but have just uped the Vcore and put a new GPU cooler in.

e6300 with Ninja
DS3
G.Skill 2GB DDR2 PK PC2-6400
1950 pro with a Zalman VF900 CU
Antec P180 and the big 3 associated fans
two 80 gig satta 2 WD hd's in raid 0
has to dvd rw's and a flopy drive

If the PSU isnt sufficent any suggestions on a suitable upgrade?

Thanks

steve258 · 13 Jun 2007 at 16:16

Should be enough, what's the default voltage for your RAM?

acesausage · 13 Jun 2007 at 16:19

1.9 but ive uped it +2 and pci is +1 and i think its called MCH is up +1 as well.

steve258 · 13 Jun 2007 at 16:26

26A on +12V rail should be plenty. Are you running it overclocked? If you suspect the PSU try disconnect everything but the essential components and see if it helps.

Did it do the same thing in Windows XP?

acesausage · 13 Jun 2007 at 16:30

Never actually used it in XP and yea its oced to 2.8. Temps seem fine 29-34 load, same with GPU.

Its only an intermitant problem so havent tried dissconectin everything but shall give it a go.

steve258 · 13 Jun 2007 at 16:31

That case you may want to try running everything stock as well.

acesausage · 13 Jun 2007 at 16:33

k thanks, would it be worth an upgrade anyway considering i may want a 8800 at some point?

steve258 · 13 Jun 2007 at 16:38

Yes it's worth it a decent 500W with 30A+ on the +12V rail should do the trick for both GTS or GTX, although higher wattage never hurt. The Enermax noisetaker 535W or the Corsair HX520/620 depends how much you want to spend.

acesausage · 13 Jun 2007 at 16:40

got around the £60 would prefer not to go any higher, thanks for the advice.