Old 300w from Antec Aria ok for H55/i3 build?

[jjmIII]

power supply
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v379/jjmIII/ps.jpg


will it run an H55 with i3 540 and 1TB Samsung F3 with DVD-RW drive??

Thanks!

 

[RavenSEAL]

I wouldn't...

 

[BoomerD]

Video card?

RAM?

Fans?

Anything else?

I'd be very leery...you're going to be pushing that to its very limits with nothing else than what's listed and two sticks of RAM.

 

[jjmIII]

damn, really?

Yes, just:
H55, i3 540, 1tb F3, DVD-RW, two or four 2gb sticks of DDR3.

Can I fit a better power supply in my old case? Don't want to!

I have an e5200 in it now, but it has been trouble on a new G41 mobo after an upgrade from an old geforce 7050 mobo. Just thinking now..
Anone think the power supply is the problem here?? Only change was the mobo. Now I get blue screens, and reboots.

All help appreciated!

 

[BoomerD]

Throwing those components into a PSU calculator shows you'll need at least a 200-25 watt PSU with no other video card or other components.

CAN you fit a better PSU? Don't know...what case?

IMO, the PSU is the heart of any system. If it goes, it can take out the entire system. Never cheap out on the power supply.

 

[SirGCal]

Plus, power supplies lose efficiency over time (aging capacitors) so... I'd just spend a few dollars on a reliable, but cheap unit to suit your needs. I never like to load my supplies past 75% of their rated capability. Just my opinion.

 

[tomoyo]

I doubt you'll ever go over 150w on that without a video card. You should be plenty fine.

 

[jjmIII]

I doubt you'll ever go over 150w on that without a video card. You should be plenty fine.

I'm only using the machine to run MajicJack and the Wife uses Word, and Internet Explorer, lol.

The case has an oddball power supply. I'm not against getting a better PS, just not sure if I even can!

Any further input appreciated....

 

[VirtualLarry]

Well, IIRC, the ThermalTake TR2-430 only has 18A on the 12V line too, and I ran an overclocked C2D E2140 @ 3.2Ghz, Radeon X1950 GT/Pro, and a WD 6400AAKS, and an LG IDE DVD burner on it, and it ran fine for months.

I think that you would probably be fine, as long as you don't add a discrete video card or overclock.

Then again, I don't know how much the capacitors have aged.

 

[jjmIII]

Then again, I don't know how much the capacitors have aged.

I'll be the first to admit, that little ho runs 24/7.
Is a (upgrade) replacement PS sold to fit this case?
It's really just the older version of this case.

Hmmm, will this fit?? Do I need it??

 

[tomoyo]

Lemme also mention, I actually own an Aria and have a discrete video card. Of course it's only a dual core and a kind of low end video card, but the total power draw isn't even 200w at max load. Keep that in mind. You can see the specs in my sig. I'm actually thinking of upgrading to a Radeon 5750 or something similar, and am still not concerned about power usage.

 

[jjmIII]

Lemme also mention, I actually own an Aria and have a discrete video card. Of course it's only a dual core and a kind of low end video card, but the total power draw isn't even 200w at max load. Keep that in mind. You can see the specs in my sig. I'm actually thinking of upgrading to a Radeon 5750 or something similar, and am still not concerned about power usage.

Thanks for the input, but the rest of the group already scared me straight. A new power supply is on its way.

When I used the Antec PS Calc, and aged my PS to 35% (high %, but it has been running 24/7 for years!) I showed 274w needed. Just seemed a bit too close. Plus, I mention above my Wife uses this rig...so everything needs to be just right. :wub:

The Antec AR-352 350W 80 Plus Bronze looks to be overkill, but the AR-350 is OOS and only $9.35 cheaper. I really like the case though, and this should keep it going for years to come!

SPECS:
Aria case, 350w PS, Asrock H55, i3 540, F3 1TB, 4x2gb DDR3, DVD-RW, Win7

 

[nenforcer]

I think you did the right thing with a new build like you have.

I have an 6-7 year old Antec TruePower TrueBlue 350W which was the culprit in a Pentium 4 3.06GHz 4X256Mb Rambus RDRAM upgrade from an Pentium 3 1GHz 2X256MB SDRAM.

I swapped in another 4-5 year old Antec 350W power supply and it worked just fine.

I've never liked to mix/match old and new components unless it was something like a video card or sound card.

 

[jjmIII]

I think you did the right thing with a new build like you have.

I'm sure I can get $30 shipped for the old PS on eBay .

 

[BoomerD]

I'm sure I can get $30 shipped for the old PS on eBay .

You might try our "For Sale/Trade" forum as well.

http://forums.anandtech.com/forumdisplay.php?f=19

 

[jjmIII]

You might try our "For Sale/Trade" forum as well.

Too late . Sold in 57 minutes for $43. I used a $5 coupon code on the new one from Superbiiz, and it was only $45 shipped .

here

 

[muskie32]

Wow, nice =P

 

[BoomerD]

Too late . Sold in 57 minutes for $43. I used a $5 coupon code on the new one from Superbiiz, and it was only $45 shipped .

here

:thumbsup: