what psu for this rig?

[kev25]

What size power supply should I have for the following system?

Soyo SY-K333 Dragon Ultra Platinum Edition Via KT333
Soyo Sigma Box-2 front panel usb2.0 ports & CompactFlash card reader
AMD Athlon XP 2100+ 1.73GHz
Gainward GeForce4 PowerPack! Ultra/650XP Golden SampleTi4200
WinFast TV2000XP TV tuner card
1024MB (2x512) DDR333 PC2700 Memory
Western Digital Caviar Special Edition WD800JB 80GB ATA/100 7200RPM Hard Drive w/8MB Buffer
Liteon 16x DVD
Lite On 40X12X48 CDRW
SONY CRT MONITOR Multiscan® E540 21"
Floppy Drive
pci modem v92
WindowsXP Home Edition
Antec PLUS660 case with one extra intake fan and 2 front panel usb 1 ports
I might add another hard drive in the future
Thanks,
kev

 

[npcom]

The AntecPlus 660 comes with a TruePower 330 watt PSU.

It is enough to power your system.


Recommended change:

Get an MSI or ASUS KT400 chipset board. Since you are only using 1 HD, you don't need the RAID feature of the Dragon. You can buy the sigma box by itself for $30~40... if you need theCF/SM reader. Or an extrnal model for $20~30.

Check out the newsgroups. A lot of people are having problems with the SOYO boards. Including myself. Many little problems. I replaced the board with the MSI KT4-V (Value) which is made better and works beautifully. The only gripe is that the ATA connectors are LOW. In your smaller Antec case, they should reach the CDROM drives. Install th add-on cards as low as possible... giving the video card plenty of cooling space. if you get the MSI board, it has a 4light system which gives you stats (shows you problems) that takes up an access slot. Place it between the modem and Tuner card.

If you get the ASUS A7V8X board - it comes with firewire, SATA and USB 2.0 as well. Its about ~$150

 

[amdskip]

Any enermax, antec, etc. that is AMD approved will work. Go with 350w, plenty big.

 

[Distinguished]

I recommend you get a high wattage high quality PSU.

You probably will be keeping this PSU for 5-6 years and your rig will change many times. Buying high wattage (400-450+ watts) will give you the capacity you need when you upgrade in the future.

Every component in your computer depends on a stable clean source of power. Don?t invite trouble by buying a low quality PSU.

 

[CubicZirconia]

Although a well-known brand psu is best, chances are any generic psu will work fine too. PSU requirements are hugely overblown (in my opinion). If you can get a hold some generic psu, it would be worth trying before spending money on an expensive one.

 

[amdskip]

Originally posted by: Distinguished
I recommend you get a high wattage high quality PSU.

You probably will be keeping this PSU for 5-6 years and your rig will change many times. Buying high wattage (400-450+ watts) will give you the capacity you need when you upgrade in the future.

Every component in your computer depends on a stable clean source of power. Don?t invite trouble by buying a low quality PSU.

Anything over 400 is not necessary as long as you are buying a quality power supply or not running dual processors.

 

[daction]

350w-400w should be plenty.