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Hi guys,
I'm ordering a new system in the next day or so and am just doing final research on the PSU. According to this site when I put in what my new system will be (and a couple of possible upgrades such as extra HDD, more fans) and 20% capacitor aging I am recommended ~344W.
I'm just wondering if my current PSU would be ok. It is a "Hiper 530W Black Type-M PSU - ATX v2.2, Silent/Temp Control, Active PFC, SLI Ready". It's about a year younger than the rest of my current rig (got the PSU around Dec 06) and I'm pretty sure it runs all that comfortably (Athlon64 3200, X800 XT etc).
Looking to be running the following:
Intel E5300
Gigabyte P31 mobo
2x2GB DDR2-800 - will be the value corsair/kingston/crucial/etc
Radeon HD 5750 1GB
2x SATA-II HDDs
2x DVDRW SATA drives
2x 120mm (ish)
When I put this in the calculator mentioned above and 50% capacitor aging I am reccomended ~400W. Am I even using the cap aging function correctly? I was under the impression my PSU was pretty good quality for midrangey stuff when I got it, would it still be up to the job?
Thanks in advance for any help.
EDIT: Found a pic of the Current on each rail
I'm ordering a new system in the next day or so and am just doing final research on the PSU. According to this site when I put in what my new system will be (and a couple of possible upgrades such as extra HDD, more fans) and 20% capacitor aging I am recommended ~344W.
I'm just wondering if my current PSU would be ok. It is a "Hiper 530W Black Type-M PSU - ATX v2.2, Silent/Temp Control, Active PFC, SLI Ready". It's about a year younger than the rest of my current rig (got the PSU around Dec 06) and I'm pretty sure it runs all that comfortably (Athlon64 3200, X800 XT etc).
Looking to be running the following:
Intel E5300
Gigabyte P31 mobo
2x2GB DDR2-800 - will be the value corsair/kingston/crucial/etc
Radeon HD 5750 1GB
2x SATA-II HDDs
2x DVDRW SATA drives
2x 120mm (ish)
When I put this in the calculator mentioned above and 50% capacitor aging I am reccomended ~400W. Am I even using the cap aging function correctly? I was under the impression my PSU was pretty good quality for midrangey stuff when I got it, would it still be up to the job?
Thanks in advance for any help.
EDIT: Found a pic of the Current on each rail

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