is 250 watt enough for this?

[eLiu]

the comp im building...
1.0ghz tbird@266
Asus A7A266
Dynatron (generic-ish) fan/heatsink (AMD approved)
or: PC Power/Cooling K1-A
256 PC2100 (Crucial)
generic floppy
Acer 50X CD-rom
IBM 40gig HD 7200rpms
GeForce2GTS or Kyro II
SB Live! Value
Inwin S500 w/PowerMan 250watt PS

also...ill b pluggin a joystick (Saitek X36) thru USB port...and, maybe a scanner...but probably not

note: im gettin the generic-ish fan, b/c i need to buy that to get a good warranty

note: i MAY OC the CPU...the asus board certainly makes it ez enuf

basically...is that 250watt PS enough? (this is a budget system...saving all i can save)

thanks,
-eric

 

[mithrandir2001]

Ixnay...Gigahertz TBirds need 300W minimum (my rule). This is one area not to mess around and cut corners. Power is important to the stability and operation of the system.

 

[paynejulXYZ]

For that much gear and for the sake of stability, I would consider a 250watt PS.....**BUT** If I were you, I would try out the 250, and if I ran into problems, I would me ready to go to the 300

 

[dingdongdingdong]

that one just barely enough for that if you add a cdrw or a good sound card than you run out of power dude.

 

[doog519]

A friend of mine cut corners on a PS and it lasted 2 months and when it went it took out the CPU and motherboard.
You need a 300 watt PS

 

[eLiu]

jeezuz...my friend has a p3 933...dvd, cd-rw, seagate 10,000rpm HD, floppy...generic mobo...wheel, joystick, 256 pc133 ram,X-Gamer...all on a 230watt...

AMD's must really suck power lol

thanks for the save y'all...i was all ready to go 250 hehe
-eric

 

[TunaBoo]

250 will work, but not worth the risk or stress on your PSU.

Your geforce sucks a lotof power to IIRC. Dont they make 20 or 30 watts of heat? (Not a lot compared to a T-Bird, but for a vid card)

 

[birddog]

AMD wants you to use an approved 300watt PS. Athalon CPU's require alot of 'clean' power. Intel CPU's are not as pickey (except for the p4)