PSU powerful enough?

Smorgasbord · 25 Feb 2008 at 18:12

Hi,

Just a quicky, will this PSU of mine - CM eXtreme Power 460W PSU be able to handle:

nVIDIA 8800GT - already have
500GB Samsung HDD - Already have
2GB of OCZ RAM - Already have, but want 2 more sticks

Intel Core2 Quad Q9450 or Q9550 - One that i want

Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 mobo - already have
HP DVD LS Drive - Already have

Ta.

jak731 · 25 Feb 2008 at 18:17

should work, but you maybe cutting it close,

im assuming the PSU isnt too old here or damaged, so it can put out 460W

Smorgasbord · 25 Feb 2008 at 18:20

Only bought it last month, it came with a Coolermaster 330 Elite case, and so far has been absolutely fine, just making sure that it could handle more when i needed it, or would you recommend a high PSU as a precaution?

thefishdude · 25 Feb 2008 at 18:22

check the side of the psu should be a sticker with details on see how many amps it can handle on the 12v rail.

Smorgasbord · 25 Feb 2008 at 18:26

36Amp - that sound correct? Not very good with PSU's - need to learn more

Chris Beard · 25 Feb 2008 at 18:28

36A on the 12V rail is pretty good. Components chew a lot less fuel then you'd think anyway. There are some good articals about on what a 350W PSU will actually run - it's quite a lot.

p4radox · 25 Feb 2008 at 18:30

It should work fine.

Smorgasbord · 25 Feb 2008 at 18:30

So it should be ok? i've never had any trouble so far, and i'm going to be upgrading from an E6400 to a Q9*50 hopefully, and possibly (some distant time in the future) to 4GB RAM, but i don't feel i need 4 Gig atm.

EDIT: Ok P4radox, thanks a lot