Is 380w ps in Sonata big enough?

[GuyScharf]

Would the 380watt ps in the Sonata be enough power, and will the case have enough cooling, for:

AMD 64 3400+, Thermaltake A1838 heatsink, 2 GB Samsung RAM, Asustek Radeon 9600XT AGP 128 MB, one WD 250 GB Caviar, two WD 100 GB ATA, Toshiba DVD/CD reader, Liteon 8x DVD/CD writer, generic modem, diskette drive, Adaptec AHA-2930CU PCI SCSI , and various USB devices? I will not be overclocking.

If not, how would a CoolerMaster Praetorian PAC-T01-E1 with Antec True480 ps compare in terms of noise?

Or, what other Antec, CoolerMaster, or Thermaltake case should I look at? (These are the brands that my dealer carries, plus no-name generic cases.)

Thanks.

Guy

 

[Fern]

Here's a link to a power supply wattage calculator. You can input your components and see for yourself.

Many think the calculator is conservative, overestimates by maybe 30 or watts what you need. But cheap psu overstate their power anyway.

 

[LongCoolMother]

people were running OC'd athlon 64s with geforce 6800gts, raptors, with all optical drives and 1gb of DDR with no problems on 250w PSUs . and i have yet to hear any system overpowering the sonata's psu so id say you're safe.

 

[GuyScharf]

That was very helpful. Thank you.

The calculator says almost 400 watts. The Sonata is rated only at 380 watts. I'd better stick with the CoolerMaster and a 480 watt ps.

Guy

 

[beatle]

That calculator is way off, or recommends a wattage rating based on generic PSUs. A 380w Antec Truepower is plenty to run anything.

 

[MrK6]

Exactly, dont be a power junkie like everyone else. I used to run a 2GHz P4, Ti4200, 2 HDD's (one on a controller card), 2 optical drives, floppy, and 3 case fans. That added up to ~370watts. Guess what, I ran it on a POS Dell 250watt PSU. That calculator is insanely conservative. Go ahead and spend the money if you want to though.