How many watts needed for power supply? (400w enough?)

[camara120]

How many watts is enough to run a dual Opteron with 2 WD 10k SATA drives, 2 IDE drives, 2 DVD drives, floppy, zip drive, and an ATI 9600

Currently have a 400w, but can get another one if that isnt enough

any ideas?

 

[imported_frostbite]

I would think you'd need a pretty serious PSU for that, I want to recomend you get the biggest you can... But I'm not exactly sure how much, I do know you have some pretty power hungry devices in there. Those 2sata raptors are going to be heavy plus you have 4 total things on you ide. So I reccomend something like this

http://www.monarchcomputer.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=M&Product_Code=100874&Category_Code=ps-500

 

[mAsTAd]

560 watt is way too mch.
A 500 or 430 Watt should be enough I think

 

[mAsTAd]

560 watt is way too mch.
A 500 or 430 Watt should be enough I think

 

[ath50]

Depends on how good the PSU is. I would recommend reading this thread for a better explanation of the physical difference between a crappy psu and a good one.

 

[camara120]

This is the 400w power supply I have:
http://www.silenx.com/productcart/pc/configurePrdz.asp?idcategory=18&idproduct=94

I think it should be a decent one, but if people dont think its enough... I could always exchange it for one with more power...

 

[Mloot]

Most of the folks at 2Cpu.com would recommend that you get something in the area of 550w for a dual-Opteron setup. Alot of folks seem to use either Antec or Fortron 550w PSU's, as they aren't all that expensive, yet they are well-built. I use the Fortron 550w myself and it's built like a tank, with no power-related instabilities at all.

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[Schadenfroh]

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[camara120]

I think I'll exchange the one I have.... thanks for all the advice everyone!

 

[ath50]

the big 550 antec