do I need a new power supply?

[yelo333]

I just wanted your opinion on something.
except for this, my 250w power supply seems to be running all of my components OK(I haven't experienced any stability issues).
I have abit NF7, 32x CD-RW, athlonXP 2000+, radeon 9000(non-pro), zip drive, and 13 gb quantum fireball.

my voltages are in the atx spec range(I think 😉 ), though maybe a bit low, except for the 3.3v one which is a bit above the atx spec

these are reported by my mobo

Vcore:1.63
Vcc:2.67
Vio:3.36
+5v:5.03
+12v:11.86
-12v:-11.78
-5v: -5.04
Vsb:4.85
3.3v dual:3.52

My main concern is if I might be frying any of my parts.
If you do think I need a new p/s, I wouldn't mind reccomendations 🙂

Thanks!

 

[DannyBoy]

What power supply do you have?

Its more about quality, not quantity.

If you have a good quality 250 psu, and everything is running ok, then it should be fine.

Personally I prefer to have the extra headroom.

 

[yelo333]

Thanks for the quick reply, it says M-Tek ( or M-Tec, I forget which). Probably just came with the case(not sure as it's 4-5 yrs old)

 

[DannyBoy]

Hmm, risky, if you have the money buy a good quality antec psu, it will last you a while.

 

[yelo333]

ok, so then, you are saying something like:

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProdu...-103-913&catalog=58&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=1

I really don't want to go over $50, but I would also like to have some expansion room.

Thanks for your help once again!

 

[Gravity]

You should look here for a psu that is efficient and quiet. I wouldn't go over 300 w based on your description but if you feel the need, seasonic and zalman both make 400 w units.