400 Watts enough for this?

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brblx

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is 400 watts enough? it's plenty.

is your particular PSU up for the task? probably, but you havn't told us what it is, so who knows.
 
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Aluvus

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Need to know the video card and make/model of the power supply. Failing that, some information on the old CPU would be a start.
 
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The PSU is a powmax lp 8100d 400w.

The video card we will be using is the onboard one on the mobo.

Old CPU is a P4 2.533 GHZ. Old MAchine =P. OLD GPU is onboard as well. thanks guys.
 
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brblx

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aside from the fact that i don't even think that PSU will have the proper mobo connectors, there is no way i'd trust an old powmax in a new system. a new, quality psu would be cheap piece of mind.
 
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deputc26

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Try it, if it works, great. At the first sign of instability shut it down and get a new one.
 
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M0RPH

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Originally posted by: deputc26
Try it, if it works, great. At the first sign of instability shut it down and get a new one.
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Exactly. People here are so anal about power supplies, they will tell you to trash a perfectly good one if it's not one of their favorite brands. If it has the connectors you need and it works then use it. 400W is plenty for that system.
 
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brblx

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and i'll say again- a new one is cheap piece of mind. a powmax 400w is anyone elses 200w. and it's old. i don't know why anyone would spend hundreds of dollars on new equipment and power it with a used $20 psu.
 
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