Thinking about getting a 4400+

[benskia]

But wondering whether my power supply can handle it.
Currently I'm on a 3700+.
Going to the 4400+ will mean an extra wattage requirement of about 20 watts.

Is there a way to see how much in total my currect PC configuration is drawing?

I've got a Dragon case from about 2 years ago with a 360W power supply. It's running fine at the mo. with the 3700+ & ATI 1800XT & 2GB RAM. But thinking I must be stretching it by now.

 

[Jleo]

But wondering whether my power supply can handle it.
Currently I'm on a 3700+.
Going to the 4400+ will mean an extra wattage requirement of about 20 watts.

Is there a way to see how much in total my currect PC configuration is drawing?

I've got a Dragon case from about 2 years ago with a 360W power supply. It's running fine at the mo. with the 3700+ & ATI 1800XT & 2GB RAM. But thinking I must be stretching it by now.

Click the link below it covers all recent cpu's it will give you a good idea of how well your psu is going to cope.

http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculator.jsp

 

[benskia]

Cool site.
Thanks.

And damn...404W it says. Harumph.

 

[kinggost]

Cant you get a new psu as wel better to be safe than sorry

 

[Tetras]

As said they are good for an idea but, don't unquestionably rely on those calculators, you'll probably find a lot of people on here have stable systems that says their PSU can't power. There is a lot of variance between wattage in PSUs, for example a 430 Watt Seasonic S12 can handle pretty much any single card system out there, yet you buy a 400 Watt value brand for a tenner (or some generic turd with a case) and it'll fall over just adding a midrange graphics card...

 

[Jleo]

Cool site.
Thanks.

And damn...404W it says. Harumph.

The psu calculator gives a good indication of what would be expected from your psu if everything on your pc was operating at full tilt cdroms, dvdroms all hdds fans at full ect... but this rarely happens so a smaller psu may suffice you just need to keep a careful watch for system instability and be sure that your psu is of a decent retail standard not the generic brands that are supplied in cheap pc cases. IMO better safe than sorry even $100+
psu can fall over, a small percentage of course but still happens, so what chance does this give a psu that is being pushed to somewhere close to it limits. Food for thought and possibly save you replacing valuable components that die when a psu goes puff

There is a lot of variance between wattage in PSUs, for example a 430 Watt Seasonic S12 can handle pretty much any single card system out there, yet you buy a 400 Watt value brand for a tenner (or some generic turd with a case) and it'll fall over just adding a midrange graphics card...

I agree, good points.