Is my PSU sufficient?

[heyyoudvd]

I've got a 380 Watt Antec TruePower (comes with the Sonata) powering the the system you see in my sig.

In the very near future I'm planning on throwing in a 2nd hard drive (200 gig IDE, either WD or Seagate depending on what's cheaper at the time) as well as an inexpensive dual layer DVD burner.

Firstly, what's a good, cheap burner to get? Are the Pioneer DVR108 or NEC 3500A any good or is there anything else (in the same price range) that would be a better buy?

Secondly, will the PSU be okay powering all that? Because the video card eats up a fair bit of power and I'll have two DVD drives, two hard drives, and the rest of the components you see listed below. Do I have anything to worry about or will I be fine with the 380W?

Thanks.

 

[heyyoudvd]

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[fireontheway]

your PSU is just fine.

 

[Sonic587]

Originally posted by: fireontheway
your PSU is just fine.

Yep. I wouldn't worry about the PSU unless you're seeing instability problems. The 6800NU isn't that power hungry either. It sucks down less watts than a 5700U.

 

[heyyoudvd]

Originally posted by: Sonic587

Yep. I wouldn't worry about the PSU unless you're seeing instability problems. The 6800NU isn't that power hungry either. It sucks down less watts than a 5700U.

Really?

I know it's not like the Ultra which requires two slots and two molex connectors, but I though I had heard that even the NU eats up a fair bit more power than previous gen cards (ie. te 9800Pro).

It's good to know that it won't fry when I install the HD and DVDRW. Speaking of which, any recommendation on the dual layer DVD writer? I noticed that dual layer option is only supported with DVD+R on the NEC, and I'm not sure about the Pioneer or any other writers. Does that matter at all?

 

[CraigRT]

should be OK.

I ran a dual MP1800+, 1GB DDR2700, and a 9800 Pro on a 300W Sparkle (SPI) and it never once had a problem.

 

[heyyoudvd]

Wow, Anand posted an article on DVD burners at the perfect time for me.

Looks like I'll be going for the NEC 3500A.

I still can't believe how cheap DVD burners have become so quickly. That's basically a top of the line burner and it'll only set me back $96.99 CDN. Very nice.