Is an Antec True480W enough for this setup?

[VinnieColaiuta]

I'm about to purchase the following components, and wanted to see if this power supply would be sufficient since I may overclock a little bit in the future:

P4 - 3.0 w/800fsb HT
Corsair 2x256 DDR400
MSI 865PE Neo2 FIS2R
LiteOn CDRW
MSI GeForce FX5900
Audigy ZS
Klipsch 5.1 Ultras

Or maybe a better question would be: What is the LEAST wattage I should use?

 

[Todd33]

I run more than that on a 350W PSU. You guys are going crazy with the big PSUs now a days.

 

[VinnieColaiuta]

Originally posted by: Todd33
I run more than that on a 350W PSU. You guys are going crazy with the big PSUs now a days.

Point taken, but I'm a newbie, so please forgive.

It's just that I've looked at many different sites, and there are plenty of them that say to up your power and such, and since I'm going to run a 3.0GHz CPU, I guess I kind of came to the conclusion that I would need more power.

 

[tracerbullet]

To be perfectly honest, in my (admittedly limited, perhaps 50 or so PC's put together) experience I'd not go lower than 300W. Honestly - 480 would be way overkill. I don't think it will actually hurt anything, but it's way more than enough.

In the past, I had 3 CD drives (CD, CDR, and DVD), 4 hard drives, a full rack of PCI cards, video of course, and a lot of case fans running on a 400W Antec supply just fine. Your chip and video card would be higher powered, but overall since there are so few components you wouldn't come near the power draw that the 400W was able to supply for me.

Another thought - the Antec supplies are known to be simply great, and their 350 might be "as good" as some other companie's 400W and greater.

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: Todd33
I run more than that on a 350W PSU. You guys are going crazy with the big PSUs now a days.

VERY well put. Take a look here at everything I have being run by my Antec SL350 power supply.

 

[psiu]

Go for the 430....$3-4 more than the 380 at Newegg, but 15 cheaper than the 480....and yes a 330 Antec (as mine is) is probably equivalent to a 400 generic.

Probably still overkill at 430, but ya know, that's ok....

Edit: the True330 is only $44 at newegg. Might just want that instead...buy a DVD and a six-pack with the savings :beer:

 

[SilkySmooth]

I also have an Antec (430W) which is sufficient for my fully loaded case. I think part of the trend to go with bigger power supplies a while back was due poor power supplies. Generic manufacturers would claim 300 - 500W output but provide no where near that in actual (stable) useable power. One other note would be to look on the power supply and check the 12V output. Since most of your equipment runs off this rail you want to make sure it has enough amperage.

Personally if I had to do over again I would get the Antec 380W. I got a deal on the 430W so I went with it.

If you plan on running any SATA drives you may want to look for power supplies with SATA power connectors.

 

[psiu]

If you plan on running any SATA drives you may want to look for power supplies with SATA power connectors.

The Truepower 330 comes with 2 SATA connectors. I would guess the rest of the line does as well, but ya might want to doublecheck.

 

[LouPoir]

Antec 480 would be enough for any set up

 

[beatle]

Originally posted by: psiu

If you plan on running any SATA drives you may want to look for power supplies with SATA power connectors.

The Truepower 330 comes with 2 SATA connectors. I would guess the rest of the line does as well, but ya might want to doublecheck.

My True330 didn't come with SATA connectors. See Antec's page on it.

 

[Dman877]

A high quality 300 watt psu would run that just fine. If you plan to oc, a high quality 350 watt would be fine. I recommend 350 - 400 watts, anything more is overkill for single cpu systems.

 

[psiu]

Re: Beatle's post:

My True330 didn't come with SATA connectors. See Antec's page on it.

hmmm...when did you get yours? Mine's about a month old. Don't know if they're phasing them in or not. It did have a sticker announcing the fact on the outside of the box, so a local retailer might be the way to go...mine was luck of the draw at newegg.

