is 250w enough?

[JesusCow]

i got a free 250w psu... and to save a little bit of cash, i was gonna use it in the system im building. athlon 1.4, 512mb pc2100, NIC, all-in-wonder video card, sound card, hsf and 2x 120 case fans

does that sound like 250 is enough? or should i spend 35 on a 300w?

PS: im low on cash

 

[bonkers325]

<< i got a free 250w psu... and to save a little bit of cash, i was gonna use it in the system im building. athlon 1.4, 512mb pc2100, NIC, all-in-wonder video card, sound card, hsf and 2x 120 case fans

does that sound like 250 is enough? or should i spend 35 on a 300w?

PS: im low on cash >>



for a 1.4 u need at least 400w psu
250w 300w is not enough
350w u might if u dont use a lot of stuff

 

[smb]

250 is not nearly enough. I think AMD recommends 350 for a 1.4g.

 

[bonkers325]

if u are low on cash i would recommend u not getting a 1.4ghz
u need to spend top $ to buy either a enermax,sparkle,antec 400w psu +

dont cheap out or else u will feel the pain when u fry your chip

 

[bonkers325]

<< 250 is not nearly enough. I think AMD recommends 350 for a 1.4g. >>



wrong 400w
but then again 350w will work as long as it is top notch
but look at what he plans to use with the chip

 

[JesusCow]

the lowest amd reccommends is a 300... how about 330, is that enough? i think mt friend will give me that one instead of this 250 that he gave me?

http://www1.amd.com/athlon/npower/index/1,1712,,00.html

almost forgot! dvd-rom and hard drive... and maybe cdrom also

 

[datallah]

Despite what most people are saying... chances are the system will actually work with a 250W. If it is a cheapo 250, you may have stability problems.

You definately will be able to use a decent 300W supply and not have problems. A 400W of course is nice and the geek factor is there, but is really overkill. I recommend an antec 300W (PP-303X).

 

[m2super]

&quot;wrong 400w
but then again 350w will work as long as it is top notch&quot;

On amd's approved ps list there are 300-400 watt ps listed!So as far as amd is concerned your wrong!

I however think you will have issues with that 250 watt ps!What type is the 350? If its on amds list you shouldnt have any issues!

 

[JesusCow]

<< Despite what most people are saying... chances are the system will actually work with a 250W. If it is a cheapo 250, you may have stability problems.

You definately will be able to use a decent 300W supply and not have problems. A 400W of course is nice and the geek factor is there, but is really overkill. I recommend an antec 300W (PP-303X). >>

thanks, i will do what i can to get the 330 for free in exchange for the AOpen 250w

i have a friend that runs a 1.4g on a deer 300w and another friend who runs 1.4g on a 430w

 

[JesusCow]

im not sure what brand the 330 is... but i know it's out of a dell dual cpu workstation, anyone know?

 

[Cattlegod]

i had a 2 year old 235 watt PS i was running my 1.33 gig on. ran fine, had stability problems though and thought it might have been the PS. upgraded to a 300W and it works great, hasn't locked yet.

 

[Jiggz]

Despite what most people are saying... chances are the system will actually work with a 250W. If it is a cheapo 250, you may have stability

Show me a 250W PSU that works on a 1.4 Ghz and I'll show you a 350W that works. I bet you no 250W PSU works with the 1.4 Ghz regardless on how many peripherals you have attached to it or brand it was made from.

 

[Cattlegod]

<< Show me a 250W PSU that works on a 1.4 Ghz and I'll show you a 350W that works. I bet you no 250W PSU works with the 1.4 Ghz regardless on how many peripherals you have attached to it or brand it was made from. >>



come over to my house, ill show you a 235W that will run a 1.4 gig with 2 HD's, 2 CD rom drives, Geforce DDR and other add-ons.

 

[JesusCow]

what if i just buy this one?

 

[datallah]

The enermax 350 isn't recommended for the 1400 by AMD... i'm sure it would work.. but if you are gonna buy one... why not get one that is recommended?