What would be the max computing power on 160W

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Basically got some old MATX comps from school the cases look real nice but the PSU's are custom for that comp and are 160W. What is the fast thing I could put in there GFX and CPU? Thanks

Sorry forgot to add the case is half height, could I have a couple of HD5450's or is that a bit over the top!!
 
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my system is a E5200, 2gb ram, asus p5n7a-vm with GF9300 igp, sata 1tb low power hard drive and a laptop 80gb sata drive, when researching the motherboard i came across consumption numbers form a almost identical machine the only difference was it was using a less efficient 65nm cpu and not a 45nm like mine, total draw 80w under load i run mine from a 120w itx psu and have had 0 issues.
If you work under the assumption your psu is efficient you'd want 130w from it realisticly, 140 would be nice, so some research shows an i7 920, asus p6t, 6gb ddr3 a velociraptor hard drive on win7 system fitted with an hd5450 has a total system draw of 171w, i think with a little research an acceptable gpu and cpu will do fine on a 160w psu as long as the psu is efficent. this last point may be an issue if the computers are getting on and had no doubt extensive use in a school environment, look on ebay for as new replacemants, a new psu from a reputable brand, are they dells? would do the job.
 
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T2600, 2GB DDR667, 1x2.5" + 1x3.5" + optical + HD4550 all running off Commell built in 120W PSU.
Providing you plan well you can run quite a lot of 120W. A few months back there was someone on the forums who down clocked a quad to run on 120W.

I would however be very careful (like Kanifee said) if the parts are old and have been heavily used in the past. It might be worth saving the risk and buying a new brick PSU to replace the current one - I doubt if your custom is smaller than an ITX brick or Pico PSU if want.
 
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