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is this power supply good enough?

I've just bought a all the parts for a new rig.
I haven't put it together yet, but I've been worrying the power supply I bought might
not be good enough.
I'm not going to overclock or anything, I just want to make sure my system is very stable.

Is this power supply good enough?

Thanks!!!!
(info below)


POWER SUPPLY->
Antec NeoPower ATX 480W Power Supply - Retail
Model #: NeoPower
$25.00 Mail-in Rebate
$114.00
-$15.00 Instant
$99.00


OTHER STUFF->
AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+ Toledo 1GHz FSB 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket 939 Dual Core Processor - Retail
(limit 1 per customer)
Model #: ADA4400CDBOX
Item #: N82E16819103546


ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe Socket 939 NVIDIA nForce4 SLI ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail
Model #: A8N-SLI Deluxe
$160.99


Antec Performance I P180 Silver Steel ATX Mid Tower Computer Case - Retail
Model #: P180
$135.00


Seagate Barracuda 7200.8 ST3200826AS 200GB 7200 RPM Serial ATA150 Hard Drive - OEM
Model #: ST3200826AS
$111.00


Kingston ValueRAM 2GB (2 x 1GB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered System Memory Model KVR400X64C3AK2/2G - Retail
Model #: KVR400X64C3AK2/2G
$199.87

 
Originally posted by: Operandi
480 watts with drive any system with power left over. 500+ watt PSUs have no practical use whatsoever.

I would definitely not go as far as to say any system, but the majority.

As for the OP, did you already buy this PSU or are looking to purshase a new one?
 
Should work. Dunno why all the NOOBS are jumping on the S12-500 bandwagon. I've tested this PSU. No sleeves on the cables. A huge mess. The efficiency is within 2% or 3% of the Enermax Noisetaker series. Noise level is indistinguishable when compared to the quality Enermax or Fortron units at 0.5 meter. Your hard drive, CPU fan, or case fan will be the primary source of noise up to about 60% power output. If you want rock solid rails, then stick with the quality Enermax or Antec.

Oh yeah, did I mentioned the 30 to 40% price premium of the Seasonic?
 
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