How much computer are you running on 350 watts or less?

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Thegonagle

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I'd like to see just how much a typical 350 watt unit will run, and whether it's really enough for a typical user.

List your PSU, its wattage rating, and all the stuff it's running, including CPU overclocks, if applicable. (Naturally, the system should be stable at any level of utilization for you to list it.)

I'll start:

PSU: Fortron FSP350-60PN, 350 watts.

Running: Asus P4P800-Deluxe,
128MB Radeon 9800 Pro w/VGA Silencer,
P4 "C" 3.0 GHz, sometimes clocked at 3.3 GHz for fun,
1024MB Mushkin Level One RAM,
two case fans (was 4 before my airflow/silencing mods),
up to 3 optical drives running at one time (when actively working on my CD to MP3 archiving project),
always 2 (sometimes 3 or 4) 7200 RPM hard drives,
electronic KVM switch,
and optical mouse.

The more replies added, the more useful this thread will be for everybody.
 
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aatf510

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330watt Enermax (came with enermax case)
P4 2.8GHz no HT
ASUS P4T533-C
1024MB (512x2) PC1066 ECC
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro
Maxtor 80GB HD
WD 160GB HD
8x DVD-ROM
Plextor 40/12/40A
SB Audigy with Front bay
3 Case Fans
 
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Azsen

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I'm running a 350W enermax, but can't be bothered listing the specs. So just check the sig. ;) There's a fair few items running in there!!
 
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Sunner

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I'll throw in my computer at work just for fun :)

250 W PSU running
2.8C GHz P4/HT
1 GB RAM(4x256)
Some HPaq mobo, probably made by Asus
2 x 80 GB Seagate Baracuda 7200.7
Radeon 9200 128 MB
LG 8X DVD +/- RW
Liteon DVDR.
Turtle Beach Santa Cruz
 
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bobsmith1492

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300 watt generic deer, 4+ years old:

xp mobile 2500 @217x11=2387MHz
fx5900xt 450x780
CDRW, DVD
2x80GB hdd
12 fans
 
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CaMSpoon

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Well since mines a shuttle SN95G5 it only has 250. Does this make my computer crap?
i dont know why poeple make the wattage thing a big deal.
 
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loic2003

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Sep 14, 2003
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Abit NF7-S
Athlon 2500+ O/C'd a little to 2004MHz
1024 PC3200RAM
2 x optical drives
9800 Pro with zalman heatpipe cooler + silent fan
120gig seagate barracuda SATA HD
2 x 120mm Titan aluminium case fans
1 x 80mm exhaust fan
Above 3 fans have zalman fanmate rheostats
Coolermaster Centurion Controller
Hauppauge Win TV Primio TV card
Firewire card
iPod normally running off the firewire

350W quiet PSU: bit worried that it may be pushing it too far, need to find the total power consumption really....
 
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Shenkoa

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P4 2.4A
MSI 845EMax Mobo
768 MB PC 2700
SATA CARD
80 GB Maxtor DMP9 SATA HDD
2X 80 GB WD800JB
ATI TV Wonder VE
Radeon 9800 Pro
SOund Blaster Audigy 2
Liteon DVD Burner 4X
NIC
Cold Cathodes
2 Led Fans


ON True Power 330
 
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pelikan

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PSU: Fortron FSP350-60BN, 350 watts- fan swapped for Panaflo L1A.

Abit NF7-S
2600+ @ 2800 MHz, 2.1 vcore
1 gig memory
9800 Pro @ 478/378
Hdd
DVD
CDRW
Fans
 
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Bonesdad

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PSU: Antec 330 True

Epox 8rda+
Athlon 2500+ Barton Core
512 MB PC3200
1 80GB HDD
1 6.4GB HDD
1 DVD/CDRW Combo drive
1 CDROM drive
2 Case fans
1 GF4 4200 GPU
1 TV Card (ASUS)
1 NIC
 
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Thegonagle

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Originally posted by: CaMSpoon
Well since mines a shuttle SN95G5 it only has 250. Does this make my computer crap?
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Not in the least! What are you running in there?
i dont know why poeple make the wattage thing a big deal.
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Nor do I, which is why I made this thread; the point is to see what 350 watts or less can really run. At this point, I have a theory that the trend toward 500+ watt is somewhat ridiculous. I want to see if I'm right, so if you're anything like me, come out of the woodwork and post your system.
 
