A64 3500 PSU requirements

[sl33p]

Planning to get a 3500 but i do not know what kind of PSU i should be getting. I will not be overclocking the CPU, but might OC the memory.

 

[Sonic587]

It would help if you list the rest of the parts you plan on getting. Also, do you plan on staying with this new system for a while, or will you be upgrading often?

 

[sl33p]

Sorry, they are going to be:

radeon 8500LE 128MB
40gig IDE HD
Crucial Ballistix 512MB PC3200
MSI Neo2 Plat.

And yes a few months, maybe less i will be adding a new HD(probably a 72gig 10k), and another stick of the same RAM.
I still have not decided on a case, but right now it is leaning towards the Thermaltake Tsunami or any suggestions
and again, no OC'ing the 3500+

 

[Sonic587]

A quality 300W PSU will push that easily. However, I would splurge and get something in the 400W+ range for future proofing sake. Especially if you game and might be looking into something newer in the videocard department.

What's your budget for a new PSU?

 

[Squally Leonharty]

At least 400W quality PSU should do. Go for OCZ PowerStream or Enermax. Antec TruePower is good as well.

OCZ PowerStream 520W (the one I have ) rocks. <3

 

[pretzelb]

I have an A64 3200 with an 9600xt and 3 hard drives (and 1 dvd drive) and I'm running an Antec True 330 with no issues. I don't think the power requirement for the A64 went up very much over the previous AMD chips.