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Power supply Question

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cornelio

Golden Member
Hi,

I want to add a couple more hard disks and soon a DVD ROM to my computer and I want to know if I should get another power supply. The voltages in the BIOS read as follows:

Vcore=1.760v
Vcc2.5v=2.480v
Vcc3.3v=3.312v
Vcc5V=4.945v
+12V=12.352v
SB3v=3.616v
-12v=-11.967v
SB5v=5.295v
VBAT=3.616v

My computer specs are:

Amd Athlon XP 1700+
256MB PC133 memory
Ati Radeon 8500
TB Santa Cruz sound card
Promise ATA133 controller
USR Gaming modem
Lite-on CD-RW
Zip100 Drive
Floppy Drive
1 80MM Case Fan

I want to know if my current voltages are high and if you recommend using another power supply. I have an Enermax EG365P-VE 350W power supply and an ECS K7SA motherboard.

Any help appreciated.
 
I think you should be fine. Of course, more power never hurts. FWIW, I have an Athlon 1.4GHz, MSI K7 Turbor mobo, 768MB RAM, 1 40GB 7200RMP drive, and 6 WD 80GB SE's, and I had to run a 420 watt PSU to keep it stable.
 
You should be okay. I have the same PSU and I have 2x times more crap in my server. The voltages don't matter, it's the amount of amps that each voltage rail can pump out.
 
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