100w psu for a P4 1.6???

[duuuma]

Gigabyte Gmax P4 system

I'm putting this system together for my friend but Gigabyte only has a 100w Delta psu paired with the system...is this going to be enough for a 1.6ghz processor?

 

[CubicZirconia]

I wouldn't count on it.

 

[Lezboy]

100watts? That's probably not even atx let alone ATX 2.0. It's not enough.

 

[duuuma]

damn...why would they sell a barebones system that's suppose to accomodate P4's and yet have it lack such a critical component?

they say that the psu has a Power Factor Corrector? any idea what that is?

 

[boi]

even my old p200 has a 200w power supply. It will mess up the power supply if ya try to use it.

 

[duuuma]

damn...i just don't get how they can be selling this thing with a 100w psu!

 

[BuddyAtBzboyz]

Just get a cheap one to replace that and keep it if you want to run your extra overclockign stuff Can anyone say peltier!

 

[duuuma]

well the thing is, i don't know if i can find a another flexatx psu to fit in this case...

i guess the reason i posted was to:

1. see if anyone else is running a P4 in this system or a simliar one

2. if anyone knows of a flexATX psu that'll fit.


what's a peltier? thx.

 

[Allio]

a friend of mine tells me he has an athlon tbird running on a 150w psu... i didn't believe it but he swears it's the truth how important IS the wattage of the psu to the running of the pc?

 

[Doctorweir]

a friend of mine tells me he has an athlon tbird running on a 150w psu... i didn't believe it but he swears it's the truth how important IS the wattage of the psu to the running of the pc?

Quite important, but most important are the Amperes the PSU can deliver on 3.3, 5 and 12 Volts...even at the same Wattage the PSUs differ in this values...
I think there is some Formula regarding the dependency between Watt and Ampere...but physics was a long time ago...

 

[Lezboy]

answer

 

[JeremiahTheGreat]

well.. i'm using a 90W powersupply for my Duron-750... it ran like a dream until it had an unfortunate incident with a lightening bolt..

 

[Doctorweir]

Good article, Lezboy...

And here a reason, why e.g. a 350W Enermax rules, especially on the 3.3 stream which is most important these days:

+ 3,3 Volt 32 A (!)
+ 5 Volt 32 A (!)
+ 12 Volt 17 A
- 5 Volt 1 A
-12 Volt 1 A
+ 5 Volt Vsb 2,2 A

 

[jstultz]

Power (watts) = Current (amps) * Voltage
Power = Current ^2 * Resistance (ohms)
Power = Voltage ^2 / Resistance
Voltage = Current * Resistance

 

[BuddyAtBzboyz]

Umm never expected to have to explain what a peltier is. Basically its a patch like thing (sorry can't think of a better term) which has wires coming out of it when you plug it in one side gets cold and the other gets hot. Careful though if you don't puta heatsink on the hot side it will burn up in seconds. Using peliters you can cool your system more then with air or watercooling alone.

 

[duuuma]

well, it turns out the psu is 170w max and it's supply the 3v 5.5v and 12v plentifully....it's also got a 1.55 Vcore and the p4 is running smoothly.

 

[BuddyAtBzboyz]

Well let me know if it works. I never seend a p4 running on such a low wattage power supply. Yes wattage isn't everything, but its still odd to see a high quality 100W doing what a low quality ps with more wattage could not do.