Question about my PSU...

[Caladin2]

My question is about my powersupply. Just for fun I thought I would try somthing. I have built two computers with this spec and both run fine with the 350PSU for the past 6 months. I remeber when I built this system that I was told to get a 420 or better but this has worked flawless with the 350. Any ideas?

CASE ?BLACK?
ANTEC Solution Series Super Mid Tower Case w/ 350W Power Supply, Model "SLK3700AMB"

CPU
AMD ATHLON 64 3500+ 512K S939 2.2GHZ (RETAIL)
THERMALRIGHT XP-90 K8 CPU HEATSINK

MEMORY
(2) 512MB CORSAIR VALUE SELECT PC-3200

DVD±R/RW
NEC 8X Dual-Layer DVD+/-RW ND-2510A

FLOPPY DRIVE
SAMSUNG 1.44MB BLACK FLOPPY DRIVE

MOTHERBOARD
MSI K8N NEO2 PLATINUM NFORCE3 ULTRA S939

VIDEO CARD
eVGA GeForce 6800 GT 256-MB

HARDDRIVE
PRIMARY
74GB Western Digital Raptor SATA 10,000 RPM 8MB Cache Model WD740GD

STORAGE
250GB Hitachi 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive, Model HDS722525VLSA80

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ANTEC All Clear 120mm SmartCool Thermally Controlled Case fan, Model "75012?

ENERMAX Adjustable Speed 120mm cooling fan, Model "UC-12FAB-B"

ANTEC 92MM SMARTCOOL THERMALLY CONTROLLED FAN WITH TEMPERATURE SENSOR, MODEL "75009"

 

[Zepper]

Most sytems that can fit in a standard mid-tower case should run fine with a properly balanced, high quality 350W PSU - just as you discovered.

.bh.

 

[imported_Kensai]

If it's stable while running intensive applications, you don't *need* to upgrade it, but it is suggested to upgrade from a 350W.