300W enough for this rig?

[FrustratedUser]

ENLIGHT EN-72370X3C4 MEDIUM ATX TOWER 300W PSU
ECS K7S5A SiS® 735 SOCKET A MOTHERBOARD
Gainward/Cardexpet GeForce 3 Ti200, Power Pack Golden Sample, 4ns 64MB DDR
AMD Althon XP 1600+/266 FSB PROCESSOR CPU - RETAIL
CRUCIAL MICRON 256MB 32x64 PC 2100 DDR RAM
SONY 1.44MB 3.5 INCH INTERNAL FDD DRIVE
Seagate Barracuda IV ST340016A 40gb 7200rpm EIDE
PIONEER INTERNAL ATAPI 16X DVD-ROM MODEL 116
Total $641 from Newegg

Would this case+PSU be enough? Better off with 400W?

 

[John]

300W will work, but if you have the extra cash get the 400W for more headroom down the road.

 

[r0tt3n1]

From all I have seen and read, the ECS board is VERY picky about voltages and memory. May be good idea to get a bigger better pwr supply right off the bat and possibly avoid a lot of problems........

 

[FrustratedUser]

Great advice.
I must be real dumb, but most cases at Newegg comes with 300W! 😱

 

[JohnnyPC]

300 is Plenty O Watts...for almost >> everybody << out there...

 

[BurnItDwn]

As long as you have less then like 5 or 6 drives you will be ok ... but if you keep adding more and more hard drives and cd drives ... fou may run into trouble

 

[LXi]

I would just spend $13 more and get the same Enlight case w/ 340Ws.

 

[Burnt]

300 should be fine, I'm running my system with an antec 300 watt PS and I have 3 HD's, a burner, and a dvd rom in my system along with the other goods, it runs fine.

 

[FrustratedUser]

<< I would just spend $13 more and get the same Enlight case w/ 340Ws. >>



I will do that. Didn't find that option on Newegg but there are other places I guess.
Thank you all for the input. This rig will be the new main rig when $$$-flow is better.

It's for some gaming and watching movies. I am also on the lookout for a card with TV-tuner with capture option preferably with a timer to replace (avoid buying) a VCR.

 

[Lalakai]

I support the jump to a larger ps. It gives you more room for expansion plus it will run cooler and give you fewer problems down the road. If you ever plan on selling/trading the unit, the larger ps will be a better trading point.

 

[CTho9305]

300 is enough. (unless you have a large raid array or are planning to use peltiers)