Is 350 watt enough for me?

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Scrooge2

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Had some random reboots and errors recently. Was wondering if I had a power issue. I'm running on an Antec Sp-350 Smartpower, the one with two seperate 12v lines.

Specs are:

MSI K7N2 Mobo
1x Athlon xp 2600+
1 WD 160 gig Caviar SE 7200rpm
1 Maxtor 160 gig 7200rpm
2x pc3200 512mb dual channel (1 gig total)
1x Verbatim 32x12x40x cd rewritable
1x LiteOn DVD-R+
1x Asus Geforce 6800 at 8X AGP
1x SB Live!
2x case fans

any help would suffice!
 
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Scrooge2

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well, the thing is, i just remember the good old days where PSU's didnt really matter much. How should I know if i'm good enough? How much power does each device take on average?
 
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Bobthelost

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It should be fine with that PSU, however PSUs do degrade with age so it could just be that you need to replace the PSU, a 400W fortron costs around $40 (maybe less).

Can you beg/borrow/steal a PSU to see if the problems go away?
 
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Susquehannock

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Originally posted by: TrevorRC
Remember that he'll be loading the 5V rails guys...
Just a note.
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I am not so sure about that. The MSI K7N2 has the "P4" connector in addition to the
20pin ATX so good chance it powers the CPU from the +12v rail.

The ASUS A7N8X is a good example of a board which powers the CPU from +5v rail.
it has no "P4" connector by the way.

Anyway, a good 350w PSU would probably be adequate for the system listed. Have powered
very similar set-ups myself with a 300w Fortron PSU without issues.

Which is not to say your Antec Sp-350 is not getting a little long in the tooth. No PSU will
last forever.
 
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Zap

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Aren't the dual rail Smart Power units actually a Smart Power II? Those are fairly new aren't they?
 
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