Is 250w to low for a P4 ?

[jose]

Hello, I'm building some small/cheap computers.

Planning on using P1.6a w/ Asus P4GE-VM mobo's(micro atx) & putting them in a
Aopen H450A case w/ 250w ps.

Will only have a cdrom & 40g hd. & 1 - 80cm fan.

Is the ps sufficient ? The case specs say "P4" ready ..

Thanks for you help

Regards,
Jose

 

[T3C]

i would go with AT least a 300 watt

 

[HokieESM]

Its not too small... IF the power supply is of reasonable quality. Those little Shuttle boxes (which people have been cramming Raptors, a DVD-RW, and a 9700pro into) only have a 200W PSU.... but it puts out more on the 12V than a lot of cheapo 300W PSUs do.

I'm willing to bet that the Aopen will be fine. Dell frequently uses 250W PSUs in the Dimensions.

 

[dexvx]

^

Well said. It highly depends on the model and make, as well as the age.

Dell Rackmouts are 230W with a 3.06HT, 2 U320 15K drives to boot.

 

[jose]

Thank you for the response's.

Regards,
Jose