I just ordered a Biostar IDEQ 210V

[preacherofdoom]

So I'm expecting my first ever sff pc by Thursday. It's the Biostar IDEQ 210V which has lots of good customer feedback on Newegg. Thing is it has a 200 watt PSU. I've read lots of estimates on various sites about how much power each component consumes. Really makes me worry if it's got enough juice. My pc will be an Athlon Xp 2600 Barton@stock speeds, an 80gb Sata Hard Drive, 2 sticks of 512 Corsair value ram, Geforce fx5200 AGP card with passive cooling, LG Dvd Burner, and maybe an Audigy ZS sound card. I'm not sure if I should install the video and sound cards since that might push it over the edge. I think there will be only 1 case fan and the cpu fan inside the box. Anyone think this will actually work?

 

[deadmantyping]

you should probably get a 300W PSU just to be on the safe side.

you shouldn't go by just the customer feedback on newegg

E-Commerce Sites Edit Customer Reviews

you should always find reviews from at least a couple of reliable sources

 

[preacherofdoom]

i guess I won't install my video and sound cards to be on the safe side. good thing I got a gig of ram.

 

[YOyoYOhowsDAjello]

My gf is running all this on the stock PSU

1800+ @ stock
80 gig hdd
1 stick 512 (had two in for a while without issues)
Radeon 9500pro
cd burner
Turtlebeach Santa Cruz

 

[JonMooring]

Try it, and if you get random reboots then replace it. If I'm thinking correctly after no sleep, only too MUCH power will hurt a component, not too LITTLE. Heh, I'm probably speaking retard by now.

 

[TwoBills]

Originally posted by: JonMooring
Try it, and if you get random reboots then replace it. If I'm thinking correctly after no sleep, only too MUCH power will hurt a component, not too LITTLE. Heh, I'm probably speaking retard by now.

Get a little sleep.

OP: the 200w should be just fine, if it's a quality supply, even w/the graphics card. Heat might be a problem.
I'm running the same setup, w/a 9800pro, w/no problems. Fortron 200w w/10a on the 12v.