Power Supply Requirements?

[Bulletbait]

I'm looking to get this case Enermax thingy, it appears to support 7 fans, anyone confirm this? 2 back, 1 top, 2 front, 2 bracket. Anyways, I was wondering what kind of powersupply I'm gonna need, I'm planning on having a A7N8X Dlx w/ 2400+, 1024 Crucial PC2700, 6 Case fans, 1 CD drive, and a Radeon 9500 Pro, will a 400w do? Would it be possible to go with even a smaller one? Thanks.

 

[Lord Evermore]

Assuming you'll only have one hard drive, a good 350W would do. Antec's True380 would probably be enough, but you could hedge your bets and actually save money with Enermax's EG365 series which provides huge amounts of power even compared to most 400W and higher PSU's. I found it a tad loud with my 430W model, but of course you obviously aren't concerned with noise.

Why do you feel you need 6 case fans?

 

[OulOat]

Lol, is it just me, or does the everything but the front bezel look like Thermaltake's Xaser III. But I'm willing to bet that enermax came up with it first.

 

[Bulletbait]

why do you feel you need 6 case fans

For pure bragging rights . I also plan on doing some overclocking, and would like to keep things as cool as possible.

 

[Bulletbait]

OMG lol, I just looked more closely at the Thermaltake case and your right, I knew they were similar, but not that much. Check out the little stripey things on the side, they are exactly the same. Wow, even the same sideways hdd mounting system...

 

[jhites]

Originally posted by: Bulletbait

why do you feel you need 6 case fans

For pure bragging rights . I also plan on doing some overclocking, and would like to keep things as cool as possible.

That's a lot of fans. More like a wind tunnel. Get some ear plugs.

Get an Antec True430.
It will cost you a little more but you won't need another for years to come.