How much power do I need?????

[jamesbond007]

Hello, everyone. How much power would I need to run an Asus CUSL2, Pentium 3 1Ghz, Promise RAID card, CDROM, CDRW, DVDROM, SBLive! Drive Bay, (2) IBM 7200rpm ATA100 HDDs, Floppy, (4) 80mm cooling fans, Asus V7700 Deluxe AGP card, NIC, and a modem???? Would 300W do it or should I go higher? I was thinking of the Antec SX1030 with a 300W PSU, or if I needed a 400W, I would go with the Antec SX1040 or the SX1240 full tower. What do you guys think?

 

[jamesbond007]

Anyone? Please let me know....????

 

[techfuzz]

300W should be just fine. Check out my system rig and it is fairly comparable to yours. I would be more concerned about the heat you are going to produce with that many CD/DVD drives and HDs especially if you plan to overclock the beast! hehe

Good luck!

 

[hagbard]

Do yourself a favour and get a high quality power supply like Enermax.

 

[jamesbond007]

I don't plan to overclock at all. I don't believe in that, but that's just me. Also, I do plan to get another Enermax 531W. I am using one right now in my AMD 1Ghz system. It's a nice ass PSU, but comes at a mighty price tag. I bought mine at Crazy PC. Awesome service!