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Sep 8^th, 2004 at 9:30am

GreG Offline
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Hi guys,

Please could someone help me out with telling me what power supply I'd need for my new PC, with the P4 3GHz, and Geforce FX5700 256MB. Cause the case that I'm looking into only has a 250W power supply, is that enough?

Thanks,
Greg

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Reply #1 - Sep 8^th, 2004 at 9:37am

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Found this power supply requirement calculator. Just tell it what you have and it will tell you what you need.
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/

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Reply #2 - Sep 8^th, 2004 at 10:33am

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Thanks for that and the quick reply! Shocked

Greg

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Reply #3 - Sep 8^th, 2004 at 10:43am

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Great link! 8)

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Your Recommended Minimum Power Supply is 329 Watts!!

Hmm, not bad, all fans etc taken into account! my 400watt psu is enough it seems!

My #2 pc failed miserably, it seems to work just fine however...... Roll Eyes

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Reply #4 - Sep 8^th, 2004 at 11:09am

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Some of them go up to 700w now. When you think about it, the average microwave uses not much more than that. That begs the question, can a computer be used to heat your coffee? ??? Wink

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Reply #5 - Sep 8^th, 2004 at 11:14am

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Some of them go up to 700w now. When you think about it, the average microwave uses not much more than that. That begs the question, can a computer be used to heat your coffee? ??? Wink

I've used coffee to heat an old computer...... Embarrassed

aye, it died...... Grin

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Reply #6 - Sep 9^th, 2004 at 11:46pm

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GreG,

I have an AMD xp 3000+
512mb pc 2700
ATi radeon 9200
Chaintec AV512 Soundcard
160gb hard drive
Floppy drive
a DVD-RW
a CD-Rom
56k Modem
1 92mm case fan, a cpu fan

I run all that on a Hipro 250w PSU just because the pc is still under warranty otherwise I'd get e much better PSU, a 350w one or higher.

Best Regards,&&Selby&&

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