 

[wayliff]

Should be fine and more than fine with 380W from Antec

 

[Nerdwannabe]

Originally posted by: VinnieColaiuta
I'm about to purchase the following components, and wanted to see if this power supply would be sufficient since I may overclock a little bit in the future:

P4 - 3.0 w/800fsb HT
Corsair 2x256 DDR400
MSI 865PE Neo2 FIS2R
LiteOn CDRW
MSI GeForce FX5900
Audigy ZS
Klipsch 5.1 Ultras

Or maybe a better question would be: What is the LEAST wattage I should use?

CPU ~100W
VGA Card ~60W
HDD 10 W each
CD-ROM / DVD 10W each
CD-RW / DVD-RW 15W each
FDD + SDRAM 10W
Others (Fan, lights...etc) 35W
Total = 250W (with 2 HD)
That's about the most power you can use at given time.

Given that most power supply rates their wattage at 25C (correct me if I am wrong), a good 350W power supply (good = able to supply 350W continously at 25C, not max 350W) should still provide ~300W of good clean power.
A 350W should be sufficent for your system.

 

[ViciouS]

I've got a 3.0ghz over clocked to 4.6ghz, dual 9800xt's, 4 21 inch LCD's 6gigs of DDR ram, a ceiling fan, sound blaster Audigy 2 , and Klipsch 5.1 ultras with modified 19 inch subwoofer powerd at 1000 watts.

All running on a hamster wheel and ALOT of ducktape!

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: ViciouS
I've got a 3.0ghz over clocked to 4.6ghz, dual 9800xt's, 4 21 inch LCD's 6gigs of DDR ram, a ceiling fan, sound blaster Audigy 2 , and Klipsch 5.1 ultras with modified 19 inch subwoofer powerd at 1000 watts.

All running on a hamster wheel and ALOT of ducktape!

Is that like a bandaid for ducks?

 

[Cerb]

The least should be a Fortron, Enhance or Antec 300w,maybe a 350w for safety net.

 

[beatle]

Originally posted by: psiu
Re: Beatle's post:

My True330 didn't come with SATA connectors. See Antec's page on it.

hmmm...when did you get yours? Mine's about a month old. Don't know if they're phasing them in or not. It did have a sticker announcing the fact on the outside of the box, so a local retailer might be the way to go...mine was luck of the draw at newegg.

It must be a new thing... mine is just over a year old, bought from newegg. Most SATA drives nowadays will take either SATA power or legacy molex anyway, but it's nice to have for the future.

 

[VinnieColaiuta]

Originally posted by: Nerdwannabe

Originally posted by: VinnieColaiuta
I'm about to purchase the following components, and wanted to see if this power supply would be sufficient since I may overclock a little bit in the future:

P4 - 3.0 w/800fsb HT
Corsair 2x256 DDR400
MSI 865PE Neo2 FIS2R
LiteOn CDRW
MSI GeForce FX5900
Audigy ZS
Klipsch 5.1 Ultras

Or maybe a better question would be: What is the LEAST wattage I should use?

CPU ~100W
VGA Card ~60W
HDD 10 W each
CD-ROM / DVD 10W each
CD-RW / DVD-RW 15W each
FDD + SDRAM 10W
Others (Fan, lights...etc) 35W
Total = 250W (with 2 HD)
That's about the most power you can use at given time.

Given that most power supply rates their wattage at 25C (correct me if I am wrong), a good 350W power supply (good = able to supply 350W continously at 25C, not max 350W) should still provide ~300W of good clean power.
A 350W should be sufficent for your system.

Thank you, NW!!!

(and all of you for your input)

 

[Elcs]

I run a Thermaltake 420W on my AMD system and my dad recently purchased a Thermaltake 480W.

Thermaltake (to me) has a nice performance/price ratio (in the UK). Unfortunately, they dont seem to supply the 420W's in my favoured online stores.... Id feel safer with a 480W then a 360W just in case something draws a load of power.

To me, the price difference is worth the extra ££ just for safety.