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Wingznut

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I have three PC's, all under 350W...
  • P4-3.6ghz Prescott, Radeon 9800XT, 1gb PC3200, DVD, DVD-RW, etc... 300W
  • P4-3.6ghz Prescott, Radeon 9800 PRO, 512mb PC3500, DVD, etc... 250W
  • P4-3.2ghz Northwood, Radeon 9700 PRO, 1gb PC3200, DVD, etc... 300W
High wattage PSU's are the most overrated suggestions on this msg board. Quality is infinitely more important.
 
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eelw

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Shuttle XPC SB61G2R - stock 220W PSU
P4c 3.4GHz
OCZ 2x512MB
ATI AIW 8500DV
TwinHan VisionPlus 1020a DVB-S PCI satellite card
Maxtor 300GB w/16MB cache SATA
Maxtor 160GB w/8MB cache SATA
Mitsumi 4x DVD+RW
internal 7 in 1 USB card reader
internal Prism 802.11b WiFi

As many others above have mentioned, quality over quantity when it comes to PSUs.
 
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bjc112

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Sparkle 350w

1700+ @ 2.4ghz
2 x 512 PC 3200 Hyper X
6800 GT @ Ultra Speeds
2 x 80GB HDD
NEC 3500a
Lite On 48x CDRW
3 Case Fans ( 1 LED )
2 cold cathodes
Santa Cruz
 
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thegimp03

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Jul 5, 2004
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Some Dell Dimension 8100 psu rated at 250w, but max output is more like 330-345.
p4 2.4 ghz
512 mb rdram
geforce 6800 nu
16x cdrw
16x dvd
2 160 gb hdds
2 80 gb hdds
sb live
 
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Zepper

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Delta 350W
Asus A7V600 w/ Duron 1600 OCed
512MB DDR (2x256MB modules) OCed
3 SCSI HDs (all 10k U160)
1 SCSI burner
1 IDE burner
1 IDE LS-120
1 fd
SCSI host adapter
ATI 7000 AGP
1- 120mm fan
1- 80mm fan
1- 70mm fan (CPU)
1- IBM webcam
.bh.

p.s. I was running about the same on a Sparkle 250W before, but the mobo had a P4 12V connection and this one doesn't.
 
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tart666

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Originally posted by: bjc112
Sparkle 350w

1700+ @ 2.4ghz
2 x 512 PC 3200 Hyper X
6800 GT @ Ultra Speeds
2 x 80GB HDD
NEC 3500a
Lite On 48x CDRW
3 Case Fans ( 1 LED )
2 cold cathodes
Santa Cruz
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holy crap, 1.47 to 2.4, that's nice
 
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Thegonagle

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Originally posted by: RaNDoMMAI
a whole thread of 300 and under systems

~RaNDoM
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That very thread was my inspiration for this one. However, that thread is quite old, and unlike here, where AT'ers place a high priority on high performance, most of the SPCR guys intentionally avoid high heat/power-consumption CPUs and videocards in the name of cool and quiet operation. This, on the other hand, is a great example of what you might find AT'ers running:
Originally posted by: Wingznut
  • P4-3.6ghz Prescott, Radeon 9800XT, 1gb PC3200, DVD, DVD-RW, etc... 300W
  • P4-3.6ghz Prescott, Radeon 9800 PRO, 512mb PC3500, DVD, etc... 250W
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  • So, keep 'em coming, especially if you're running Prescott P4s, dual CPUs, a lot of hard drives, or the latest-generation video cards. Let's push to the limits!
 
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moparmaga

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System #1
Running on 350 Watt Power Up PSU:

1 Athlon 64 2800+
1 Radeon 9800 Pro
2x512 Mushkin Pc3200
1 40GB HDD
1 LiteOn DVD Burner
1 Nec DVD Rom
1 WinTV card
5 case fans
3 cold cathodes

System #2
Running on a 350 Watt generic PSU

1 Athlon 2000+
1 GeForce4MX Graphics card
1 x 256 Kingston PC2700
1 x 512 PNY Pc2700
1 40 GB Hard Drive
1 Toshiba DVD Rom
2 Case Fans
1 Cold Cathode

Never had any problems with either one of the power supplies, feeling the exhaust from the back of the power supply is usually pretty cool air.
 
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